Muscular System Flashcards
1
Q
Number of muscles in the body
A
600
2
Q
Muscles allow the body to do what?
A
Move
Generate heat
Maintain posture
3
Q
What are tendons?
A
Tough connective tissues that connect the muscles to bones
4
Q
What is paralysis ?
A
The outcome of when a nerve to a muscle is damaged and it can no longer function
5
Q
What is a circular muscle?
A
A muscle that contracts causing the area it surrounds to narrow
Mouth and sphincter
6
Q
What is muscle tone?
A
State of partial contraction
7
Q
Atrophy
A
When a muscle has no movement and loses its ability to move
8
Q
What are the flexor and extensor muscles responsible for ?
A
Causing limbs to straight and bend.
9
Q
What is shivering?
A
A rapid involuntary muscle contraction to produce heat
