Muscular System Basics

Front

Tendons attach muscle to...

Back

Bone

Front

What are TWO other names for a skeletal muscle?

Back

Voluntary and striated

Front

Muscle group on back of thighs

Back

hamstring

Front

Muscle group on the front of thighs

Back

quadriceps

Front

Muscle tissue that makes up the intestines: cardiac, smooth, rough, skeletal

Back

smooth

Front

Increasing the angle at a joint: adductor, abductor, extensor, flexor

Back

extensor

Front

Decreasing the angle at a joint

Back

flexor

Front

Muscle action which moves AWAY from the midline: abductor, adductor, depressor, extensor

Back

abductor

Front

Type of muscle with intercalated disks that withstands pressure and force over a lifetime. Options: Cardiac, Skeletal, Smooth, Intestinal

Back

Cardiac

Front

This type of muscle tissue contains cells that branch apart and remain connected to one another to ensure a simultaneous muscle contraction.

Back

Cardiac