Unit 4: Musculoskeletal System- Muscular System Notes

Question 1

Striated muscle, contracts rapidly, voluntary movement

Answer 1

Skeletal muscle

Question 2

Visceral, contracts slowly, involuntary movement

Answer 2

Smooth muscle

Question 3

Striated, contracts rapidly, involuntary movement

Answer 3

Cardiac Muscle

Question 4

1. Rectus abdominis
2. Sternocleidomastoid
3. Gluteus maximus
4. Flexor carpi
5. External oblique
6. Bicep

Answer 4

6 ways skeletal muscles are named

Question 5

Muscles are arranged in what kind of pairs?

Answer 5

Antagonistic pairs

Question 6

Movement away from midline of body

Answer 6

Abduction

Question 7

Movement toward midline of body

Answer 7

Addction

Question 8

Act of bending or being bent

Answer 8

Flexion

Question 9

Brings limn into a straight condition

Answer 9

Extension

Question 10

Backward bending of foot

Answer 10

Dorsiflexion

Question 11

Bending sole of foot; pointing toes

Answer 11

Plantar flexion

Question 12

Turning outward

Answer 12

Eversion

Question 13

Turning inward

Answer 13

Inversion

Question 14

Turning palm downward

Answer 14

Pronation

Question 15

Turning palm upward

Answer 15

Supination

Question 16

Movement in a circular direction from a central point

Answer 16

Circumduction

Question 17

Moving the thumb away from the palm to contact the other fingers

Answer 17

Opposition

Question 18

Movement around a central axis

Answer 18

Rotation