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Body moving its parts
Motion
body moving as a whole
Locomotion
All or none response
All of the muscle fibers will contract together if the threshold has been reached i.e. - received a stimulus

If the threshold is NOT reached i.e.- the muscle fibers do NOT receive a stimulus, no contraction will occur
ATP
The energy needed for muscle contraction

Adenosine Triphosphate
Where muscle starts

Closest to midline
Origin
Where muscle is located furthest away
away from midline
Insertion
Muscle that crosses over one joint
Uniarticular
Muscles that cross 2 joints acting on both joints
Biarticular
Muscles that cross more than 2 joints
Multiarticular
A type of muscle formation that runs in parallel arrangement down a long axis

Can be 4 sided or triangular

EX: Quadriceps, Teres Major
parallel fiber
Type of muscle fiber arrangement that
converges at one or both ends

Also called fusiform
Convergent
Type of muscle fiber arrangement that forms circular arrangement
Circular
Type of muscle fiber arrangement that is short and featherlike
Pennate
Prime Mover
Agonist
Opposes Prime Mover
Antagonist
Helps Prime Mover
Synergist
Stabilizes the joint
Fixator
Red Muscle
slow twitch
White Muscle
Fast Twitch
Pink Muscle
Intermediate
One of two proprioceptors that can be stimulated during a stretch

Located in muscle belly
Muscle Spindle
Other proprioceptor stimulated during a stretch

Located in musculotendinous junction
Golgi tendon
What do tendons attach?
Muscle to bone
What do ligaments attach?
Bone to bone
Shortening of muscle
Concentric Stretch
Lengthening of muscle
Eccentric stretch
How many insertions does the trapezius have?
Three
What does the levator scapula move?
The scapula
What muscle is the rhomboid located deep to?
The trapezius
What is the broadest muscle of the back?
The latissimus dorsi
What makes up the anterior "V" of the neck?
sternocleidomastoid
Name the SITS muscles in order
Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Teres Minor
Subscapularis
Is the subclavius part of the rotator cufff?
No
Which anterior muscle attaches to the humerus?
Pectoralis Major
Which posterior muscle attaches to the humerus?
Latissimus Dorsi
Name the hamstring muscles
Biceps Femoris
Semitendinosus
Semimembranosus
Is the soleus anterior or posterior to the gastroc?
Anterior
Name the quad muscles
Vastus Lateralis
Vastus Medialis
Vastus Intermedius
Rectus Femoris
How many sets of ribs are there?
12
How many rows of carpal bones are there?
Two - Distal and proximal
Where is the tibiofemoral joint located?
Knee
Atlantoaxial joint
Located in neck