muscular skeletal system Flashcards
1
Q
6 synovial joints and example
A
- ball and socket, hip/shoulder
- hinge, knee/elbow
- pivot, neck
- condyloid, wrist
- gliding, vertabrae
- saddle, thumb
2
Q
what does a tendon do
A
connect bone to muscle
3
Q
what does a ligament do
A
connect bone to bone
4
Q
3 types of anatomical planes and examples
A
- coronal/frontal, cartwheel
- saggittal, forward/backwards somersault
- transverse, twisting
5
Q
different types of muscular contractions and examples
A
isometric, plank hold
isotonic
- concentric, shortens muscle, upward phase of bicep curl
- eccentric, lengthens, downwards phase of bicep curl
6
Q
3 muscle fibres
A
- slow oxidative
- fast oxidative glycolytic
- fast glycolytic
7
Q
characteristics of fibres
structural variations
A
- colour
- capillaries
- mitochondria
- myoglobin
- size
- glycogen stores
8
Q
characteristics of fibres
functional vairiation
A
- contractile speed
- contractile strength
aerobic capacity
anaerobic capacity
resistance to fatigue
