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Skeletal Muscles

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v3•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Functions

Back (Answer)

Allows mobility of the animal

#2
Front (Question)

infra-

Back (Answer)

below

#3
Front (Question)

inter-

Back (Answer)

between

#4
Front (Question)

-lemma

Back (Answer)

sheath or husk

#5
Front (Question)

mega-, megalo-

Back (Answer)

large

#6
Front (Question)

myo-

Back (Answer)

muscle

#7
Front (Question)

semi-

Back (Answer)

half

#8
Front (Question)

supra-

Back (Answer)

above

#9
Front (Question)

smooth muscle

Back (Answer)

No striated, involuntary, found in GI, Reproductive, ureters, blood vessels. Single nucleus, centrally located

#10
Front (Question)

Cardiac muscle

Back (Answer)

striations, involuntary, heart, connected by intercalated disks usually have 1-3 nucleus

#11
Front (Question)

Skeletal muscle

Back (Answer)

striations, voluntary, attach to bones, multinucleated

#12
Front (Question)

peristalsis

Back (Answer)

Progressive alternating wave of coordinated contractions and relaxtion

#13
Front (Question)

Segmentation

Back (Answer)

Stationary rhythmic contraction and relaxation of circular intestinal smooth muscle

#14
Front (Question)

Skeletal muscle

Back (Answer)

aids in body posture and movement

#15
Front (Question)

Muscle on lateral part of hind leg

Back (Answer)

Biceps femoris

#16
Front (Question)

Muscle that is directly under the skin and usually separated with the skin

Back (Answer)

Cutaneous trunci

#17
Front (Question)

in the middle of the hing leg, contracts when you move your leg

Back (Answer)

Gastrocnemius

#18
Front (Question)

Located on the anterior of tail

Back (Answer)

Gluteus group

#19
Front (Question)

on the medial part of the hind leg and is a thin sheet. When making a cut the muscle that was cut to reveal muscle below

Back (Answer)

Gracillis

#20
Front (Question)

below the scapula ridge

Back (Answer)

Infraspinatus

#21
Front (Question)

located caudal of the shoulder and the striations fan out caudal/dorsl

Back (Answer)

Latissimus Dorsi

#22
Front (Question)

runs on the exterior of the spine

Back (Answer)

Longissimus

#23
Front (Question)

Located lateral of rectus abdominis and striations run diagonally crainial/dorsal

Back (Answer)

Obliquus externus abdominis

#24
Front (Question)

Wraps around the medial part of the front legs

Back (Answer)

Pectoralis profundi