SKELETAL MUSCLES AND MOVEMENT Flashcards
1
Q
Where do skeletal muscles attach to?
A
Attach on individual bones or soft tissue
2
Q
Skin
A
Muscles of facial of expression
3
Q
True or False: Skeletal muscles usually cross at least one joint (sometime more)
A
True
4
Q
How is movement produced in skeletal muscles?
A
Pull a bone toward another so that movement is produced at a joint
4
Q
What can skeletal muscles do?
A
Stabilize a joint, so other muscles can act and produce movement
4
Q
What is an example of skeletal muscles stabilizing a joint?
A
Wrist extensors stabilize the wrist joint when finger flexors contract to grasp firmly an object
5
Q
Action
A
Type of movement
6
Q
Insertion (Mobile)
A
Muscle attachment to moveable bone
7
Q
Origin (Fixed)
A
Muscle attachment to stationary bone
