Muscle Physiology
The thin filament in the smallest functional muscle unit
What is Actin?
Muscle that inserts at the tibial tuberosity
"Two-headed" muscle that crosses the shoulder and elbow joints
What is the biceps brachii?
A cross-country runner is having pain in the dorsal side of the their lower leg just superior to the calcaneus.
What is achilles tendonitis?
A muscle which is striated with a lattice type of appearance under a microscope?
What is cardiac muscle?
The function that calcium serves during the process of muscle contraction.
What is the "GO" signal?
Muscle with origin runs from the occiput to the lumbar spine.
What is the Trapezius?
What is rectus abdominus?
A sprinter presents with significant bruising on the posterior side of their thigh after having a sudden pain on their start.
What is a hamstring strain?
A muscle which is non-striated with spindle type fibers under microscope.
What is smooth muscle?
What is sarcomere?
The muscle which inserts to a central tendon but no bone
What is the diaphragm?
The thick connective tissue that encapsulates muscles
What is fascia?
A roofer slips on a ladder and catches themself with one arm on a rung. They feel a distinct pop in their elbow.
What is a distal biceps rupture?
One of the functions includes the dilation and constriction of pupils.
What is smooth muscle?
This muscle inserts at the posterior, superior, femur.
What is the gluteus maximus?
The muscle which is the main agonist for scapular stabilization.
What is the trapezius?
A soccer player is rolling around in extreme pain, screaming in agony, he is holding his calf muscle. It is like he was shot or had his whole leg wrapped in barbed wire.
What is a cramp?
The most abundant type of muscle in the human body.
The neurotransmitter responsible for relaying the signal through nerves to the muscle.
What is acetylcholine?
The single quadriceps muscle which originates at the ASIS of the pelvis and inserts at the tibial tuberosity via patella.
What is rectus femoris?
Stabilizing muscle of the upper arm with three fiber directions.
What is the deltoid?
A high-level basketball player has been experiencing chronic anterior knee pain. During a game he comes down from a layup awkwardly on his injured knee and feels a distinct pop with a sensation of released pressure on the anterior side of his knee.
What is a grade 3 patellar tendon strain?
The structures which is not found within smooth muscle which sets it apart from skeletal and cardiac.
What are actin and myosin?