Functions & Junctions
This function is how we get around.
What is movement?
The type of fibrous connective tissue that makes up fascia.
What is disorganized?
It is the plasma membrane of a muscle fiber.
What is a sarcolemma?
The term for a muscle that contributes the most to a specific movement.
What is the agonist or prime mover?
It is the most superficial prime mover for the elbow flexion.
What is the biceps brachii?
This function keeps us upright.
What is posture?
What is a tendon?
It is the ER of a muscle fiber.
What is the sarcoplasmic reticulum?
These muscles assist the prime mover(s).
What are synergists?
This is the prime function of the flexor carpi radialis.
What is wrist flexion?
This by-product of contraction is important during winter.
What is heat?
The connective tissue covering a muscle fascicle.
What is the perimysium?
It is the thick myofilament.
What is myosin?
Muscles in this role act as a brake to control the motion.
What are antagonists?
Both the gastrocnemius and soleus are prime movers for this action.
What is plantar flexion?
The junction where skeletal muscle turns into fibrous connective tissue.
What is the musculotendinous junction?
The corkscrew-shaped protein molecules that make up collagen.
What is tropocollagen?
This is the zigzagged border between two sarcomeres.
What is the Z line?
The subclavius and subscapularis play this role during shoulder flexion and extension.
What are fixators or stabilizers?
The prime functions for this muscle are shoulder abduction, flexion and extension.
What is the deltoid?
The anatomic name for the junction between skeletal muscles and bone.
What is the tenoperiosteal junction?
A flat sheet of connective tissue that attached muscle to bone.
What is an aponeurosis?
The dark area of the sarcomere is called this.
What is the A brand?
The type of contraction used by the antagonist.
What is an eccentric contraction?
This trunk muscle serves as a prime mover in both hip and trunk flexion.
What is the iliopsoas?