Lecture Exam 1 Flashcards
ipsilateral means:
same side
flexion/extension occurs in the ________ plane
sagittal
adduction/abduction occurs in the ________ plane
frontal
true or false: pronation is the movement of cupping your hand.
false, that’s supination.
osteoporosis is a decrease in what?
bone density/trabeculae
an action =
joint + movement (i.e., wrist + extension)
an articulation is where two _______ meet
bones
ligaments connect ________ to ________
bone to bone
tendons connect ________ to ________
bone to muscle
a fibrous joint, like a skull suture, has ______ mobility and ______ stability
low, high
close insertion point of a muscle to a bone’s axis of rotation = _______ force production and _______ range or motion
low, high
what muscle(s) is/are striated?
a.) skeletal
b.) smooth
c.) cardiac
skeletal and cardiac
which muscle(s) is/are voluntary?
a.) skeletal
b.) smooth
c.) cardiac
skeletal
what are the three (main) planes of the body?
sagittal, frontal, transverse (and oblique)
the endomysium surrounds:
a singular muscle fiber
the perimysium surrounds:
a single muscle fascicle (fascicle = bundle of muscle fibers)
the epimysium surrounds:
the entire muscle (all the fascicles)
what is a motor unit?
an alpha motor neuron and all the fibers it innervates
in concentric contraction, the muscle lengthens or shortens as it contracts?
shortens
in eccentric contraction, the muscle lengthens or shortens as it contracts?
lengthens
in isometric contraction, the muscle lengthens or shortens as it contracts?
neither, it does not change length
the central nervous system is made up the:
brain and spinal cord
CNS functions:
integrates info received by PNS & sends out motor responses
PNS functions:
provides feedback to CNS & innervates muscle/organs