Chapter 7 Muscular system

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Starations are found in

Cardiac muscle

If an injury caused damage to the insertion of the biceps brachii muscles, the injury would be nearest to

Elbow

Sternocleidomastoid

Head and neck

The attachment point to the bone that moves during muscle contraction

Insertion

Another name for smooth muscle is

Involuntary muscle

A muscle contraction in which the muscle tenses but does not shorten

Isometric

The muscle contracts but does not shorten, even though an increase in muscle tension does occur. This sentence describes what type of contractions

Isometric contractions

A type of muscle contraction in which the muscle shortens and the joint moves

Isotonic

The muscle contracts and shortens and the insertion end moves toward the point of origin. This sentence describes what type of contractions

Isotonic contractions

Biceps Femoris

Lower

Gastrocnemius

Lower

Sartorius

Lower

A single motor neuron with all the muscle cells it controls/innervates is called a

Motor unit

A single motor neuron with all the muscle cells it innervates

Motor unit

Pectoralis major

Moves the upper extremities

What does the sarcolemma surrounded

Muscle fibers

What are tonic contractions

Muscles don't shorten

Movement around a longitudinal axis is

Rotation

Basic contractile unit of a skeletal muscle is the

Sarcomere

Another name for voluntary muscle

Skeletal muscle

Another name for visceral muscle

Smooth muscle

If a prime mover flexes a joint

The antagonist will extend the joint

To produce smooth movement at s joint

The prime mover and synergists must contract

Which of the following muscle is not a muscle that moves the lower extremities

Trapezius

External oblique

Trunk of body

Rectus abdominis

Trunk of body

Deltoid

Upper

Masseter

Upper

Zygomaticus

Upper

Another name for skeletal muscle is

Voluntary muscle

The term that refers to ankle and foot movement is

Dorsiflexion

Thick myofilament

Myosin

The point of contact between the nerve ending and the muscle fiber

Neuromuscular junction

Opposite of rotation is

None of these

The attachment point to the bone that is stationary during contraction

Origin

The muscle attachment to the more stationary bone is called the

Origin

Opposite of dorsiflexion

Plantar flexion

Which of the following muscles is NOT a muscle that moves the upper extremities

Rectus abdominis

The hand position when the body is in anatomical position is

Supination

A bursa is a saclike structure which is filled with

Synovial fluid

What must be present in order for the myosin to release off of the actin after a contraction

ATP

Thin myofilament

Actin

What chemical is found in the axon terminal of the neuromuscular junction

Acytelcholine

TOWARDS the midline of the body

Adduction

According to the steps of contraction, in order for a sarcomere to contract

All of the above

AWAY from the midline of the body

Abduction

A fluid-filled sac that acts as a lubricantng structure for muscle movement is a

Bursa

What allows you to lift different weights with the same muscle is

The difference in the threshold stimulus


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