Unit 3 Exam Chapter 8 Flashcards
(34 cards)
Stabilizes joints to allow other movements
Fixator must action
Generates impulse to start each heartbeat
Sinoatrial node (SA Node)
Muscle attachment site the undergoes the most movement when muscles contract
Origin of a muscle
Need for oxygen exceeds the amount available
Anaerobic metabolism
Attach muscles to bones or other muscles by broad sheets of fibrous tissue
Aponeurosis
A series of protein filaments that make up contractile units of muscle cells
Sarcomere
attach muscles to bones by fibrous tissue bands
Tendon
contracts at the same time as agonist to assist its action
Synergust muscle action
end to end attachment sites between adjacent cardiac muscle cells
Intercalated Discs
groups of skeletal muscle fibers
Fascicle
where the left and right parts of the abdominal skeletal muscles come together
Linea Alba
site where ends of motor nerve fibers connect to muscle fibers
Neuromuscular Junction
adequate oxygen supply for energy needs of muscle fiber
Aerobic Metabolism
many sarcomeres lined up end to end
Myofibril
tough, connective tissue layer that covers the entire muscle
Epimysium
directly produces a desired movement
Agonist muscle action
shortening of all sarcomeres in a muscle fiber
Muscle contraction
delicate connective tissue layer surround each individual skeletal muscle fiber
Endomysium
muscle attachment site that undergoes the most movement when muscles contract
Insertion of a muscle
tough, connective tissue that covers groups of skeletal muscle fibers
Perimysium
directly opposes the action of an agonist
Antagonist muscle action
Which contractile protein filaments make up the dark bands of skeletal muscle cells?
Myosin
Which contractile protein filaments make up the light bands of skeletal muscle cells?
Actin
What ion, released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum by a nerve impulse, starts the contraction process in a muscle fiber?
Calcium