Functions of Muscles
closes eyelid
What is the orbicularis oculi?
sandal
What is the soleus?
muscles that you can NOT control at will
What are involuntary muscles?
another name for a pulled muscle
What is a muscle strain?
muscles are made up of __________ tissue
What is muscle tissue?
flexes arm at elbow
What is the biceps brachii?
circular (of a planet) - mouth
What is the obicularis oris?
muscles that tire quickly
What are voluntary/skeletal muscles?
another name for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (named after a famous baseball player who had it)
What is Lou Gehrig's Disease?
muscles that INCREASE the angle between bones
moves leg into a cross-legged position?
What is the sartorius?
stomach - leg
What is the gastronemius?
muscle inside internal organs
What is smooth muscle?
two ways to keep your muscles healthy
What are a healthy diet and exercise?
True or False: Muscles are never attached across joints
What is false?
moves rib cage out during inhalation
What are external intercostals?
broadest - back
What is the latissimus dorsi?
muscle that never tires if you are a normal/healthy person
What is cardiac muscle?
process of using oxygen to break down glucose, so it can be used to give energy to muscles
What is aerobic cellular respiration?
a Charlie-horse is an example of this
What is a cramp?
flexes head and turns head from side to side
What is the sternocleinomastoid?
toward - draw
What is the adductor group?
when a muscle __________, it gets shorter; when it ____________ it goes back to normal length
What is contracts and relaxes?
disease which causes weakness and loss of muscle mass
What is muscular dystrophy?
What does RICE stand for?
What are Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation?