VN 17 Muscular System Test 5-DONE Flashcards
1
Q
- WHAT IS A FASCICLE?
A
bundle of muscle cells
2
Q
- WHAT IS THE EPIMYSIUM?
A
Covers the entire skeletal muscle
3
Q
- WHAT’S ACTIN?
A
thin filaments of protein
4
Q
- DESCRIBE ACETYLCHOLINE
A
A neurotransmitter substance that affects the muscle cell membrane.
Stimulates voluntary skeletal muscle tissue
5
Q
- WHERE IS SMOOTH MUSCLE FOUND?
A
Stomach, uterus, pancreas, liver and intestines
6
Q
- EXPLAIN CARDIAC MUSCLE
A
- is under control of the autonomic nervous system
- It is striated muscle, involuntary muscle
- Only found in the heart
- pumps blood through our heart and blood vessels and maintains blood pressure.
7
Q
- WHAT MUSCLES ARE NAMED ACCORDING TO THEIR ACTION?
A
- Adductor
- flexsor
- extensor
8
Q
13.WHAT MUSCLES FLEX THE FOREARM AT THE ELBOW?
A
The brachialis and biceps
9
Q
14.WHAT EXTENDS THE WRIST AND IN-CONJUNCTION WITH WHAT?
A
The extensor carpi in conjuction w/the assistance of the extensor digitorum communis
10
Q
15.SIT-UPS DEVELOP WHAT?
A
The rectus abdominis
11
Q
16.WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT THE DIAPHRAGM?
A
It’s the muscle for breathing
12
Q
17.DEFINE ATROPHY
A
muscle loss
13
Q
18.DEFINE TENDONITIS
A
inflammation of the tendons
14
Q
19.WHAT ARE MUSCLE FIBERS
A
Muscle cells
15
Q
21a. FLEXORS
A
Muscles that bend a limb at a joint
