Row 1
"Mus" is the diminutive Latin name for what animal that gives muscles its name?
Mouse
Which muscle type(s) is/are voluntary?
Skeletal
What muscle type is striated and involuntary?
Cardiac
What prefix is commonly associated with muscle-related terms?
Sarco-
What connects skeletal muscle to bones?
tendons
Skeletal, Cardiac, and Smooth are all types of what?
Muscle
What is the primary function of smooth muscle?
Moving substances throughout the body
Which muscle type can be multinucleate?
What happens in peristalsis in smooth muscles?
Muscles contract rhythmically to move substances forward
What happens when muscle fibers contract?
With 206 bones in our bodies, it requires a lot of muscle to move them. How many skeletal type muscles do we have?
650
What is the PRIMARY function of muscles? (what do all three muscles do)
Movement
What is the term used to describe muscle fibers' ability to shorten and tighten/.
Contractility
What characteristic of muscles allows them to stretch or extend?
Extensibility
This type of muscle is only found in the heart and keeps blood pumping through your body.
Cardiac (or myocardium)
Which weighs more, a cubic inch of fat or a cubic inch of muscle?
muscle
Which connective tissue surrounds the entire skeletal muscle body?
Epimysium
Where are smooth muscle found?
walls of hollow organs, respiratory system, and blood vessels
What is the name of the connective tissue that surrounds the fascicle of the skeletal muscle?
Perimysium
smooth and cardiac
True or False. Humans are born with all the muscle fibers we will ever have. We cannot grow new muscle fiber.
True. They grow thicker
What is the role of the antagonist in skeletal muscle movement?
To oppose or reverse a movement
Which characteristic of muscle tissue refers to its ability to respond to stimulation by nerves and hormones? (sitting in one position for too long)
Excitability
What is the name of the connective tissue that surrounds the muscle fiber?
Endomysium
What are the names of the two cell types in smooth muscle?
circular and longitudinal