Muscular Flashcards
(78 cards)
 Types of muscle
Cardiac muscle, skeletal muscle, smooth muscle
For the movement of the heart it is involuntary muscle
Cardiac muscle 
Voluntary muscle
Skeletal muscle
Can be found in the lining of the intestine it is involuntary important in the peristalsis
Smooth muscle
Number of muscles in our body
Approximately 600 muscles
The connective tissue component
Endomysium, perimysium, and epimysium
Inner layer or inside cover of the skeletal muscle
Endomysium
Outside cover, coarse sheath covering the muscle as a whole
Epimysium
Give strength and elasticity, tough connective tissue binding together fascicles
Perimysium 
Muscles attachment
Origin and insertion
Point of attachment that does not move
Origin
Point of attachment that moves with the muscles contracts
Insertion
Most movements are produced by the coordinated action of several muscles some muscles in the group contract but others relax
Muscle action
A muscle or group of muscles that they have the performs a specific movement
Prime mover
Muscles that when contracting directly opposed prime movers. Provide precision and control during contraction of prime movers. Move away the opposite the movement of prime mover
Antagonist
Stimulates or supports the movement of the prime mover. Muscles the contract at the same time as the prime movers and their facilities movers action to produce a more efficient movement
Synergists
Join stabilizes
Fixator muscles, maintain the muscle in plain or intact
Lever system
Rigid bar, fulcrum ,load,pull
Stabilize the muscle , steady movement of the muscles
Rigid bar
Balances the movement of the muscle
Fulcrum
Stimulates the muscles to move
Load
Contraction or the movement produced by the muscle
Pull
Fulcrum lies between the pull and the load not abundant in the human body
First class lever
Load lies between the fulcrum and the joint at which the pull is exerted
Second class lever