What muscle covers the shoulder?
Deltoid
Regular exercise and strength training will improve what characteristic of muscle?
Muscle Tone
Tearing of the muscle fibers is known as:
Muscle strain
Myo means:
Muscle
Abduction means:
Moving away from the midline of the body
The muscle that is located on the posterior portion of the upper arm.
Triceps Brachii
Flexion is an example of what characteristic of muscles.
Contractibility
Muscle pain, fatigue, depression, and difficulty sleeping are symptoms of what muscular system disorder?
Fibromyalgia
Algia Means:
Pain
What two types of muscles are involuntary?
Cardiac and smooth muscles
Muscle group that is responsible for moving the ribs to assist with respiration.
External Intercostals
Walking without hunching your shoulders demonstrates good:
Posture
Intestinal organ pushes through an opening in the muscle lining. This is known as a:
Hernia
The term Atrophy Means:
Shrinking or wasting away
This muscle is responsible for closing the jaw.
Masseter
Which muscle is on the posterior aspect of the lower leg?
Gastrocnemius
Muscles are able to return to its original state because of this characteristic.
Elasticity
A leg that has been in a cast for four weeks due to a fracture would experience:
Muscular atrophy
-trophy means:
Nutrition, growth, or development
Circular muscles found in areas of the body where there is a passage of substances.
Sphincter Muscles
The largest muscle in the upper body that is inferior to the trapezius is called:
Latissimus Dorsi
If someone stretches every night, what is their desired outcome for their muscles.
Extensibility
A group of diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass is known as:
Muscular Dystrophy
-asthenia means:
Weakness, lack of strength
Performing anaerobic exercises without adequate rest could result in a:
Buildup of lactic acid