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13 Cards in this Set
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three types of muscle tissue
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cardiac
smooth skeletal |
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general functions of skeletal muscle
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movement
maintenance of posture heat production |
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prime mover/antagonist
synergists antagonists origins of muscle |
prime mover- produce primary movement
synergists- complements the action of the prime movers antagonists- opposes the movement of the prime mover origins of muccle - red, the fixed part of the muscle blue - the movable end of the muscle |
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naming of skeletal muscle
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location, action/function, size, shape, attachment sites, and number of heads of origin
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muscle named according to its location
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orbicularis oculi
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muscle named according to its action/function
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Flexor digitorum
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muscle named according to its size
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gulteus maximus
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muscle named according to its shape
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deltoid
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muscle named according to the number of heads of origin
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biceps humerus and scapula
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muscle classified according to its attachment site
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sternocleidomastoid
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another name for the anterior thigh
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quadriceps
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what muscles make up the quadriceps?
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rectus femoris
vastus lateralus vastus imtermedialis vastus medialis |
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what muscles make up the posterior thigh
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semimembranous
biceps femorus semitendonosus hamstrings |
