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3 types of muscle tissue

-skeletal muscle


-cardiac muscle (can generate its own electrical impulses


-visceral (within organs) also known as smooth muscle

Involuntary muscle

is not under conscious control

voluntary muscle

is under conscious control

ALL ________ muscles are voluntary

skeletal

closely related to muscle tissue are

tendon and ligament

ligaments attach

bone to bone


eg: patellar ligament attaches kneecap to tibia

tendons

join muscle to bone

longest muscle in body

sartorius (in thigh)

biggest muscle in body

gluteus maximus (in butt)

muscles can only

contract and relax

many muscles work together in:

pairs

Flexion:


extension:

bending limb


stretch out limb

(applies to legs and arms mostly)



adduction:


abduction:

draw toward/adding to


taking away

superficial

muscles close to the surface

deep

muscles in underlying layers

muscles are often named according to

shape, size and position

muscle of the jaw (chewing)

Masseter

round muscles of the eyes and mouth

orbicularis

muscle of the neck that straps the head to the chest

sternocleidomastoid

deltoid

muscle that straps the shoulder

group of muscle and tendon that allow the arm to rotate

rotator cuff

big triangular muscle of shoulder and back

trapezius (upper back)

diagonal muscle of lower back

latissumus dorsi (lower back)

tricep

lower part of bicep

bicep

meaning two heads

allow movement in hand and fingers

flexors and extensors

chest

pectoralis major

serratus anterior

gives a serrated appearance in the upper abdomen (serrated knife)

runs diagonal-outer muscle

external oblique

rectus abdominis

your 6 pack runs up and down

hamstrings

back of thigh

gluteus maximus

buttock muscle

thigh

quadriceps (group of 4 muscles)


hamstrings

calf

gastrocnemius

(achillies) calcaneal tendon

anchors calf to heel

tibialis anterior

muscle of the shin