Exam 9: Muscular System

Match each muscle with its corresponding description or location. -Large fan-shaped muscle that covers the upper chest

The movement that is opposite of flexion is

Describe the three types of muscle tissues, and explain where each is found.

Bursae and tendon sheaths perform the same function.

Explain how a severe muscle injury can lead to kidney damage.

Another name for a muscle cell is a muscle fiber.

All the motor neurons that stimulate a single muscle are referred to as a motor unit.

A full family history would be most helpful in determining the risk for myasthenia gravis.

The thick myofilaments in a skeletal muscle are composed of actin.

A strain is usually a muscle injury, and a sprain is usually a ligament injury.

The continued heavy breathing after strenuous exercise is an attempt by the body to "repay" the oxygen debt.

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description. -Another term for skeletal muscle

Unlike skeletal muscle, smooth muscle cells have only one nucleus.

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description. -Turning the hand so the palm is facing anteriorly

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description. -Usually the moving attachment point of a muscle

Skeletal muscle is also called striated or visceral muscle.

A muscle's origin is on the

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description. -Movement around a longitudinal axis

Tonic contractions

Both smooth muscle and cardiac muscle have striations.