Week 3 (Muscles) Flashcards
1
Q
Define ‘Myofibrils’
A
Muscle fibers within the cell
2
Q
Define ‘Sacroplasm’
A
Muscle cell cytoplasm
3
Q
Define ‘Sarcolemma’
A
Muscle cell wall
4
Q
Define ‘Myocyte’
A
muscle cell/ fibre
5
Q
Define ‘Fascicle’
A
tubular bundle of muscle cell/ fibres
6
Q
Define ‘Endomysium’
A
connective tissue around myocytes
7
Q
Define ‘Perimsyium’
A
connective tissue around whole muscle
8
Q
Define ‘Origin’
A
proximal attachment to skeleton
9
Q
Define ‘Insertion’
A
distal attachment to skeleton
10
Q
Define ‘Action’
A
function of muscle e.g, flex shoulder joint
11
Q
Define ‘Belly’
A
main part of muscle
12
Q
Define ‘Tendon’
A
fibrous tissue- connects bone to muscle
13
Q
Define ‘Ligament’
A
fibrous tissue- connects bone to bone
14
Q
Define ‘Aponeurosis’
A
sheet-like tendon, broad attachment e.g: attachment of abdominal muscles, (linea alba)
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