Cause of Contraction
which filament is thin
What is actin
What connective tissue joins muscle to bone
What is a tendon
Which joint is found in the neck?
What is a pivot joint
The attachment of the muscles that remains stationary is called
What is the origin
When you shift your shoulders up to the sky which type of range of motion movement are you performing?
What is elevation
What is the energy needed for muscle contraction?
What is ATP
Which type of muscle tissue is found in the heart
What is cardiac muscle
Which synovial joints has the most range of motion?
What is a ball and socket joint
Muscles that decrease the angle between bones are called
What are flexors
What is the tool called that we used to measure ROM?
What is a goniometer
What is the contractile unit of a muscle fiber
What is a sarcomere
What is the tissue that surrounds the entire muscle called?
What is the epimysium
When a ligament is injured, what is the term we used to describe the excessive looseness of a joint
What is laxity
The frontalis and temporalis muscles are named after their
What is location
If a person points their toes to the sky what ROM movement are they performing?
What is dorsiflexion
What is the name of the regulatory protein covering actins binding sites?
What is tropomyosin
What do cardiac and skeletal muscles have in common?
What is they are both striated
What is the cartilage that is found in the ears and nose?
What is elastic cartilage
What is the reason the trapezius and deltoid muscles are named the way they are?
What is their shape
What is the neurotransmitter that initially signals muscle contraction at the neuromuscular junction?
What is acetylcholine. (Ach)
Please list the three connective tissues we learned that protect the various parts of our skeletal muscles
What are the epimysium, perimysium, and endomysium
What type of movement is done at a ball and socket joint?
What is circumduction
What is the reason the sternocleidomastoid muscle is named the way it is?
What is its origins and insertions
Which ligament injury is the varus stress test used for?
What is the LCL