Basics & Tissue
What is Myology?
The scientific study of muscles.
Individual muscle cells are also known by this name...
a muscle fiber
Movement that decreases the angle between two body parts (e.g., bending the elbow) is called...
Flexion
A strain occurs when you overstretch or tear this type of tissue.
Muscle (or Tendon)
What football team does The Garris Family route for?
Alabama
What is Kinesiology?
The study of body movements and mechanics.
A bundle of muscle fibers grouped together inside a muscle is called a...
Fascicle
Moving a limb away from the midline of the body is called...
Abduction
Acute pain along the shin bone caused by repetitive stress or inflammation of tissues around the tibia.
Shin Splints
What is the central dogma of Biology?
DNA -> RNA -> Protein
What is Cardiac muscle?
The only muscle tissue type that is both striated and involuntary.
What is the Endomysium?
The connective tissue layer that directly surrounds an individual muscle fiber.
Turning the palm upward or forward (like holding a bowl of soup) is called...
Supination
Occurs when an internal organ or fatty tissue pushes through a weak spot in surrounding muscle or connective tissue.
Hernia
What state was Mrs. Garris born in?
Maine
Name the 4 main functions of muscles.
movement, posture maintenance, Storage/movement of substance, and heat production
What is the Perimysium?
The sheath of connective tissue surrounding a single fascicle.
Pointing your toes downward toward the ground is called...
Plantar Flexion
a muscles movable attachment point.
Insertion
What is the name of Mrs. Garris's dog?
Bama
Compare Skeletal and Smooth muscle by control (voluntary/involuntary) and appearance (striated/non-striated)
Skeletal = Voluntary & Striated; Smooth = Involuntary & Non-striated
What is the Epimysium?
The outermost layer of connective tissue surrounding an entire muscle organ.
Pushing a body part forward along a horizontal plane (e.g., sticking your jaw out) is called...
Protraction
What is the fixed, non-moving attachment point of a muscle
Origin
What did Bella and Edward win for naming the stages of meiosis correctly (In Twilight)?
A golden onion