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Muscular System Reviee

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

What is an action of circumduction

Back (Answer)

Moving in a circle at a joint Ex. Swinging arm in a circle

#2
Front (Question)

What is an action of extension

Back (Answer)

Increasing the angle between two bones Ex straightening a body part

#3
Front (Question)

Smooth muscle is always what

Back (Answer)

Involuntary

#4
Front (Question)

What is flexion

Back (Answer)

Decreasing the angle between two bones Ex. Bending a body part

#5
Front (Question)

What type of muscle is skeletal muscle

Back (Answer)

Striated

#6
Front (Question)

List the four characteristics of muscle

Back (Answer)

Excitability Contractility extensibility elasticity

#7
Front (Question)

Where is cardiac muscle found in the body

Back (Answer)

Only in the heart

#8
Front (Question)

Which disease is a genetic disease characterized by severe muscle pain that worsens overtime

Back (Answer)

Muscular dystrophy

#9
Front (Question)

how is muscle attached to bone

Back (Answer)

Tendons – strong tough connective tissue Fascia-A tough sheet like membrane that covers and protects the tissue

#10
Front (Question)

What are the four functions of muscle tissue

Back (Answer)

Heat production and energy for the body movement posture protection of internal organs

#11
Front (Question)

What is my myasthenia gravis

Back (Answer)

An autoimmune disease that causes the misfire of nerve impulses Saggy eyelid

#12
Front (Question)

What is fibromyalgia

Back (Answer)

Widespread pain from nerve receptors sending pain signals when there is no pain

#13
Front (Question)

Where is smooth muscle found in the body

Back (Answer)

Found in internal organs Veins and arteries (Digestive or respiratory systems)

#14
Front (Question)

What is excitability

Back (Answer)

Ability to receive and respond to nerve signals

#15
Front (Question)

What is elasticity

Back (Answer)

Ability to remain in original state

#16
Front (Question)

What is contractility

Back (Answer)

Ability to shorten

#17
Front (Question)

Define muscle strain

Back (Answer)

Damage to muscle or tendon (painful)

#18
Front (Question)

What is a muscle cramp (spasm)

Back (Answer)

Sudden painful involuntary muscle spasm

#19
Front (Question)

Describe adduction

Back (Answer)

Moving part towards the midline

#20
Front (Question)

Describe abduction

Back (Answer)

Moving part away from the midline

#21
Front (Question)

What type of muscle is visceral muscle

Back (Answer)

Smooth and involuntary

#22
Front (Question)

What type of muscle is found in the respiratory system

Back (Answer)

Smooth (visceral)

#23
Front (Question)

A trapezius has what type of muscle

Back (Answer)

Striated (skeletal)

#24
Front (Question)

Why do muscles get bigger

Back (Answer)

When stress is added on them and they heal, they build stronger You are born with all your fat and muscle cells