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100

What is another name for muscle cell?

muscle fiber

100

What muscles are the antagonist during a leg extension?

hamstrings

100

What is the main function of the muscular system?

movement 

100

Brain signals are sent to the muscle from the brain through what type of cell?

Motor neuron 

100

Anterior #5 

external oblique

200

A bicep curl is what type of lever? 1st, 2nd, or 3rd? 

3rd - force in between fulcrum and weight. 

200

WHat is the main muscle of the cheek? 

buccinator 

200

During a muscle contraction, what is the name for the area that does not move?

origin

200

What is the name of the neurotransmitter released by the motor neuron to signal a muscle contraction?

acetylcholine

200

Posterior #9

trapezius


300

Lifting your head from your chest is what type of lever? 1st, 2nd, or 3rd?

1st - fulcrum in between force and weight. 

300

the most simple part of the layers of muscle is the:

myofilaments - actin and myosin

300

The layer of muscle that is wrapped by the endomysium

Muscle fiber

300

What must be released by the sarcoplasmic reticulum to allow the actin to bind to the myosin? 

calcium

300

Posterior #12 

latissimus dorsi

400

What is the inspiration? 

breathing in

400

How does muscle contraction heat up our body

Uses ATP that is broken down from food during cellular respiration - a process that releases heat as a waste product. 

400

Two myofilaments found in the muscle (must have both)

actin and myosin

400
What is it called when a muscle contracts for only a short period of time, relaxes, and repeats?

twitch 

400

Anterior #11

sartorius 

500

What muscle is the prime mover in inspiration? 

diaphram 

500

Lisat three ways that muscles can increase force: 

1- stimulate more muscle fibers

2 - stimulate more frequently - action potentials

3 - increase the size of muscle fibers.  

500

What is the antagonist mover during a bicep curl?

triceps brachii

500

Name one way muscle can increase force?

1- frequency of motor neuron

 2 - number of motor neurons

3 - size of muscle fibers 

500

Anterior #3


sternocleidomastoid