Types of Muscles
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What are the three types of muscles?
Skeletal Muscle. Smooth Muscle. Cardiac Muscle
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What is a involuntary muscle?
It is automatic and constant. Never Fatigues
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Skeletal Muscle is ...
Voluntary
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Example of Skeletal Muscle...
triceps and biceps
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Cardiac Muscle is..
Involuntary
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Example of Cardiac Muscle...
the heart
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Smooth Muscle is ....
Involuntary
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Example of Smooth Muscle
Small Intestine
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What do Ligaments do?
join bone to bone
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What do Tendons do?
join muscle to bone
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What are the 5 functions of the skeleton?
SuperStarsMakeMincePies. Support.Shape.Movement.Mineral Storage.Protection
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Shape
the skeleton gives shape to the body,decides if you are tall or short.
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Support
Keep bones up right and keeps organs in place
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Movement
muscles are attached to bones,which are jointed.when muscles contract the bones move.
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Mineral Storage
bones store minerals including calcium and phosphorus
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Protection
protects vital organs. eg. skull protects the brain
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Agonist Muscle
the muscle that contracts and creates the movement
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Antagonist Muscle
the muscle that relaxes and allows the movement
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Concentric
when the muscle shortens
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Eccentric
when the muscle lengthens
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Four types of bones
Long bones. Short bones. Flat bone. I
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Long bone
Used by muscles to assist movement
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Short bone
Supports the weight of the body
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Flat bone
Protect internal organs
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Irregular bone
Protection and muscle attachment
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What is a joint?
Where two or more bones meet.
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Three types of joints
Fixed Joint. Cartilaginous Joint. Synovial Joint
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Fixed Joint
Not moveable.
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Cartaliginous Joint
Slightly moveable
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Synovial Joint
Freely moveable
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function of bursae
reduces friction
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function of synovial joint capsule
holds the synovial fluid
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function of synovial membrane
produces synovial fluid
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what is flexion?
decreasing the inner angle of the joint
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what is extension?
increasing the inner angle of the joint
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what is abduction?
movement away from the midline of the body
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what is adduction?
movement towards the midline of the body.
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isotonic
muscles contact to create movement
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isometric
muscles contract but produce no movement
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Four types of joints
Ball and Socket. Hinge. Pivot. Saddle
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what is plantar flexion?
extension at the ankles,pointing toes towards the floor.
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what is dorsi flexion?
flexion at the ankles,lifting toes towards the body
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
What is a involuntary muscle?
Back
It is automatic and constant. Never Fatigues
Card 3
Front
Skeletal Muscle is ...
Back
Card 4
Front
Example of Skeletal Muscle...
Back
Card 5
Front
Cardiac Muscle is..
Back
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