Muscle Types
This type of muscle is found in the heart
What is the cardiac muscle?
this process occurs when the muscle shortens
what is contraction?
Bending a joint is called this
What is flexion?
These muscles are attached to bones and help move the body
What are skeletal muscles?
The opposite of contraction, when a muscle returns to its normal length
What is relaxation?
Straightening a joint
What is extension?
This type of muscle is involuntary and found in organs like the stomach and intestines
What is smooth muscle?
The muscle that performs the main movement
What is the prime mover or agonist?
Moving a body part away from the midline
What is abduction?
These muscles are voluntary and striated
What are skeletal muscles?
The muscle that works opposite the prime mover
What is the antagonist?
Moving a body part in a circular motion
What is circumduction?
This muscle type has branched fibers and intercalated discs
What is cardiac muscle?
Muscle tone refers to this
What is the constant, slight contraction of muscles?
Turning the sole of the foot inward
What is inversion?