Functions/Characteristics of Muscles
The ability of a muscle to be stretched
What is extensibility?
Includes the four major muscles on the front of the thigh
What is the quadricep?
Bones that make up the axial skeleton, names and number
What is 80 bones, skull, spine, ribs, and sternum?
Jaw bone
What is mandible?
Muscle that makes up the shape and appearance of the buttocks
What is the gluteus maximus?
Muscles shrink in size and lose strength
What is atrophy?
Muscle that flexes the spine forward, also known as "6 pack abs"
What is the rectus abdominis?
Bones that make up the appendicular skeleton, name and number
What is 126 bones, shoulder girdle, arms, hands, pelvic girdle, legs, and feet?
Cheek bone
What is the zygomatic?
Difference between tendon and ligament
The ability of the muscle to respond to a stimulation
What is excitability?
A thick muscle that covers the anterior part of the chest
What is the pectoralis?
Classifications of bones
What are long, short, irregular, and flat bones?
Bone on lateral side of arm
What is radius?
Muscle found in the internal organs of the body such as those of the digestive and respiratory system
What is visceral or smooth muscle?
A tough sheet-like membrane that covers and protects the tissues
What is fascia?
What is the deltoid?
Medical term for formation of blood cells that takes place in bone marrow
What is hematopoiesis?
If you put your hands on your hips you are on this bone
What is the ilium?
Boxer's fracture
What is a fracture of the 5th metacarpal?
4 functions of skeletal muscle
What is provide voluntary movement, produce heat and energy for the body, help maintain posture, and protect internal organs?
A large superficial muscle on the back, controls shrugging the shoulders up and down, and drawing the shoulder blades together
What is the trapezius?
Lining of medullary cavity
What is endosteum?
Back of skull bone
What is occipital?
3 parts of the sternum
What is the manubrium, body, and xiphoid process?