Anatomy Chapter 9

Myositis

Inflammation of muscle and tendon is termed .......

Abduction

...... is a term that described movement of a body part away from the midline of the body.

Muscular distrophy

....... is a group of muscle disorders characterized by muscle atrophy and that often progresses to death before age 21

Isometric contraction

....... is a type of muscle contraction that does not produce movement and does not allow the muscle to shorten but increases muscle tension

Muscle fiber

....... is another name for muscle cell.

Threshold stimulus

....... is the minimal level of stimulation required to cause a muscle to conract.

Myosin

......... is the protein that makes up the thin myofilament

Lactic acid

......... is the waste product produced when the muscle must switch to an energy supplying process that does not require pxygen

Eversion

.......... is a term used to describe the movement that is opposite inversion

Supine

........... describes the hand position when the body is in anatomical position.

poliomyelitis

............. is a viral infection of motor nerves that may progress to life threatening paralysis of the respiratory muscles

Isotonic Contraction

.................. is a type of musce contraction that produces movement in a joint and allows the muscle to shorten

motor unit

A single motor neuron with all the muscle cells i innervates is called a ........

voluntary muscle

Skeletal muscle can also be called

insertion

The muscle attachment to the more movable bone is called the .....

origin

The muscle attachment to the more stationary bone is ............

What action does the hamstring group provide

flexion

Heart

Cardiac muscle makes up the bulk of the tissue of the ..............

muscle strain

Excessive stretching or tearing of muscle fibers is called ........

visceral muscle

Smooth muscles can also be called

Sarcomere

The ...... is the basic functional unit of contraction in skeletal muscle.

ATP

The molecule ........... supplies energy for muscle contraction

Movement, posture, heat production

The three functions of the muscle system are ...., ... and .........