Muscular System 1
What is the function of tendons?
Connect muscle to bone
Where is the smooth muscle located?
Internal Organs
Movement that decreases angle
What is flexion
How are strains and sprains initially treated?
RICE
How many muscles are in the human body?
600+
Where is the cardiac muscle located?
Heart
Movement that decreases the angle
What is extension
List the coverings of the skeletal muscle largest to smallest
Epimysium, perimysium, endomysium
What is a muscle fiber
How do muscles move bones?
Pull on them
Circular motion around axis
What is circumduction
Inflammation of muscle tissue
What is myalgia
What are the 3 muscle tissue types?
Skeletal, smooth, cardiac
Movement away from the midline
What is abduction
Muscle that does all the work
What is a prime mover
Inflammation of a tendon, typically caused by overuse
Tendinitis
Where is the skeletal muscle located?
Bones
Movement towards the midline
What is adduction
Muscle that opposes prime mover