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36 Cards in this Set
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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 |
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Involuntary muscle |
is not under conscious control |
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voluntary muscle |
is under conscious control |
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ALL ________ muscles are voluntary |
skeletal |
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closely related to muscle tissue are |
tendon and ligament |
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ligaments attach |
bone to bone eg: patellar ligament attaches kneecap to tibia |
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tendons |
join muscle to bone |
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longest muscle in body |
sartorius (in thigh) |
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biggest muscle in body |
gluteus maximus (in butt) |
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muscles can only |
contract and relax |
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many muscles work together in: |
pairs |
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Flexion: extension: |
bending limb stretch out limb |
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(applies to legs and arms mostly)
adduction: abduction: |
draw toward/adding to taking away |
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superficial |
muscles close to the surface |
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deep |
muscles in underlying layers |
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muscles are often named according to |
shape, size and position |
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muscle of the jaw (chewing) |
Masseter |
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round muscles of the eyes and mouth |
orbicularis |
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muscle of the neck that straps the head to the chest |
sternocleidomastoid |
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deltoid |
muscle that straps the shoulder |
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group of muscle and tendon that allow the arm to rotate |
rotator cuff |
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big triangular muscle of shoulder and back |
trapezius (upper back) |
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diagonal muscle of lower back |
latissumus dorsi (lower back) |
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tricep |
lower part of bicep |
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bicep |
meaning two heads |
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allow movement in hand and fingers |
flexors and extensors |
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chest |
pectoralis major |
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serratus anterior |
gives a serrated appearance in the upper abdomen (serrated knife) |
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runs diagonal-outer muscle |
external oblique |
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rectus abdominis |
your 6 pack runs up and down |
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hamstrings |
back of thigh |
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gluteus maximus |
buttock muscle |
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thigh |
quadriceps (group of 4 muscles) hamstrings |
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calf |
gastrocnemius |
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(achillies) calcaneal tendon |
anchors calf to heel |
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tibialis anterior |
muscle of the shin |