About how many muscles are in the muscular system?
About 640 muscles
Name 3 areas where the muscular system muscles could be found
Nerves, blood vessels, skeletal muscle tissue, etc.
What are some of the main functions of the muscular system? Name all three.
Maintain posture, stabilize joints, and generates heat
Name a muscle named based on their direction.
Rectus, Transverse, Oblique, etc.
Name a voluntary muscle.
Skeletal muscle
------- attaches muscle to bone.
Tendons
What surrounds muscles and connects muscle to muscle?
Fascia
Name 2 muscles in the muscular system identified because of the number of origin.
Biceps, triceps, or quadriceps
Name 2 muscles named based on their shape.
Deltoid, Trapezius, Serratus, or Rhomboideus
Name 2 types of muscle movement.
Abduction, adduction ,flexion, extension, and rotation
What 2 body systems work with the muscular system?
The nervous system and the skeletal system
What is a voluntary muscle?
Voluntary muscles are muscles you can control by giving your muscles signals from your brain
What are some diseases of the muscular system? Name at least 2.
Muscular dystrophy, Cerebral palsy, ALS, and Tendonitis
Name 2 involuntary muscles.
Cardiac muscle and smooth muscle
What are some of the main properties of muscles? Name at least 2 of them.
Excitable or Irritable, Contractible, Extensible, Elasticity, Adaptability
What are the 3 types of muscles?
Cardiac, skeletal, smooth
What is an involuntary muscle?
An involuntary muscle is controlled by the unconscious art of the brain
What are some ways muscles were named?
Location, shape, size, direction, number of origin, origin and insertion
What is connective tissue?
Connective tissue is dense layered collagen fibers