Chapter 10 Flashcards
Functions of muscle?
Movement, stability, control body openings, heat production, glycemic control
What does “muscular system” refer to?
Skeletal muscles
What is the study of skeletal muscles?
Myology
What is the endomysium?
Thin sleeve of connective tissue around each muscle fiber
What is the perimysium?
Thicker sheath of connective tissue that wraps multiple muscle fibers into a bundle called a fascicle
What is the epimysium?
Fibrous sheath around an entire muscle, or multiple fascicles
What is the fascia?
Sheet of connective tissue that separates neighboring muscles from one another
So, order of skeletal muscle components from smallest and deepest to largest and most superficial?
Endomysium, perimysium, epimysium, fascia
What are fusiform muscles?
Thick in the middle, tapered at the end. Relatively strong
What are parallel muscles?
Fairly uniform width and parallel, like a column. Can span long distances, not as forceful
What are triangular muscles?
Fan-shaped, relatively strong
What are pennate muscles?
Feather shaped, 3 types
What are unipennate muscles?
They look like a quill, and all fascicles approach tendon from one side
What are bipennate muscles?
Looks like a full feather, and fascicles approach tendon from both sides
What are multipennate muscles?
Looks like a leaf of lettuce, converges at a single point
What are circular muscles?
Form rings around body opening and contract to prevent passage. Can also be made up of smooth muscle
What are muscle compartments?
Groups of functionally related muscles
What are direct attachments?
So little separation from muscle and bone that they appear to be attached. In reality, muscles stop short and collagen fibers bridge the gap
What are indirect attachments?
Muscle ends noticeably short of the bone, and this is bridged by a tendon, which has collagen fibers extend into the bone
What is aponeurosis?
A broad sheet-looking tendon
What is retinaculum?
A band of connective tissue, under which groups of tendons pass under
What is the origin?
The bony attachment at the stationary end of the muscle
What is the belly?
Thicker, middle region between origin and insertion
What is the insertion?
The bony attachment at the moving end of the muscle