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Gluteus Maximus

Muscle that makes up much of the substance of the buttocks

Gastrocnemius

Primary calf muscle

Intercostal muscle

Muscles that are located between the ribs

Hamstring Muscle

Group muscles that include the biceps femor

One of three layers muscle on the side of the abdominal wall

External oblique


Internal oblique


Transversus abdominis

Muscle group that makes up the rectus femoris & the three vastus muscle

Quadriceps femoris

Strap shaped muscle that runs down the center of the abeomen

Rectus abdominis

Muscle located on the front surface of the lower leg

Tibialis anterior

Damage to a ligament

Sprain

What are the different type of muscle contractions?

Twitch..tetanic..isotonic...isometric

After a nerve signal stimulates the muscle fiber what is released from the ER?

Calcium ions

Difference between origin and insertion

Origin-the attachment point that is more stationery


Insertion-the attachment point that moves

Where are intercalated disks found?

Cardiac muscle

What is another name for visceral muscle?

Smooth muscle

The prime mover in extending the elbow

Triceps brachii

Cells with tapered end and a single nucleus

Smooth muscle fibers

What type of movement is shaking your head no?

Rotation

What happens during strenuous excersise?

An oxygen debt can occur and lactic acid can be created in the muscle

Lifting a book off the desk performs what type of muscle contractions?

Isotonic contraction

Define muscle hyertrophy

Increase of muscle size

One of the muscles used to close the jaw

Temporal or masseter

Can be referred to as the smiling muscle

Zygomaticus

Muscle on the front of the upper arm responsible for flexion of the elbow

Biceps brachii

Large fan shaped muscle that covers the upper chest

Pectoralis

To move a body part away from the midline

Abduction

What are the primary functions of the muscular system?

Movement,posture,heat production,fatigue

Voluntary muscle specifics

Skelatal and striated

Muscle tissue that contains striations

Skelatal and cardiac

What's the relationship of the tricep and bicep?

Antagonist to each other


Bicep is the prime mover

Autoimmune disorder of the muscular system characterized by muscle weakness especially in the face and throat

Myasthenia gravis

The movement opposite flexion

Extension

This muscle contraction occurs when someone tried to lift a 500 pound weight

Isometric

What happens when a muscle contracts?

Motor neuron stimulates muscle cell,neurotransmitter, stimulus rises to meet thresehold

Define tonic contractions

Maintains muscle tone and posture

What happens when a muscle contracts?

The thick and thin myofilament in a muscle fiber first attach to one another by forming cross bridges that act as levers to pull the myofilaments past each other

Endurance training results in what?

An increase in blood vessels/mitochondria

Difference between muscle of a weight lifter and a marathon runnner

Weight lifter-muscle hypotrophy


Runner-more mitochondria