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CVTECH Basic Anatomy Link 5
Question | Answer |
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Muscle containing striated cells that have one nucleus per cell and branching interconnections | Cardiac |
Involuntary muscle producing wavelike motions | Smooth |
Heavily striated muscle when viewed under the microscope | Skeletal |
These muscles make up 40% of total body weight | Skeletal |
Triangular-shaped muscle that covers shoulder joint and forms upper arm | Deltoid |
Muscle of the anterior thigh | Rectus Femoris |
Round muscle around lips | Orbicularis oris |
Stretches from sternum up the neck to behind the ear | Sternocleidomastoid |
Muscle on the anterior lower leg that dorsiflexes the foot | Tibialis anterior |
Muscle of the calf of the leg | gastrocnemius |
Muscles of the posterior thigh | Hamstring group |
Wide muscle of the back and lateral trunk | Latissumus dorsi |
Triangular muscle covering the posterior neck and shoulder | Trapezius |
The muscular disorder that is caused by overuse or overstretching resulting in pain, stiffness, and swelling | strain |
Disease caused by a defect in transmission at the neuromuscular junction characterized by chronic muscle fatigue with the slightest exertion | Myasthenia gravis |
Inflammation of fluid-filled sacs found in certain joints | bursitis |
Inflammation of tendons and their attachments due to overexertion | Tendinitis |
Possible autoimmune disorder causing widespread muscle aches, tenderness, and stiffness with fatigue and sleep difficulties | Fibromyalgia syndrome |
Group of disorders in which muscles deteriorate but still have intact nerve function | Muscular dystrophy |
A sudden, involuntary, painful muscle contraction | spasm |
When ligaments are torn around a joint, accompanied by pain and swelling | sprain |
Acute or chronic inflammation of connective tissue with muscle pain | Fibromyositis |
Posterior muscle of the upper arm | Triceps brachii |
Lateral muscle of the lower leg | Peroneus longus |
Muscle on the lateral side of the thigh | Vastus lateralis |
Chest muscles | Pectoralis major |