muscular system. what are four other functions of muscles besides helping you move?
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Muscular System
What are four other functions of muscles
besides helping you move?
•Describe three characteristics of skeletal muscle.
Describe three characteristics
of smooth muscle.
•Describe three characteris
tics of cardiac muscle.
What are the thin elements
of muscle fibers and what do they look
like?
What are the thick elements
of muscle fibers and what do they look
like?
What is a neuromuscular
junction and what happens there?
Define the following: Agonist,
antagonist, synergist and
fixator.
Agonist, antagonist, synergist, or fixator, when the arm flexes, what is the bisceps?
What is the origin of a muscle? Is it
attached to moveable or
immoveable bone?Is it the proximal or distal part of
the muscle?
What is the origin of a muscle? Is it
attached to moveable or
immoveable bone?
What is the insertion of a muscle? Is it attached to moveable or
immoveable bone?Is it the proximal or distal part of
the muscle?
Which number is the origin? Which is the
insertion?1
2
Where are the following muscles &
what are their actions?
Pectoralis majorLatissimus dorsi
SternocleidomastoidTrapeziusDiaphragmHamstrings
Gastrocnemius
Which disease of the muscles affects the
receptor sites of the muscle causing
drooping?
Myasthenia gravis, Muscular dystrophy, or fibromyalgia?
Which disease of the muscles causes the
muscles to atrophy & replace them with
fat tissue?Myasthenia gravis, Muscular dystrophy, or fibromyalgia?