MUSCLES!! Flashcards
Features of muscles
nervous control- nerve stimuli controls muscle action
contractility- muscles contract and become thicker
extensibility- muscles can strech when force is applied
elasticity- muscles can return to their orginal size once streched
atrophy- muscles can decrease in size due to lack in exercise, injury or disease
hypertrophy- muscles can grow in size, growth with increase in training
Fusiform
run at muscle belly, mobility and produce contractions over large range but produce low force- biceps and sartorius
pennate muscles
run at angles to the tendons, less mobility than the fusiform
uni- pennate muscles
fibres are only found on one side of the central tendon, like semimembranosus in the hamstring
bi pennate muscles
fibres are found on either side of central tendon, like the femoris on the quadriceps
multiple pennate
branch off from several tendons, this creates a strong force load, eg: deltoids
radiate muslces
muscles that come out from the main tendon, producing strenth and mobility, like the chest muscle