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Bio110 Chapter 7
Muscular System
Question | Answer |
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The muscular system provides _______ & mobility | movement |
The muscular system provides movement & ________ | mobility |
The muscular system produces ____ to maintain the body's temperature | Heat |
The muscular system includes three types of muscle, they are | Skeletal, smooth, & cardiac muscles |
Muscle cells are specialized for __________ | contraction |
Muscle fibers ________ to produce movement | shorten or contract |
Muscles ONLY ____ to bring about movement | pull |
Muscle cells are called | myocytes |
The brain recruits higher numbers of muscle ______ to produce the desired movement | fibers |
Skeletal muscles are ____________ muscles | voluntary |
________ anchors muscle to bone and other muscles | Tendons |
Tendons anchor _______ to _____ and other muscles | muscle to bone |
Tendons are made of fibrous ___________ tissue | connective |
Flat sheet-like tendons are called | aponeurosis |
Tendons are a continuation of _____ _____ that covers muscle | deep fascia |
The tendons merge with the _________ to anchor to bone | periosteum |
The _____ is where the muscle originates | origin |
The origin is where the muscle ________ | originates |
The origin is usually the more ___________ of the two ends and usually more proximal | stationary |
The __________ is the opposite end of the origin and crosses a joint | insertion |
The opposite end of the muscle from the origin is the | insertion |
The primary mover muscle is called | The protagonist |
The protagonist muscle is the ______ mover | primary |
The muscle that does the opposite of the desired movement is called the | antagonist |
The antagonist brings about the ______ of the primary muscles movement | opposite |
A _________ is a secondary muscle/s that help bring about the desired movement of the primary mover | synergist |
The synergist is a _________ muscle that brings about the desired movement | secondary |
The _____ lobes of the brain initiate the signal to the muscle | frontal |
The ___________ coordinates the movements of muscles | cerebellum |
The cerebellum _________ the movements of muscles | coordinates |
Muscle tone is the slight __________ of muscle that is present most of the time | contraction |
The slight contraction of muscle that is present most of the time is responsible for | muscle tone |
____________ is heat production from normal muscle metabolism | Thermogenesis |
Thermogenesis is ____ production from normal muscle metabolism | heat |
Thermogenesis produces heat in the muscles by decomposition reactions & ________ | friction |
Increased activity increases | thermogenesis |
Proprioception is also known as _______ _____ | Muscle sense |
Muscle sense is also known as | Proprioception |
Proprioception is the brain's awareness of the position of the _______ and the _____ | muscle and the joint |
______ receptors send signals to the brain for proprioception | stretch |
Stretch receptors send signals to the brain for | proprioception |
What four organ systems are essential for proper functioning of the muscular system? | Skeletal, respiratory,circulatory, & nervous systems |
_______ receptors detect changes in the length of the muscle | stretch |
Stretch receptors detect changes in the _______ of the muscle | length |
The primary energy source for muscles is | ATP |
ATP is the _______ energy source for muscles | primary |
Creatine phosphate and glycogen are muscles _______ source of energy | secondary |
Creatine phosphate and _______ are muscles secondary source of energy | glycogen |
________ is the most abundant energy source for muscles | Glycogen |
Glycogen is broken down into _______ for cellular respiration | glucose |
Cellular respiration is glucose + O2 -> CO2 + ___ + ATP + heat | H2O |
Hemoglobin carries O2 in the ______ | blood |
Myoglobin carries oxygen to the _______ | muscle |
Myoglobin makes the muscles a darker ___ | red |
________ stores oxygen to the muscles | myoglobin |
When the oxygen need is greater than the supply, it creates _______ ____ | oxygen debt |
Oxygen debt is created with the oxygen _____ is greater than the _______ | need, supply |
During oxygen debt glucose is converted into _____ ____ in anaerobic respiration | Lactic acid |
Lactic acid is converted to _______ _____ in the liver | pyruvic acid |
Breathing to supply the oxygen required by the liver to detoxify lactic acid is called | Recovery oxygen uptake |
Recovery oxygen uptake is the result of _______ debt | oxygen |
The muscle fiber is the microscopic structure of the _______ cell | muscle |
The neuromuscular junction is where you will find the _____ nerve ending for each muscle fiber | motor |
The motor nerve ending connection for each muscle fiber is called the _____________ junction | neuromuscular |
The motor end plate is the ________ ____ of the motor neuron | enlarged end |
The enlarged end of the motor neuron is called the _____ ____ ______ | motor end plate |
The motor end plate contains sacs of ___________ | acetylcholine |
Exercise that involves muscle contraction WITH movement is called | isotonic |
Isotonic exercise involves muscle contraction _____ movement | with |
Exercise that involves muscle contraction WITHOUT movement is called | Isometric |
Isometric exercise involve muscle contraction ________ movement | without |
Lactic acid is produced in muscles that lack ______ and it causes fatigue | oxygen |
When oxygen is not present in contraction muscles, _____ ____ is formed and that causes fatigue | lactic acid |
The term oxygen debt refers to a lack of oxygen during the process of ____ _________ | cell respiration |
The lack of of oxygen during cell respiration causes something referred to as _______ ____ | oxygen debt |
In the neuromuscular junction, the ____ _______ is the end of the motor neuron | Axon terminal |
IN the neuromuscular junction, the _______ is the space between the axon terminal and the muscle cell membrane | synapse |
In the neuromuscular junction, the ________ is the membrane of the muscle fiber | sarcolemma |
In the neuromuscular junction, acetylcholine is contained within the ___ _______ | axon terminal |
IN the neuromuscular junction, cholinesterase is contained within the __________ | sarcolemma |
In the neuromuscular junction, acetylcholine is inactivated by | cholinesterase |
The units of contraction within a muscle fiber are called | sarcomeres |
The sarcomeres are the units of _________ within a muscle fiber | contraction |
Within the muscle fiber, the sarcoplasmic reticulum contains ______ ___ | calcium ions |
Within a sarcomere, the contracting proteins are _____ & _______ | actin & myosin |
During polarization, _______ ions are abundant outside the muscle fiber and ________ ions are abundant inside | sodium, potassium |
During depolarization of a muscle fiber, _______ ions rush _______ the cell | Sodium, into |
During depolarization of a muscle fiber, there is a ______ charge outside the membrane and a ________ charge inside | negative, positive |
During repolarization of a muscle fiber, ______ ions rush ______ the cell | potassium, out of |
Depolarization of a muscle fiber is stimulated by _________ that allows the entry of sodium ions | acetylcholine |
In the sliding filament mechanism, _______ filaments pull actin toward the center of the sarcomere | myosin |
In the sliding filament mechanism, the inhibiting proteins are troponin and _________ | tropomyosin |
Troponin and tropomyosin are the _________ proteins | inhibiting |
The cell membrane of the muscle fiber is called the | sarcolemma |
The sarcolemma contains _______ sites for acetylcholine | receptor |
The sarcolemma contains ____________ that deactivates acetylcholine | cholinesterase |
The _______ is the junction between the axon terminal and the muscle fiber sarcolemma | synapse |
The synapse is also known as the ______ _____ | synaptic cleft |
The contractile unit of the muscle fiber is called a | sarcomere |
Groups of sarcomeres are called | myofibrils |
Myofibrils are groups of __________ | sarcomeres |
_____ is also known as thin filaments | actin |
Actin is also known as _____ filaments | thin |
_____ is thin contractile protein that interacts with myosin | Actin |
Actin is thin contractile protein that interacts with | myosin |
Myosin is also known as _______ filaments | thick |
_____ is also known as thick filaments | myosin |
The protein backbone that anchors actin filaments is called the _-____ | z-line |
The z-line is the protein backbone that anchors ____ filaments | actin |
The z-line forms the end boundaries of the ________ | sarcomere |
The end boundaries of the sarcomere are formed by the _-____ | z-line |
The protein that anchors myosin to the z-line is called | Titin |
Titin is the protein that anchors ______ to the z-line | myosin |
_______ & _________ are the inhibitory proteins that prevent contraction or sliding when a muscle is relaxed | troponin & tropomyosin |
The endoplasmic reticulum of the muscle cell is called _______ _______ | sarcoplasmic reticulum |
The sarcoplasmic reticulum is the ________ reticulum of the muscle cell | endoplasmic |
The sarcoplasmic reticulum stores ______ ions | calcium |
Calcium ions are stored in the _________ _______ of the muscle cell | sarcoplasmic reticulum |
Sarcolemma polarization requires ___ | ATP |
ATP is required in _________ polarization | sarcolemma |
The _-_______ are channels that carry the action potential to the inner parts of the cell | T-tubules |
Muscle contraction is made possible by the _______ filament mechanism | sliding |
Reducing the angle of a joint is called | Flexion |
Increasing the angle of a joint is called | Extension |
Tilting the foot/ankle medially is called | Inversion |
Tilting the foot/ankle laterally is called | Eversion |
Rotating the palm up is called | Supination |
Rotating the palm down is called | Pronation |
Lateral flexion is ____ bending | side |
Rotating around a joint is called | Rotation |
Moving in a circular motion without rotating is called | Circumduction |
Moving in a _______ motion without rotating is called circumduction | circular |
Bringing a part away from the midline is called | Abduction |
Abduction is when you bring a part _____ from the midline | away |
Bringing a part toward the midline is called | Adduction |
Adduction is when you bring a part _____ from the midline | toward |
Bringing a part toward the midline or posteriorly is called | Retraction |
Retraction is when you bring a part _____ the midline or posteriorly | Toward |
Bringing a part away from the midline or anteriorly is called | Protraction |
Protraction is when you bring a part _____ from the midline or anteriorly | away |
Moving something on a level plane is called | Translation |
Decreasing the angle of the ankle joint is called | Dorsiflexion |
Translation is when something is moving on a ____ ____ | level plane |
Increasing the angle of the ankle is called | Plantar flexion |
Dorsiflexion is _________ the angle of the ankle joint | decreasing |
Plantar flexion is ______ the angle of the ankle joint | increasing |
To flex the arm the _____ ______ contract to pull the forearm up | Biceps Brachii |
To extend the arm the _____ ______ contract to straighten the arm | Triceps Brachii |
When a muscle contracts it ________ and _____ a bone | shortens & pulls |
Muscles are attached to bones by ______ | tendons |
An antagonist to a muscle that flexes the arm would be a muscle that _______ the arm | extends |
The part of the brain that coordinates voluntary movement is the __________ | Cerebellum |
The specific part of the brain that initiates muscles contraction is the _____ ____ | Frontal lobe |
During exercise, the blood flow within a muscles is increased by | vasodilation |
Synergistic muscles are those that have the same ________ | function |
An isometric contraction is one ________ movement | without |
An isotonic contraction is one _____ movement | with |
The mineral released within sarcomeres to trigger contraction is _______ | calcium |
Conscious muscle sense is integrated by the ______ lobes of the brain | parietal |
The ______ of a muscle merges with the periosteum that covers the bone | tendon |
The deltoid is the shoulder muscle that ______ the arm | abducts |
Good muscle tone improves ____________ and helps maintain posture | coordination |
In the muscle when glycogen is used for energy, it is first broken down to | glucose |
The axon terminal is the end of the _____ neuron | motor |
Acetylcholine makes the sarcolemma very permeable to ________ ions | sodium |
Increase cell respiration produces more heat, ___ and carbon dioxide | ATP |
During exercise, increased respiration is necessary to exhale excess _______ _______ | carbon dioxide |
Oxygen is brought to muscle fibers by __________ in red blood cells | hemoglobin |
The sarcoplasmic reticulum releases calcium ions following ______________ | depolarization |
During depolarization, the inside of the sarcolemma becomes | Positive |
Antagonistic muscles are on _______ sides of a joint | opposite |
A ________ is a sustained contraction of one muscle fiber | tetanus |
A tetanus is a _________ contraction of one muscle fiber | sustained |
Muscle sense is the brain's mental picture of where ________ are in their environment | muscles |
___________ causes depolarization of the sarcolemma | Acetylcholine |
Muscle ____________ are responsible for skeletal movement | contractions |
Muscle contraction requires delivery of oxygen by the ___________ system | circulatory |
_________ muscles work together | Synergistic |
The _____________ muscle plantar flexes the foot | gastrocnemius |
The ________ muscle closes the jaw | masseter |
The gluteus _______ muscle abducts the thigh | medius |
The __________ muscle raise the shoulder | Trapezius |
The mineral on myoglobin and hemoglobin that oxygen sticks to is | iron |
The opposite of flexion is | extension |
The opposite of extension is | flexion |
The opposite of abduction is | Adduction |
The opposite of adduction is | abduction |
The opposite of pronation is | supination |
The opposite of supination is | pronation |
The opposite of plantar flexion is | Dorsiflexion |
The opposite of dorsiflexion is | Plantar Flexion |
Uncontrolled rapid nerve impulses that prolong a muscles contraction is called | tetanus |
________ ions are more abundant inside the cell during polarization | potassium |
_______ releases energy from ATP, then pulls the actin | myosin |
When a muscle fiber is relaxed, the sarcolemma has a _______ charge outside and a ______ charge inside | Positive, negative |
The concentrations of ions are maintained by ________ & _______ pumps during polarization, depolarization, and repolarization | sodium & potassium |
The structural units of contractions are | sarcomeres |
The proteins that contract when a muscle fiber receives a nerve impulse are ______ & _______ | myosin & actin |
The stretching of muscles is detected by ______ ________ | stretch receptors |
Besides strengthening skeletal muscles of the body, aerobic exercise also strengthens the ______ & ___________ muscles | Heart & respiratory |