Muscle actions | Muscle injuries | Contraction types | name/location of muscles | Functions of Muscular system |
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What is antagonist
muscle that opposes or reverses the prime mover
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What is a muscle spasm
This is a muscle injury involuntary movement of a muscle.
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what is isometric contraction
Wall sits are an example of what contraction?
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What is cardiac muscle
This type of muscle is found in the heart and is involuntary
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what is contractibility
the ability to shorten or reduce the distance between two parts
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What is agonist
muscle with the major responsibility for certain movement
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What is muscle soreness
This is a muscle injury that happens when the muscle tears and has muscle pain/weakness
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What is isotonic contraction
The change in length of a muscle as it works is called?
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What is smooth muscle
this type muscle is found in the internal organs and is unattached to bones
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what is elasticity
the ability to respond to a stimuli; also known as irritability
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what is synergist
muscles that aid a prime mover in a movement and help prevent rotation
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What is muscle stiffness
This is muscle that becomes tight and contracts.
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What is isotonic contraction
push up is an example of what contraction?
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What is skeletal muscles
This type of muscle produces movement and maintains your posture
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What is extensibity
the ability to lengthen and increase the distance between two parts
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what is Fixator
stabilizes the origin of a prime mover
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What is muscle Myositis
This muscle injury has no official guideline for prevention and the muscle becomes inflamed
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What is isometric contraction
same length but as a result no movement
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What is Gluteus maximus
this muscle is the biggest muscle in your body
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What is excitability
the ability to respond to stimulian is also known as irriability
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what is 40%-50%
what percent of body is composed of muscle
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What is muscle cramps
This Muscle injury happens when the muscle gets tight and doesn't relax
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What is eccentric contraction
when the muscle is longer on isotonic contraction it is called?
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What is Quads
You use this muscle for knee flexion
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what is cardiac muscle
what muscle stimulates itself to contract
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