Quad or Hamstring
number of muscles in the hamstring
3
bicep brachii
number of divisions
bending your arm at the elbow/ decreases angle
flexion
How many different muscle types are there?
3
Smooth muscle function
move and control fluids
has two attachment points at the origin
biceps femoris
rectus abdominis
muscle fiber direction/location
moving your arm away from your body
abduction
muscles of the digestive system
smooth muscle
Skeletal muscle function
movement
muscle of the quad named differently from the rest
rectus femoris
external obliques
muscle fiber direction
straightening a bent leg/ increases the angle
extension
this muscle keeps you alive
cardiac
Increase in muscle size
hypertrophy
muscle of the quad hidden
vastus intermedius
Gastronomicus
shape
moving your arm toward the body
adduction
muscles associated with movement
skeletal muscles
Cause of muscle memory
neuromuscular adaptation
quad muscle used for IM injections
vastus lateralis
Hamstring
strange reasons
moving your arm rotationally from the shoulder
circumduction
Involuntary muscles
smooth muscle
Loss of muscle mass, strength, and function that comes with aging
sarcopenia