The Muscular System

Question 1

What is Myology?

Answer 1

The study of the structure, function and disease of the muscles

Question 2

What is the muscular system?

Answer 2

An organ system that includes all the muscle tissue in the body

Question 3

What are muscles?

Answer 3

Fibrous tissues that contract when told by messages from our nervous system to produce movement

Question 4

What does striated mean?

Answer 4

Voluntary

Question 5

What does non-striated mean?

Answer 5

Non-voluntary

Question 6

What are the 3 main parts of the muscle?

Answer 6

1 *Origin (nonmoving, fixed portion)

#2 *Belly (midsection)
#3 *Insertion (joined to movable attachments such as bones, movable muscle and skin)

Question 7

What are tendons?

Answer 7

Bands of fibrous tissue. They attach muscle to bones

Question 8

What are ligaments?

Answer 8

Dense, strong bands of fibrous tissue. They connect the bones to each other.

Question 9

What is contraction?

Answer 9

Tightening

Question 10

What is expansion?

Answer 10

Relaxing