Joints
Point towards your ball and socket joint
Shoulder or between the femur and pelvis
Type 1 fibers are also known as?
Slow twitch fibers
The Bones are apart of which system?
Skeletal System
What two systems work together to make us move?
Muscular and Skeletal system
Synovial Joints are characterized by the presence of a ____-filled joint cavity that allows for smooth movement.
Fluid
List 3 key features of type 2a muscle fibers
How can Bones break?
Bones can break due to various factors, including:
Can MUSCLES push Bones?
No
Hinge joint allows movement in how many planes?
One
When you lift weights, muscle fibers undergo micro-tears, prompting the body to repair and rebuild them stronger and larger. This process, known as?
Hypertrophy
What are Bones made of
Cartilage
Our skeletal muscles work in pairs—we call them ____ muscles.
antagonistic
Pivot joints are a type of synovial joint that allow rotational movement around a _______.
Central axis
Define Atrophy
the decrease in muscle size and strength due to disuse, injury, or aging.
What is the first thing to happen if a bone is broken?
First, a blood clot forms at the fracture site, followed by the formation of a fibrous callus.
What happens when one muscle in an antagonistic contracts
The other relaxes
Give an example of a gliding joint
intercarpal joints (between the carpal bones of the wrist) and intertarsal joints (between the tarsal bones of the foot
Fast _____ muscle fibers (Type IIb) are specialized for rapid, powerful contractions using anaerobic metabolism.
glycolytic
Over time, cartilage is replaced by bone through a process called _____?
ossification.
Muscles which help the skeletal system move are called?
Skeletal muscles