ATTACHMENTS
Bands of fibrous tissue that attach muscle to bone
What is Tendons
how any types of muscles are there
3
Response to stimuli
Excitability/Irritability
Torn or stretched muscles or tendons
Muscle Strain
A severe tightening of muscle resulting in permanent bending of a joint.
Contracture
End connected to the bone that moves when muscle contracts
what is Insertion
what is the type of muscle that is the walls of blood vessels and contains hollow organs
visceral
Shorten + produce movement
Contractibility
Muscle disorders with chronic pain in specific sites
Fibromyalgia
A reduction in size and strength of muscle.
Atrophy
End of muscle that is connected to the bone that does not move
what is origin
what is the type of muscle that contains the walls of the heart
cardiac
Stretched + Lengthened
Extensibility
Inherited disease where muscles gradually atrophy
Muscular Dystrophy
The ability of muscles to be slightly contracted at all times.
Muscle Tone
Sheet of tough fibrous tissue that wraps around an individual muscle
What is fascia.
what is the type of muscle attached to bones and produces body movement.
skeletal
Ability to return to og shape
Elasticity
What are three different muscle diseases?
Muscle strain, Fibroyalgia, Muscular Dystrophy
What are the two types of muscle tone loss.
Contacture, Atrophy