Muscular Tissue
Involuntary muscle tissue responsible for pumping blood
Cardiac muscle
The two muscles that coordinate opening and closing the mouth.
Masseter and temporalis
overstretching or excessive force that damages muscle tissue
muscle strain
Towards the mid-line
Medial
what are the three types of muscles
Smooth, Cardiac, Skeltal
Muscle tissue found in the intestines
smooth muscle
Main pull up muscle
latissimus dorsi
progressive degeneration of the voluntary muscle system
muscular dystrophy
Small bundle of muscle fibers
Fascicle
Muscles do what to move the body
Contract/pull the bones
The only type of muscle tissue that is voluntary
Skeletal Muscle
The triangular shaped muscle of the back
Trapezius
unilateral spasm of neck muscles
torticollis
Prefix for muscles
Myo
largest muscle in the body
The gluteus Maximus
What two proteins make up the contractile unit of muscle fibers. (Thin & Thick bands)
Actin and Myosin
longest muscle in the body
Sartorius
calcification of soft tissue as a reaction to a bruise in a muscle that has been injured
Myositis ossificans
A tough sheet of fibrous tissue binding the skin to underlying muscles or supporting and separating muscles.
Fascia
approx how many muscles in the body
over 600
four properties of muscle tissue
excitability, contractility, extensibility, and elasticity
smallest muscle in the body
The stapedius
Chronic pain resulting from active/latent trigger points
Myofascial Pain Syndrome
relating to wrist muscles
Carpi
Each muscle fiber(cell) is surrounded by what type of tissue?
Endomysium