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Anatomy and Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function (Ch. 10 The Muscular System) Questions & Answers

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Anatomy and Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function (Ch. 10 The Muscular System) Questions & Answers Muscular System - ANS-The bodily system that is composed of skeletal, smooth, and cardiac mus... cle tissue and functions in movement of the body or of materials through the body, maintenance of posture, and heat production Myology - ANS-The study of the muscular system Skeletal Muscle - ANS-Striated and voluntary muscle Cardiac Muscle - ANS-Striated and involuntary muscle Smooth Muscle - ANS-Non-striated and involuntary muscle Muscle Fiber - ANS-Elongated contractile cell with many nuclei that forms the muscles of the body Endomysium - ANS-Thin sleeve of loose connective tissue that surrounds each muscle fiber Perimysium - ANS-Thicker connective tissue sheath that wraps muscle fibers together in bundles called fascicles Fascicle - ANS-A bundle of muscle fibers Epimysium - ANS-Fibrous sheath that surrounds the entire muscle Fascia - ANS-Sheet of connective tissue that separates neighboring muscles or muscle groups from each other and form subcutaneous tissue Fusiform Muscle - ANS-Muscle that is thick in the middle and tapered at each end Parallel Muscle - ANS-Muscle that has a fairly uniform width and parallel fascicles Triangular Muscle - ANS-Muscle that are fan-shaped, broad at the origin and converging toward a narrow insertion Pennate Muscle - ANS-Muscle that is feather shaped; 3 types: Unipennate, bipennate and multipennate Circular Muscle - ANS-Muscle that forms a ring around certain body openings Direct (Fleshy) Attachment - ANS-Little separation between muscles and bone that to the naked eye, the red muscular tissue seems to emerge directly from the bone Indirect Attachment - ANS-Muscle ends conspicuously short of its bony destination and the gap is bridged by a fibrous band or sheet called a tendon Tendon - ANS-Fibrous band or sheet that connects muscle to bone Aponeurosis - ANS-Broad, flat, sheet like connective tissue that connects muscles to a bone or another muscle Retinaculum - ANS-Fibrous band forming the carpal canal through which pass the tendons of the flexor muscles of the hand and fingers [Show More]

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