PLAIN OLE MUSCLES
Another name for skeletal muscle is
Voluntary
What part of the body does the pectoralis major move?
Upper extremities
The term that refers to ankle and foot movement is
Dorsiflexion and plantar flexion
What is the name of the main muscle that causes a movement?
Prime mover
What kind of cellular respiration is created using cellular energy with oxygen?
aerobic cellular respiration
What a group of muscle fibers are called.
Fascicles
What part of the body does the external oblique move?
Trunk of the body
Endurance training leads to this
an increased number of blood vessels to the muscle.
What is the name of the muscle that "assists" the prime mover?
Synargist
What do you call a single contraction of muscle fibers caused by a single threshold stimulus?
twitch contraction
Another name for smooth muscle is
visceral
Which muscles are important for mastication?
masseter and temporal
Strength training leads to an increased number of these in your muscle.
Myofilaments
If a prime mover flexes a joint this does the opposite and extends the joint
antagonist
What is the type of contraction where no movement is produced but the tension within the muscle increases?
Isometric
The basic contractile unit of a skeletal muscle.
Sarcomere
What part of the body does the zygomaticus move?
Head and neck
The loose connective tissue outside the muscle organs that covers fascicles and forms a slightly flexible, sticky “packing material” between the muscles, bone, and skin is called
Fascia
What is the point of contact between the nerve and the muscle fibers it stimulates called?
Neuromuscular junction or synapse
What is the repeated stimuli to a muscle at such short intervals where the muscle does not have time to fully relax before it is called upon to contract again?
tetanic contraction
Striations are found in which muscle?
Cardiac and Skeletal
What part of the body does the gastrocnemius move?
Lower extremities
This muscle of the body allows for head flexion?
sternocleidomastoid
What is the minimal level of stimulation required to cause a fiber to contract called?
Threshold stimulus
What is the source of energy for muscle use?
ATP -Adenosine Triphosphate