The Muscular System Flashcards
What is the movement that decreases the angle of a joint?
Flexion
What is the movement that increases the angle of a joint?
Extension
What is the movement that signifies turning of a joint?
Rotation
What is the movement that signifies moving away from the midline?
Abduction
What is the movement that signifies moving towards the midline?
Adduction
What are the two bones all skeletal muscles are connected to?
Origin and Insertion
What is the other term for stationary bone?
Origin
What is the other term for bone that moves?
Insertion
What are the two types of contraction?
Isometric and Isotonic
What is the type of contraction that shows same length and no movement?
Isometric
What is the type of contraction that shows the same force and some movement?
Isotonic
What is the movement of the biceps brachii?
Flexion
What is the movement of the deltoid?
Abduction, Flexion, and Extension
What is the movement of the pectoralis major?
Adduction and Internal Rotation
What is the movement of the latissimus dorsi?
Adduction, Internal Rotation, and Extension
What is the movement of the trapezius?
Internal and External Rotation
What is the movement of the rectus abdominus?
Flexion
What is the movement of the external abdominal obliques?
Flexion and Extension
What is the movement of the gluteus maximus?
Flexion and Extension
What is the movement of the iliopsoas?
Flexion and Extension
What is the movement of the biceps femoris?
Flexion and Extension
What is the movement of the quadriceps?
Flexion and Extension
What is the movement of the sartorius?
Internal and External Rotation
What is the movement of the gastrocnemius?
Flexion and Extension
What is the movement of the tibialis anterior?
Flexion and Extension
What is the essential function of muscle?
Contraction
What are the three types of muscle tissue?
Skeletal, Cardiac, and Smooth Muscle
What type of muscle tissue are attached to the bones?
Skeletal Muscles
What type of muscle tissue made up the walls of the heart?
Cardiac Muscles
What type of muscle tissue made up the walls of hollow visceral organs?
Smooth Muscles
What muscles move involuntarily?
Cardiac and Smooth Muscles
What muscles move voluntarily?
Skeletal Muscles