Muscular System part 1

Question 0

What is Kinesiology?

Answer 0

Study of muscular activity

Question 1

What is Myology?

Answer 1

Study of structure, function and disease of muscles

Question 2

What are the three purposes of muscles?

Answer 2

1) gives movement to bone leverage
2) protect and line certain organs
3) gives shape to the body

Question 3

How many muscles in the body?

Answer 3

650

Question 4

Point of origin and point of insertion?

Answer 4

All muscles have a point of origin and a point of insertion

Point of origin is more fixed

Point of insertion is the more mobile attachment

Muscles can act from either end

At most 5 layers on muscle in a vertical/angular or circular pattern

Question 5

Muscle attachment

Answer 5

Bone to bone
Bone to muscle
Muscle to muscle
muscle to skin

Question 6

Facial muscles

Answer 6

Can also originate and insert in skin
Skin to fascia
Fascia is connective tissue that’s deep within the skin.