Muscle names & connective tissue - Week 2

Question 1

Muscles are named through a combination of

Answer 1

Location, attachment, shape/number of origins, size, direction, action

Question 2

Connective tissues

Answer 2

Tendons, aponeurosis, fascia

Question 3

What are tendons made from, where are they found and what is their role

Answer 3

Collagen, found in the epimysium, perimysium & endomysium and their role is to attach muscle to bone

Question 4

Aponeurosis made of and role

Answer 4

Collagen, flat sheets of “tendons” which anchor the muscle to skeleton and deep fascia

Question 5

Where is fascia found

Answer 5

Covers most of the body deep to the skin

Question 6

How does proprioception occur in voluntary muscle

Answer 6

Sensory neurons surrounding muscle spindles in the muscle sense whether a muscle is contracting or relaxing.

Motor neurons - promote movement
Sensory neurons - relay the movement back to the brain