Muscle Groups
Muscle Structure
Movement
Extra
100
This muscle group covers the humerus bone
What is: The Biceps
100
What structure connects muscle to bones?
What is: Tendons?
100
Muscle groups work in _________ pairs in order to get the body to move. (fill-in-the-blank)
What is: antagonistic
100
What is the longest muscle in the human body?
What Is: The Sartorius Muscle?
200
This muscle group covers the front of the femur
What is: The Quadriceps?
200
Muscle groups attach to at least 2 points. What do we call the point that does not move for stability?
What is: The Origin?
200
What do we call the muscle group that initiates a movement?
What is: Agonist
200
What do you call a bundle of muscle fibers?
What is: A fascicle?
300
Which muscle group is highlighted below?
What is: The Trapezius
300
What is the thick protein filament in muscle fibers?
What is: Myosin?
300
What do we call the space where neurons connect with muscle fibers to initiate movement?
What is: The Neuromuscular Junction?
300
What do we call it when myosin pulls on actin towards the center of the sarcomere?
What is: Power Stroke?
400
Which muscle group is highlighted in the image below? (It is part of the forearm)
What is: The Brachioradialis
400
What is the following image a diagram of?
What is: Sarcomere?
400
Name 2 things muscle fibers need in order to contract
Acceptable Answers:
Neurotransmitter, Acetylcholine, Calcium, Power Stroke, Sodium, Potassium, ATP, Energy
400
What is the technical term for muscle growth and what do you call muscle growth that adds sarcomeres to our muscle fibers?
What is: Hypertrophy and Myofibrillar Hypertrophy?
500
Which tendon is highlighted in the image below
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What is: The Achilles Tendon?
500
What do we call the connective tissue that covers fascicles?
What is: Perimysium?
500
What is the Sliding Filament Theory?
Once muscle fibers receive input from neurons, myosin filaments latch on to actin filaments and pull on them, causing the sliding motion that generates muscle contraction. (any similar response works)
500
When the biceps contract, the triceps ______ (finish the sentence)
What is: relax?