Muscular System

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five golden rule of muscle activity
1 almost all skeletal muscles cro...,
2 typically the bulk of a skeleta...,
All skeletal muscles have at least 3
6  cards
types of body movement
Muscles are attached to 1,
Origin 2,
Insertion 3
12  cards
special movements
Dorsiflexion 1,
Planter flexion 2,
Inversion 3
7  cards
interactions of muscles in the body
Groups of muscles that produce op...,
Prime mover 2,
Antagonist 3
5  cards
intro to muscles
Fx of ms 1,
Most muscles attach to bones by 2,
Some muscles attach to undersurfa...
5  cards
muscle structure
All muscle cells are specialized ...,
When muscle cells contract they 2,
Muscle cells 3
4  cards
muscles and tendons
Muscles are anchored to bone by 1,
Tendons 2,
Aponeurosis 3
13  cards
muscle arrangements
Two types of muscle movements 1,
Synergist 2,
Syngerist muscles are 3
12  cards
the role of the brain
Role of the brain 1,
Where do movement impulses come f...,
Fx of motor areas 3
7  cards
muscle tone
Muscle tone 1,
For a muscle to remain slightly c...,
Alternate fibers contract so that 3
4  cards
ATP
Muscle fibers need energy of atp ...,
Muscular fibers also produce heat...,
The heat generated by normal musc...
4  cards
exercise- isotonic
When muscles contract and cause 1,
Improves 2,
Improves cardiovascular and respi...
7  cards
exercise- isometric
Involves 1,
Increases 2,
Isometric contractions 3
4  cards
muscle sense
Proprioception 1,
Receptors also known as 2,
Receptors location 3
9  cards
Energy Sources for Muscle Contractions
Atp 1,
Atp is not 2,
Secondary energy sources are 3
3  cards
creatine phosphate
Creatine phosphate 1,
Broken down by an enzyme into 2,
Energy is used to 3
5  cards
glycogen
Glycogen 1,
Glycogen is first broken down int...,
Glucose is further broken down vi...
5  cards
hemoglobin and myoglobin
Muscles have two sources of 1,
Hemoglobin 2,
Myoglobin 3
19  cards
muscle connective tissue
Skeletal muscle is responsible for 1,
Skeletal muscle made up of fibers...,
Epimysium 3
6  cards
muscle fiber- microscopic structure
Muscle fiber consists of 1,
Sarcolemma 2,
Myofibrils 3
17  cards
sarcomere structure
Z lines 1,
Thick filaments 2,
Myosin 3
15  cards
muscle fiber contraction
Contraction begins when 1,
Ach 2,
Electrical changes 3
5  cards
sarcolema-polarization
Sarcolemma is polarized when 1,
Resting potential refers to 2,
During polarization 3
10  cards
sarcolema- depolarization
Ach 1,
Na ions 2,
Depolarization 3
12  cards
sarcolemma-repolarization
Repolorization 1,
Muscle fiber is now able to 2,
The sodium and potassium pump 3
3  cards
sliding filament mechanism- contraction
Nerve impulses causes 1,
Depolarization causes 2,
This pull of actin filaments makes 3
4  cards
sliding filament mechanism steps
1 nerve impulses arrive at 1,
Once the impulses arrives at the ...,
2 ach bonds with 3
23  cards
aging and muscular system
With age muscle cells___ 1,
When muscles cells die they are 2,
Muscles become 3
11  cards
action definitions of muscle movement
Flexion 1,
Extension 2,
Pronation 3
11  cards
3 general gps of muscles found in head and neck
Sternocleidomastoids 1,
Splenius capitismuscles 2,
Masseter 3
4  cards
muscles of trunk
Muscles of trunks cannot be descr...,
Rectus abdominis 2,
Erector spinge sacrospinalis 3
10  cards
muscles of hip and leg
Hip muscles that are more thigh 1,
Gluteus maximus 2,
Gluteus medius 3
6  cards
muscles of leg and foot
Movement of foot depends on 1,
Gastrocnemius 2,
Tibialis anterior 3
3  cards
muscles of pelvic floor
Muscles in pelvic floor 1
1  cards
intramuscular injections
Muscle has 1,
Safest location for injection 2,
Gluteus medius is called 3
4  cards
oxygen
Oxygen is needed to 1,
The two sources of oxygen are 2,
Hemoglobin carries 3
13  cards
lactic acid
Oxygen not being present during c...,
Lactic acid 2,
When in muscle fatigue 3
5  cards
sarcolemma
Sarcolemma is 1,
Sarcolemma contains 2,
Each fiber contain 3
3  cards
myofibrils
Myofibrils is a 1,
The two protein myofilaments are 2,
Both of the protein myofilaments ...
5  cards
motor neurons
Axon terminal 1,
Synapse 2,
Each muscle fiber has its own mot...
4  cards
all of the muscles of pp 2
Muscles of the pelvic floor 1,
Muscles of the trunk are 2,
Muscles of head and neck 3
26  cards
new info
Sarcoplasmic reticulum 1,
Fixation 2,
Opposition 3
3  cards

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