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Unit 2: Support Systems: Muscular System

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#1
Front (Question)

what are the functions of muscle tissue

Back (Answer)

thermogenesis, motion, posture, volume control of hollow organs

#2
Front (Question)

heat production. is a byproduct of muscle contraction

Back (Answer)

thermogenesis

#3
Front (Question)

muscles shorten and pull on bones which produce movement

Back (Answer)

motion

#4
Front (Question)

contraction of muscles to keep us upright and maintain posture

Back (Answer)

posture

#5
Front (Question)

surrounds our hollow organs and contractions propel the substances through them, aid in their emptying, or help control their volume

Back (Answer)

smooth muscle

#6
Front (Question)

muscle: anterior aspect of the upper arm

Back (Answer)

biceps brachii

#7
Front (Question)

muscle: posterior aspect of the upper arm

Back (Answer)

triceps brachii

#8
Front (Question)

muscle: posterior aspect of the neck

Back (Answer)

trapezius

#9
Front (Question)

muscle: covers the shoulder

Back (Answer)

deltoid

#10
Front (Question)

muscle: internal muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities. attached to the back of the rib cage

Back (Answer)

diaphragm

#11
Front (Question)

muscle: chest

Back (Answer)

pectoralis major

#12
Front (Question)

muscle: superficial muscle of the thoracic and lumbar region of the back

Back (Answer)

latissimus dorsi

#13
Front (Question)

muscle: runs vertically along the abdomen

Back (Answer)

rectus abdominus

#14
Front (Question)

muscle: posterior aspect of the lower leg

Back (Answer)

gastrocnemius

#15
Front (Question)

muscle: posterior aspect of the thigh

Back (Answer)

hamstring muscle group

#16
Front (Question)

muscle: anterior aspect of the thigh

Back (Answer)

quadriceps muscle group

#17
Front (Question)

muscle: buttocks region

Back (Answer)

gluteus maximus

#18
Front (Question)

what are the three types of skeletal muscle

Back (Answer)

cardiac, smooth, and skeletal

#19
Front (Question)

what are the characteristics of cardiac muscle

Back (Answer)

striated (appears stripped) Involuntary (no conscious control)

#20
Front (Question)

where is cardiac muscle found

Back (Answer)

heart

#21
Front (Question)

where are intercalated discs located

Back (Answer)

heart

#22
Front (Question)

what are the characteristics of smooth muscle

Back (Answer)

non-striated (do not appear stripped) involuntary

#23
Front (Question)

where is smooth muscle found

Back (Answer)

around hollow organs (stomach, bladder, uterus, etc)

#24
Front (Question)

what are the characteristics of skeletal muscle

Back (Answer)

striated voluntary (conscious control)