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Muscular system A&P2 Fill In The Blanks

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Question: contractile protein found in the thin of skeletal muscleAnswer:
Question: when stimulated, a muscle will contract fully or not at allAnswer: all or
Question: having opposing actionsAnswer:
Question: broad fibrous sheets of connective (like fascia)Answer:
Question: wasting away of tissue, decrease in size of a part; sometimes referred to as disuse Answer:
Question: synovial fluid-filled sac located between some tendons and bones, making movement Answer: bursa
Question: increase in size, structure, or Answer: hypertrophy
Question: "equal measure"; type of muscle contraction in which does not shorten and no movement is produced (wall sit, front leaning rest position)Answer:
Question: type of contraction in which the muscle length changes, producing movement of a joint (situps, pushups)Answer:
Question: the muscle mainly for producing a particular movementAnswer: mover
Question: basic functional or contractile unit of muscleAnswer: sarcomere
Question: inflammation of the sheathAnswer: tenosynovitis
Question: three types of tissueAnswer: , cardiac, smooth
Question: muscle tissue only in the heartAnswer: muscle
Question: dark bands found in cardiac muscle tissueAnswer: intercalated
Question: involuntary tissue, hollow organs, single nucleus, no striationsAnswer: smooth tissue
Question: striated, voluntary, nuclei, makes up 40-50% of body weightAnswer: muscle tissue
Question: 3 of skeletal muscleAnswer: origin, , body
Question: part of skeletal muscle that to the bone and remains relatively stationaryAnswer: origin
Question: part of skeletal that is the point of attachment to the bone that moves when a muscle contractsAnswer: (point of insertion)
Question: main part of the Answer: body
Question: small synovial-lined sacs between some tendons and underlying bonesAnswer:
Question: structure that connects to boneAnswer:
Question: structure that connects bone to Answer: ligaments
Question: 3 primary functions of muscleAnswer: movement, posture/muscle tone, heat
Question: muscle whose contraction is responsible for producing a given movementAnswer: mover
Question: muscle whose contractions help the prime mover prodcue a given Answer:
Question: whose actions oppose the action of a prime mover in any given momentAnswer:
Question: this produces no movement of body parts, only a few of a 's fibers shorten at one time, maintain muscle tone called postureAnswer: tonic
Question: repeated muscular contraction depletes cellular ______ stores and outstrips the ability of the blood supply to replenish O2 and nutrientsAnswer:
Question: term used to describe the metabolic effort required to burn excess lactic acid that may during prolonged periods of exerciseAnswer: oxygen
Question: specialized nerve that transmits an to a muscle, causing contractionAnswer: neuron
Question: specialized point of contact between a nerve ending and the muscle it innervatesAnswer: neuromuscular
Question: the minimal level of stimulation required to cause a muscle to contractAnswer: stimulus
Question: once stimulated by a stimulus, a muscle fiber will contract completely, this is a response calledAnswer: all or
Question: true or : different muscle fibers in a muscle are controlled by different motor units having different threshold-stimulus levelsAnswer: true
Question: contractions are , jerky movements and do not play a significant role in normal muscular activityAnswer:
Question: are sustained and steady muscular contractions caused by a series of stimuli bombarding a muscle in rapid successionAnswer: tetanic
Question: to chewing movementsAnswer:
Question: allows you to the lipsAnswer: orbicularis
Question: muscle surrounding the Answer: orbicularis
Question: allows you to raise your eyebows and Answer: frontal
Question: elevates the of the mouth and lipsAnswer:
Question: elevates the Answer:
Question: assists masseter to jawAnswer: temporal
Question: flexes Answer:
Question: elevates shoulder and extends Answer:
Question: flexes upper Answer: pectoralis
Question: extends the armAnswer: latissimus
Question: abducts the upper Answer: deltoid
Question: the forearmAnswer: biceps
Question: the forearmAnswer: triceps
Question: respiratory Answer: and diaphragm
Question: abdominal Answer: external and obliques, transversus abdominis, rectus abdominis
Question: quadricepts group consists of Answer: femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius
 
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