Muscle Type
There are this many types of muscle found in the body
What is 3
There are over this many muscles in the body
What is 600?
Moving a body toward from the midline
What is adduction?
This muscle is found on the anterior aspect of the arm and aids in wrist flexion
What is the wrist flexors?
The ability to shorten and produce movement when stimulated
What is contractibility?
This type of muscle connects to the bone and aids in body movement
What is skeletal?
These attach muscles to bone
What are tendons?
Turning a body part around on its own axis to produce a circular or semi-circular motion
What is rotation?
This muscle is found on the posterior side of the arm and is responsible for stabilization of the humeral head and external rotation of the shoulder
What is infraspinatus?
The ability to be stretched and lengthen
What is extensibility?
This type of muscle is found in the heart
What is cardiac?
The end of the muscle that is connected to the bone that does not move is called
What is the origin
Bending a body part, which decreases the angle of the joint
What is flexion?
This muscle is found in the neck and aids in scapular elevation
What is levator scapulae?
The ability to return to its original shape after contracting or stretching
What is elasticity?
This type of muscle is found in the walls of vessels, hallow organs and eyes.
What is visceral or smooth?
The end connected to the bone that moves when the muscle contracts is called
What is the insertion?
Motion where the scapulas are being pulled posteriorly and medially toward the spinal column
What is retraction?
This muscle is found on the posterior aspect and aids in scapular retraction
What is the rhomboids?
The ability to respond to a stimulus, such as a nerve or hormone. Muscles can be stimulated electrically, mechanically, or chemically
What is excitability or irritability?
These types of muscles are considered involuntary
What is smooth/visceral and cardiac?
These are 5 major functions of the muscular system
•Helps with body movement
•Supports body posture
•Produces heat and energy
•Protects internal organs
•Helps move blood, food, and waste products through the body
•Opens and closes body openings
Lifting the foot, so that the top of the foot moves toward the anterior leg
What is dorsiflexion?
This small muscle is found on the posterior aspect of the arm and aids in elbow extension
What is the anconeus?
Refers to the ability of muscles to be slightly contracted at all times, even when not in use. It allows a person to be in a state of readiness to act
What is muscle tone?