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The Muscular System Flashcards

1
Q

What is the movement that decreases the angle of a joint?

A

Flexion

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2
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What is the movement that increases the angle of a joint?

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Extension

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3
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What is the movement that signifies turning of a joint?

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Rotation

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4
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What is the movement that signifies moving away from the midline?

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Abduction

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5
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What is the movement that signifies moving towards the midline?

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Adduction

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6
Q

What are the two bones all skeletal muscles are connected to?

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Origin and Insertion

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7
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What is the other term for stationary bone?

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Origin

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8
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What is the other term for bone that moves?

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Insertion

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9
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What are the two types of contraction?

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Isometric and Isotonic

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10
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What is the type of contraction that shows same length and no movement?

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Isometric

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11
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What is the type of contraction that shows the same force and some movement?

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Isotonic

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12
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What is the movement of the biceps brachii?

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Flexion

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13
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What is the movement of the deltoid?

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Abduction, Flexion, and Extension

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14
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What is the movement of the pectoralis major?

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Adduction and Internal Rotation

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15
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What is the movement of the latissimus dorsi?

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Adduction, Internal Rotation, and Extension

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16
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What is the movement of the trapezius?

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Internal and External Rotation

17
Q

What is the movement of the rectus abdominus?

A

Flexion

18
Q

What is the movement of the external abdominal obliques?

A

Flexion and Extension

19
Q

What is the movement of the gluteus maximus?

A

Flexion and Extension

20
Q

What is the movement of the iliopsoas?

A

Flexion and Extension

21
Q

What is the movement of the biceps femoris?

A

Flexion and Extension

22
Q

What is the movement of the quadriceps?

A

Flexion and Extension

23
Q

What is the movement of the sartorius?

A

Internal and External Rotation

24
Q

What is the movement of the gastrocnemius?

A

Flexion and Extension

25
Q

What is the movement of the tibialis anterior?

A

Flexion and Extension

26
Q

What is the essential function of muscle?

A

Contraction

27
Q

What are the three types of muscle tissue?

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Skeletal, Cardiac, and Smooth Muscle

28
Q

What type of muscle tissue are attached to the bones?

A

Skeletal Muscles

29
Q

What type of muscle tissue made up the walls of the heart?

A

Cardiac Muscles

30
Q

What type of muscle tissue made up the walls of hollow visceral organs?

A

Smooth Muscles

31
Q

What muscles move involuntarily?

A

Cardiac and Smooth Muscles

32
Q

What muscles move voluntarily?

A

Skeletal Muscles

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