Exam 25: The Muscular System

Groups of cardiac muscle are connected to each other through ________ discs that allow the fibers in each group to contract and relax together and allows the heart to work as a pump.

One of the functions of muscles is to hold the bones tightly together to ________ your joints.

The perimysium is connective tissue that divides a muscle into sections called ________.

A mother calls your office about her 8-month-old who is not very active, and has not had a wet diaper for 2 days. This mom is known to make homemade baby food. What would you advise her to do?

Muscle fibers in ________ smooth muscle not only respond to neurotransmitters, but also stimulate each other to contract and produce peristalsis.

Numbers 1 and 2 demonstrate ____.

Eversion and inversion are demonstrated by numbers ____.

The ____ muscle moves the abdominal wall.

Individual muscle cells are surrounded by ____.

In ________, the kidneys become damaged because of toxins released from severely injured muscle cells.

A valve-like structure around a body opening and passage that controls the movement of substances into and out of the passages is called a(n) ________.

The shoulder is moved by the ____ muscle.

A muscle that helps the prime mover by stabilizing a joint is called a(n) ________.

Which muscle is most responsible for movement?

Which of the following muscles moves the forearm?

Small amounts of ATP are produced when pyruvic acid is converted to ____.

Which of the following muscles moves the thigh?

When working with parents of young children who are at risk of botulism, it is most important for you to instruct them to do which of the following to reduce the risk?

The ________ muscle in the heart produces the atrial and ventricular contractions that pump blood into and through the blood vessels.

Which of the following connects muscles to bone?