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22 Cards in this Set
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what are the five functions of the skeletal system? |
Movement Support Protection Mineral Storage Red Blood Cell Production |
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What are the five types of bones? |
Flat Long Short Sesamoid Irregular |
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What are the five sections of the vertebral column? |
Cervical Thoracic Lumbar Sacrum Coccyx |
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What are the three types of joints? |
Synovial Fibrous Cartilagenous |
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What are the six types of synovial joints? |
Hinge Saddle Condyloid Ball and Socket Gliding Pivot |
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What connective tissue joins bone to bone? |
Ligament |
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What connective tissue joins bone to muscle? |
Tendon |
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What are the three types of muscle? Are they voluntary or involuntary? |
Smooth- voluntary Cardiac- involuntary Skeletal- voluntary |
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What are the muscles of the hamstrings called? |
Biceps Femoris Semitendonosis Semimebranosus |
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What are the muscles of the quadriceps called? |
Rectus Femoris Vastus Medialis Vastus Lateralis Vastus Intermedius |
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What are the three functions of the muscular system? |
Movement- in conjunction with the skeletal system Posture- for muscular tone Essential Bodily Functions- that allow us to do actions such as breathing |
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What are the muscles of the lower leg? |
Gastrocnemius Soleus Tibialis Anterior |
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What are the types of pennate muscles, from the least to most force generated? |
Uni-pennate Bi-pennate Mutli-pennate |
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What is a bunch of muscle fibres called? |
Fasiculi |
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What is the connective tissue called that surrounds the entire muscle? |
Endomysium |
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What is the name of the membrane that surround each muscle fibre? |
Epimysium |
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What are the main features of all skeletal muscles? |
Nervous control Contraction and extension Elasticity Hypertrophy and atrophy |
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What are the main features of all skeletal muscles? |
Nervous control Contraction and extension Elasticity Hypertrophy and atrophy |
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Define 'origin' |
The end of the muscle which is attached to a fixed bone |
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Define 'insertion' |
The end of the bone which attaches to the 'moving' bone |
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Define 'synergist' |
The muscle that stabilises the joint around which movement is occurring |
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Define 'stabiliser' |
Muscles that stabilise joints of the body so maximum force and movement can occur |
