Anatomy, Physiology & Disease 3rd Edition
(Chapter 7 "The Muscular System") Q&A
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muscle is a general term for what? - ANS-contractile tissue
contractile tissue - ANS-tissue that can shorten in response to a stimuli
the three major types of muscles are: - ANS-skeletal, smooth, and cardiac
which muscle(s) are voluntary? - ANS-skeletal
which muscle(s) are involuntary? - ANS-smooth and cardiac
are voluntary muscles striated (stripped)? - ANS-yes
involuntary muscle can be found where? - ANS-certain organs, blood vessels, and
airways
what is another name for smooth muscle? - ANS-visceral muscle
cardiac muscle is found only in what? - ANS-the heart
tonus - ANS-a partial, steady contraction of a muscle; firmness
hypertrophy - ANS-greater than normal growth
flaccid - ANS-limp or without muscle tone
atrophy - ANS-muscle waste away
myopathy - ANS-a general term for muscle disease
tendons - ANS-attach muscle to bone
ligaments - ANS-attach bone to bone
strains - ANS-caused by overstretching the tendons or the muscles
tendinosis - ANS-chronic tendon injury
myalgia - ANS-means pain or tenderness in a muscle
agonists/primary mover - ANS-most important muscle that causes a movement