This muscle is used for flexing the elbow
Bicep
Where are smooth muscles typically found?
The Digestive System
When a muscle shortens as it contracts, such as when lifting a dumbbell during a bicep curl, this type of muscle action occurs.
Concentric Muscle Action
This is an injury to muscles or tendons
Strain
What connects bone to bone?
Ligaments
Muscle in your lower leg used for plantar flexion
Gastrocnemius
This type of muscle is the only one that you have voluntary control over
Skeletal Muscle
This type of muscle contraction occurs when a muscle lengthens under tension, like when slowly lowering a weight back down.
Eccentric Muscle Action
What is the acronym for the most common treatment for soft tissue injuries (and what does it stand for)?
PRICE (Protection, Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation)
Why does a bruise turn red initially
Oxygen rich blood is rushing to the site of injury
This powerful muscle group on the front of the thigh helps extend the knee
Quadriceps
Which type of muscle involuntarily contracts and relaxes to pump the heart?
Cardiac Muscle
Holding a plank position involves this type of muscle action
Isometric Muscle Action
What is a first-degree injury to a ligament involves mild stretching with little to no tearing?
Grade I Sprain
What cells engulf and eat up dead cells?
Phagocytes
These muscles would allow you to twist your abdomen
External and Internal Obliques
Each cell of this muscle type contains a single nucleus located in the center
Smooth Muscle
During a squat, this type of contraction occurs in the quadriceps as you lower your body toward the ground.
Eccentric Muscle Action
This injury occurs to structures that connect bone to bone
Sprain
What cells begins building fibers across the area of a soft-tissue injury?
Fibroblasts
This muscle, located in the shoulder, is used for abducting the arm
Deltoid
This type of muscle is both striated and involuntary
Cardiac Muscle
When performing a push-up, your triceps undergo this type of contraction as you push your body back up to the starting position.
Concentric Muscle Action
What is the sequence of color change as a bruise heals?
Red to purple/blue to green/yellow to light brown
On approximately what day does the bruise turn pale green?