M/C Flashcards
(15 cards)
cardiac muscles are directed to act by which component of the nervous system
D) 2 of the above.
Blood vessels, hair follicles, digestive and genital tract are all examples of:
Smooth muscle
Which of the following best describes an eccentric muscle contraction?
Muscle lengthens while muscle performs work
What do Golgi Tendon Organs detect an increase of?
Tension
Which of the following muscles flex the knee?
None of the above
Which muscles make up the rotator cuff
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres Minor, Subscapularis.
The point where the muscle attaches to the more stationary of the bones is known as the
Origin
Which of the following exercises is an example of an isometric exercise
Flexed arm hang
The repeating structural units of skeletal muscle that contain the cellular proteins actin and myosin are called
Sacromere
The sheath of connective tissue that binds groups of muscle fibres together is called
Perimysium
The interrelated workings of the nervous system and the muscles to bring about movement is called
The neuromuscular system
Release of adrenaline is caused by the parasympathetic system
False
Lateral epicondylitis of the humerus is also known as
The tennis elbow
The proprioceptors that are sensitive to changes in muscle length rather than tension are called
Muscle spindles
Which muscle plays a role in knee flexion
Gastrocnemius
