structures
What are the connective tissues?
Tendons and Fascia
What is contractibility?
Allows muscle tissue to pull or shorten
What does the frontalis do?
moves eyebrows up and wrinkles the forehead
what is the zygomaticus major?
smiling muscle
where is smooth muscle found?
found in the walls of hollow organs (intestines, stomach, etc.)
Where are smooth muscles found?
Found in organs/blood vessels
What is extensibility?
Ability to stretch or extend
What is the masseter?
chewing muscle of the jaw
what does the sternocleidomastoid do?
rotates the head and flexes the neck
where is the cardiac muscle found?
only in the heart
Where are skeletal muscles found?
What is excitability?
Ability to respond to a stimulus
what does the orbicularis oculi do?
closes the eyelid
where is the temporalis located?
the side of the head/ in temporal region
what does skeletal muscles require?
skeletal muscle requires somadic pulses
What is a sphincter muscle?
A special circular muscle that opens/closes to allow a passageway of substances.
What is elasticity?
Able to return to its original state
what does the obricularios oris do?
encircles the mouth
where is the masseter muscle located?
the jaw
what does cardiac/smooth muscles require?
they require viscreal pulses
What are the tendons?
What is the fascia?
Tendons: Attaches skeletal muscle to bone
Fascia: Thin, flexible band of connective tissue that separates muscle from other tissues
What is muscle tone? What does it help do?
The amount of resistance to movement that all muscles of the body have. It helps maintain body posture.
chewing muscle of the upper jaw that covers the temporal bone
where is the orbicularis oculi located?
just underneath the skin of the eyelid
which muscles help support posture within the back?
Trapezious/Latisserus Dorsi