What are body movement, posture, body heat, communication, constriction of organs and vessels, and the beating of the heart?
200
One difference between fast and slow twitch muscle.
Several possible answers- slow twitch muscles contract more slowly, are most resistant to fatigue, have smaller stores of glycogen, are better for aerobic metabolism. Fast twitch muscles are better for anaerobic metabolism.
200
Muscles responsible for flexing the elbow.
What is biceps brachii and the brachialis?
200
These muscles flex the knee and are frequently "pulled".
What are the hamstrings?
200
An inherited, slowly progressing disease that renders the muscles of the face, neck, and hands weak.
What is muscular dystrophy?
200
Another word for the "head" of a muscle.
What is the origin?
300
Two differences between cardiac and smooth muscles.
What is cell shape, striations, function, presence of intercalated disks, cell-to-cell attachments, or where the muscle is found
300
This muscle is located in your cheeks
What are the zygomaticus muscles?
300
This muscle is sometimes called the "Achilles tendon".
What is the calcaneal?
300
Toxin that causes lockjaw.
What is botulism?
300
The parts of muscle.
What is the origin, the insertion, and the belly?
400
Kind of muscle commonly has more than one nucleus?
What is skeletal muscle?
400
This muscle is responsible for closing your lip.
What is the orbicularis oris?
400
Muscles responsible for flexing foot.
What are the gastrocnemius and the soleus?
400
Very common muscular condition often affecting the hand.
What is tendinitis?
400
Types of muscle contractions.
What are isometric, isotonic, eccentric, and concentric?
500
Substance present in dark meat composed of slow-twitch fibers.
What is myoglobin?
500
This muscle is referred to as the "swimmer's muscle".
What is the latissimus dorsi?
500
This muscle makes up your sides.
What is the external abdominal oblique?
500
Two kinds of muscular dystrophy.
What are Duchenne's and myotonic?
500
Contraction needed in order to put down a heavy object.