Muscular System #1
These muscles are voluntary
What is skeletal?
Having control over the action of a muscle
What is voluntary?
The ___________ is the attachment site for muscles that don't move during contraction,
What Origin?
The strong, tough, connective tissue cord that attaches muscles to bones
What is tendon?
How does shivering thermogenesis aid in the homeostatic regulation of body temperature?
What is rapidly contracting muscles heat is generated.
the_____________ is the attachment site that does move when the muscle contracts.
What is Insertion?
Consider a person grabbing a hammer. What articulation is performed by the thumb?
What is Opposition?
Where can involuntary muscles can be found?
Heart, organs, intestines
What are the three types of muscles?
What is Cardiac, Skeletal, and Smooth muscle?
a _________, is the muscle that is primarily responsible for the movement
What is a Prime Mover also called Agonist?
The _____________enhance the action of the agonist by working together to create movement
What Synergist?
____________is the term used for when a muscle can be stretched without damage by the application of force.
What is Extensible?
The ability of a muscle to respond to a stimulus
What is excitability?
The ability of a muscle to return to its original shape
What is elasticity?
This is the term for moving a body part toward the mid-line of the body.
What is Adduction?
The _____________ is composed of muscle tissue surrounding a hollow organ?
What is a Sphincter ?
This is the term for straightening and extending the joint to increase the angle between two bones or body parts.
What is extension
Three functions of the skeletal muscles
What are 1. attaches to bone to provide voluntary movement 2. produce heat and energy for body 3. help maintain posture 4. protect internal organs?