Exam 2 Quiz Questions
define extensibility
ability to continue to contract over a range of resting lengths
define excitability
ability to respond to a stimulus
define contractility
ability to shorten actively and exert a pull or tension
what is the name of the ligament that functions as a spring
calcaneonavicular ligament
start at
ch 10 axial musculature
which structure separates the muscle bellies of the rectus abdominis
intermediate tendon
the unhappy triad injury involves injury to the
medial collateral ligament, anterior cruciate ligament, tibial collateral ligament
what is NOT a function of synovial fluid
nourishment for osteocytes
the epimysium is a layer of dense irregular connective tissue that
surround the entire skeletal, separating the muscle from surrounding tissues and organs