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

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