Muscular System Packet

Joe lifts weights daily. He has bulging through a weak abdominal muscle. What is his diagnosis?

Hernia

What type of joint is found in the knee

Hinge

The end of a muscle that moves when the muscle contracts

Insertion

what is the bone on the thumb side of the lower arm

Radius

Turning the head from side to side

Rotation

Attached to bones, causes body movement

Skeletal

Which of the following kinds of muscle is voluntary?

Skeletal

T or F: Fibromyalgia is chronic, widespread pain in specific muscle sites.

True

T or F: Muscle spasms are sudden, painful, involuntary muscle contractions.

True

T or F: Muscles are bundles of muscle fibers held together by connective tissue.

True

T or F: Muscles are partially contracted at all times, even when not in use.

True

T or F: The intercostal muscles are important for breathing.

True

T or F: When a muscle attaches to a bone, the end that does not move is called the origin.

True

We have over 500 muscles

True

bundles of threadlike structures called myofibrils are composed of actin and myosin

True

What is the name of the bone on the pinky side in the lower arm?

Unla

Contracts to cause movement in organs

Visceral

Control over the action of a muscle

Voluntary

Deltoid

What is number 1?

Masster

What is number 1?

Deltoid

What is number 2

triceps

What is number 2?

inter coastal

What is number 3

gluteus maximus

What is number 3?

rectus abdominis

What is number 4

external obliques

What is number 5

brachiordialis

What is number 6

biceps

What is number 7

sternocleidomastoid

What is number 9

If the leg is moved out to the side away from the body, the movement is

abduction

movement toward mid line

adduction

What is the condition called when there is swelling in the joints?

arthritis

What type of joint is found in the shoulder?

ball and socket

xphoid process

bottom of sternum

Shortest bone in the body

carpals

The connective tissue that are between bones and protect joints

cartilage

Includes flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction

circumduction

Swinging the arm in a circle is an example of

circumduction

What is the name of the bone at the very tip of the spine?

coccyx

What is the condition called when the bone is out of joint

dislocation

If the lower leg is straightened away from the upper leg, the movement is

extension

the abdomen is posterior to the chest

false

the heart is lateral to the arms

false

A tough, sheetlike membrane that covers and protects the tissue is a:

fascia

the brain is superior to the skull

fasle

What is the largest bone in the body>

femur

Act of bringing two bones closer to together which decreases the angle between the two bones

flexion

What condition called when the bone breaks

fracture

The muscle on the buttocks that extends the thigh is the

gluteus maximus

what abdominal region is on either side of the epigastric region

hypochondraic

Regular exercise and training will

improve muscle tone

The place where two bone meet

joint

The connective tissue connects bone to bone

liagment

What is the lower part of the vertebrae column called

lumbar

what is the most inner part of a bone?

marrow

Which of the following is not a basic shape of bones

mini

A group of inherited diseases that lead to chronic, progressive muscle atrophy is

muscular dystrophy

Bundles of threadlike structures called

myofibrils

What is the medical term for the knee cap

patella

The muscle on the upper chest that adducts and flexes the upper arm is

pectoralis major

3 treatments for fibromyalgia:

physical therapy, massage, exercise, stress reduction

The forearm turns the hand so the palm is downward or backward

pronation

Functions of the skeletal muscles:

protect internal organs help maintain posture produce heat & energy attach to bones to provide voluntary movement

The muscle on the front of the thigh that extends the leg is the

quadriceps femoris

The muscle that extends from the ribs to the pubis and compresses the abdomen is the

rectus abdominis

What is formed in the bone marrow

red blood cells

3 treatments for a sprain:

rest, muscle relaxants/ meds, elevating the extremity

movement that allows a bone to move around one central axis

rotation

What is the condition called when the spine has a curvature?

socoliosis

what is the relationship of the skin to the muscle

superfical

The palm is forward or upward

supination

The connective tissue connects muscle to bone

tendon

Femur

the largest bone in the body

The muscle on the front of the lower leg that flexes and inverts the foot is the

tibialis anterior

which body planes divided the body into the top and bottom halves

transverse

The muscle on the upper back and neck that extends the head and moves the shoulder is the

trapezius

The muscle on the upper arm that extends the lower arm is the

triceps brachii

Which of the following muscles in NOT an injection site?

triceps brachii

the head is superior to the heart

true

the lower leg is inferior to the thigh

true

tissues are cells group by size, shape, and location

true

the femur is superior to the tibia

trye

pectoralis

what is number 8

Moving a body part toward the midline

Adduction

What is the condition called when the joints become inflamed and stiff

Arthritis

Forms walls of heart and contracts to circulate blood

Cardiac muscle

What is the top section of the vertebrae column

Cervical

Fibromyalgia

Characterized by muscle pain, fatigue, sleeping difficulties, depression and exercise intolerance.

Moving in a circle at a joint

Circumduction

What is the only bone that is horizontal in the skeleton

Clavicle

When Joe flexes his bicep, what characteristic of muscle describes what is happening?

Contractibility

Severe tightening of a flexor muscle

Contracture

EPITHELIAL TISSUE PROTECTS BY COVERING ONLY INTERNAL SURFACE PRODUCED BY SECRETION

FALSE

T or F: If a muscle functions without conscious thought or control, it is called voluntary.

False

T or F: When muscles contract, they become longer and thinner.

False

What type of joint is found in the head

Fixed

Bending the lower arm up toward the upper arm

Flexion

What is the treatment for muscle spasms or cramps?

Gentle pressure and stretching of the muscle

What type of joint is found in the vertebrae column

Gliding

Ability of a muscle to be stretched

Extensibility

Cory stretches every night after running. What is his desired outcome?

Extensibility

appendular

126

How many bones are in an adult human skeleton

206

skull

22

How many ribs are do we have as part of the rib cage

24

How many bones make up the spine?

26

How many bone does a baby have at birth

300

Axial skeletal

80 bones

Movement of an extremity away from the midline

Abduction

Moving the arm out to the side

Abduction

Act of increasing the angle between two bone, which results in a straightening motion

Extension

Increasing the angle between two bones

Extension

Ability of a muscle to return to its original shape

Elasticity

Ability of a muscle to respond to a stimulus

Excitability

What is the only bone of the skull that moves

Mandible

Which of the following is not a function of the skeletal system

Production of oxygen

State of partial contraction

Muscle tone

What is the condition called when the bones become brittle

Osteoporsis

What type of joint is where the cranium meets the vertebrae

Pivot

Strong, tough connective-tissue cord that attaches muscle to bones

Tendon

What is the name of the middle section of the vertebrae column

Thorasic

Cardiac muscle fibers called are fused, when one contracts, they all contract, creating the heartbeat

True