Functions of the Muscular System

Functions of the Muscular System

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Name a function of the muscular system.

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The nervous system controls the smooth/visceral muscle in the digestive system. How can this be good or bad?

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The nervous system controls the heartbeat/rate. Name some things that can also affect your heart rate?

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Why is muscle tone important?

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Give an example of how atrophy can happen?

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How do we achieve Hypertrophy?

Questions from the notes

• Is there ever a point where there is too much muscle?/ can hypertrophy backfire and become dangerous/unhealthy?

• Why do muscles die so quickly shouldn't there be some sort of backup in the muscles to try and stop that?

• Would having bigger muscles be harder on the bones?

Open Ended

Give an example of one of the following: Abduction, Adduction, Circumduction, Extension, Flexion, Pronation, Rotation.

Joint Movements

• Abduction, Adduction, Circumduction, Extension, Flexion, Pronation, Rotation, Supination, Retraction, Protraction, Dorsiflexion, Plantar Flexion, Inversion:

  Eversion

  
  

• Do you have any tips on how to remember the specific movements or muscles?

Muscle Movements

• Head and Neck

• Torso/Trunk

• Upper Extremities

• Lower extremities

Multiple Choice

What is the ability to return to original length

• Contractility

• Excitability

• Extensibility

• Elasticity

Multiple Choice

When a muscle becomes shorter and thicker

causing muscle movement

• Contractility

• Excitability

• Extensibility

• Elasticity

Multiple Choice

What is the ability to stretch muscles

• Contractility

• Excitability

• Extensibility

• Elasticity

Multiple Choice

The ability of muscles to respond to stimuli

• Contractility

• Excitability

• Extensibility

• Elasticity

Open Ended

Why is it important for us to have muscle fatigue?

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Give an example of a anaerobic or aerobic exercise. Ex anaerobic- example:

What other questions do you have?