Week 3 Flashcards
1
Q
Muscular system
A
Allows the body to move
2
Q
Locomotion
A
Direction, where it’s going
3
Q
Smooth muscle
A
Involuntary muscle,
Found in all organs except the heart
4
Q
Cardiac muscle
A
Walls of the heart,
Involuntary
5
Q
Skeletal muscles
A
Attached to the bones,
Voluntary
6
Q
Vasodilation
A
Enlarging the diameter of the blood vessel
7
Q
Vasoconstriction
A
Decreasing the diameter of the blood vessel
8
Q
Tendons
A
Skeletal Muscle attached to bone
9
Q
Myalgia
A
Muscle pain
10
Q
Sprains
A
Tears in the ligaments
11
Q
Strains
A
Are tears in the muscles
12
Q
Contractures
A
Are permanent and disfiguring contraction of the muscle
13
Q
A
Biceps brachii
14
Q
A
Tricep brachii
15
Q
A
Pectoralis major
16
Q
A
Deltoid
17
Q
A
Intercostals
18
Q
A
Diaphragm
19
Q
A
Gluteus Maximus
20
Q
A
Hamstring group
21
Q
A
Quadraceps femoris group
22
Q
A
Tibialis anterior
23
Q
A
Gastrocnemius
