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Muscular System

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

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#1
Front (Question)

8 characteristics of skeletal muscle

Back (Answer)

• Fibers • Striated • Many nuclei/ fibers • Many mitochondria • Arranged in bundles • Mostly protein • Attached to bone • Voluntary

#2
Front (Question)

Posture

Back (Answer)

Alignment of body parts

#3
Front (Question)

Tendon

Back (Answer)

Connects muscle to bone

#4
Front (Question)

Myofibral

Back (Answer)

Elongated contractive threads in muscle

#5
Front (Question)

Fasicle

Back (Answer)

Bundle of fibers

#6
Front (Question)

Nerve supply

Back (Answer)

Together w the skeletal muscle fibers it supplies is a motor unit

#7
Front (Question)

Fibrosis

Back (Answer)

Development of excess fibrous connective tissue

#8
Front (Question)

Origin

Back (Answer)

Bone that does not move when muscle contracts

#9
Front (Question)

Insertion

Back (Answer)

Bone that moves when muscle contracts

#10
Front (Question)

Prime mover

Back (Answer)

Main muscle used in movement

#11
Front (Question)

Antagonist

Back (Answer)

Works opposite prime mover

#12
Front (Question)

Synergist

Back (Answer)

Assists prime mover

#13
Front (Question)

6 ways we name muscles

Back (Answer)

• Action • Direction of fibers • Location • Number of divisions • Shape • Points of attachment

#14
Front (Question)

Functions of muscle system

Back (Answer)

• Heat production • Movement • Posture

#15
Front (Question)

Sarcolemma

Back (Answer)

Cell membrane of muscle fiber

#16
Front (Question)

Sarcoplasm

Back (Answer)

Cytoplasm of muscle fiber

#17
Front (Question)

Sarcoplasmic reticulum

Back (Answer)

Analogous but not identical to ER of cells other than muscle fibers

#18
Front (Question)

Striation

Back (Answer)

Cross bands

#19
Front (Question)

Actin

Back (Answer)

Thin filament

#20
Front (Question)

Myosin

Back (Answer)

Thick filament

#21
Front (Question)

Contraction

Back (Answer)

Thick and thin filaments combine forming cross bridges

#22
Front (Question)

Epimysium

Back (Answer)

Fibrous connective sheath that envelops each muscle

#23
Front (Question)

Perimysium

Back (Answer)

Extensions of epimysium, portioning each muscle into bundles of fibers

#24
Front (Question)

Endomysium

Back (Answer)

Extension of perimysium between individual muscle fibers