Muscle
Types
Types
What is the only cardiac muscle?
Heart!
A chicken flying is an example of what type of muscle fibre?
Fast Twitch
What is located on the anterior side of your tibia?
Tibialis Anterior
What is an example of the "Size" characteristic?
Gluteus Minimus
Gluteus Medius
Gluteus Maximus
How many muscles are in the human body?
Over 600!
What 2 muscle types are involuntary?
Smooth and Cardiac
What are the two types of muscle contractions?
Isotonic and Isometric
What muscle is responsible for shrugging your shoulders?
Trapezius
What is an example of the "Origin & Insertion" characteristic?
Sternocleidomastoid
What is the strongest muscle in the body?
What type of muscle is attached to the skeleton?
Skeletal
What type of fibre is efficient and uses oxygen for continuous activity?
Slow Twitch
What is the correct order of your "abs"?
From back layer to front
Transverse Abdominis
Internal Oblique
External Oblique
Rectus Abdominis
What is an example of the "Number of Origins" characteristic?
Biceps Brachii
Triceps Brachii
What is the largest muscle in the body?
Gluteus Maximus
What type of muscles are striated?
Skeletal and Cardiac
What are the two sub-categories of Isotonic contractions?
Bonus: What are their definitions?
Concentric - shortening of a muscle
Eccentric - lengthening of a muscle
What are the 4 muscles we've gone over in your arm?
Biceps Brachii
Brachialis
Brachioradialis
Triceps Brachii
What is an example of the "Action" characteristic?
Flexor Carpi Radialis
Extensor Carpi Radialis
What are the 4 functions of the muscular system?
Motion
Support
Heat Production
Stabilize Joints
Definition:
Lines running perpendicular throughout the fibre
Striated
Largest to Smallest. What is the correct order of the structure of a muscle fibre?
Sarcolemma, Myofibril, Sarcomere, Myofilament
Name the 3 muscles that make up the group "Hamstrings"
From lateral to medial!
Biceps Femoris
Semitendinosis
Semimembranosus
What are the 6 characteristics when naming muscles?
Location
Size
Number of Origins
Shape
Origin & Insertion
Action
What 2 proteins are included in the Sliding Filament Theory?
Actin & Myosin