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Functions
Anatomy of a muscle
Muscles
Disorders
Range of Motion
100
Muscles are connected to the bones they move with this type of connective tissue.
What is a tendon?
100
This end of a muscle is attached to an unmovable point.
What is the origin?
100
This is the only type of voluntary muscle.
What is a skeletal muscle?
100
This disorder is caused by working the muscle beyond normal capacity, inducing a stretch or tear.
What is a strain?
100
This term refers to bending parts of a joint so that the angle between them decreases.
What is flexion?
200
This type of muscle pumps blood throughout the body.
What is cardiac?
200
An individual muscle cell is known as this.
What is a fiber?
200
This muscle in the upper arm acts opposite the biceps brachii
What is the triceps brachii?
200
This disorder is caused by inflammation of the tendon.
What is tendonitis?
200
Bending the head back beyond the upright position is an example of this.
What is hyperextension?
300
Muscles in the back primarily provide this function.
What is maintaining posture?
300
This is the basic contractile unit of a muscle.
What is a sarcomere?
300
This muscle allows for chewing.
What is the masseter?
300
This term refers to a group of hereditary muscle diseases causing progressive muscle weakness.
What is muscular dystrophy?
300
Moving the feet from together to shoulder width apart does this to the hip joint.
What is abduction?
400
These muscles assist the inner ear in keeping balance
What are the abdominal muscles?
400
Thin filaments are composed mainly of this protein.
What is actin?
400
These are the (4) abdominal muscles, from superficial to deep.
What are the rectus abdominus, transverse abdominus, external obliques, and internal obliques?
400
This illness is caused by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum, leading to muscle weakness and paralysis.
What is botulism?
400
Shaking the head back and forth is an exaple of this, while moving the finger in a circular motion is an example of this.
What are rotation and circumduction?
500
This function involves generating heat by creating friction and increasing blood flow?
What is thermogenesis?
500
This is the breakdown of muscle components from largest to smallest, beginning with the whole muscle.
What are whole muscle, fascicle, muscle fiber, myofibril, and myofilament?
500
These (3) muscles make up the hamstring group.
What are the biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus?
500
This disorder presents with pain upon chewing/moving the jaw.
What is temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ)?
500
These (2) motions are specific to the ankle joint.
What are dorsi and plantar flexion?