Exam 7: The Muscular System

The muscle on the lateral side of the hip that abducts the thigh is the ____________________.

Which statement is NOT true of muscle sense?

Muscles that move the lower leg must cross the ____________________ joint.

An antagonist for a muscle on the dorsal side of the trunk would be found on the:

In the neuromuscular junction, acetylcholine is contained within the ____________________.

In the sliding filament mechanism of muscle contraction, the inhibiting proteins are moved out of the way by:

The organ system that transmits impulses for contraction to muscles is the ____________________ system.

The function of the orbicularis oris is to:

The muscle group on the front of the thigh that flexes the thigh is the ____________________.

The function of the deltoid muscle is to:

The muscle on the front of the thigh that flexes the thigh and lower leg is the ____________________.

The organ system that is not directly necessary for the functioning of the muscular system is the:

The function of the masseter is to:

The effect of acetylcholine on the sarcolemma is to make it:

Which statement is NOT true of organ systems and movement?

In the sliding filament mechanism, the inhibiting proteins are shifted out of the way by ____________________.

Lactic acid is produced in muscles that lack ____________________, and it contributes to ____________________.

The muscle on the back of the trunk that extends and adducts the arm is the ____________________.

The state of slight contraction present in healthy muscles is called ____________________.

In muscles, the waste product creatinine comes from ____________________ and is excreted by the ____________________.