Anatomy Chapter 8 Muscular System

muscle type which appears striated, has multiple nuclei per cell, is under voluntary control, and includes the major muscles of the body

• skeletal muscle
• cardiac muscle
• smooth muscle

muscle type in the heart, appears striated, has branching fibers, and is under involuntary control

• skeletal muscle
• cardiac muscle
• smooth muscle

muscle type that is not striated, is involuntary, is called "visceral", and is found mostly in blood vessels and hollow organs

• skeletal muscle
• cardiac muscle
• smooth muscle

A muscle's attachment to the more stationary bone (often closer to the trunk) is it's _____.

• origin
• insertion

A muscle's attachment to the more movable bone (often farther from the trunk) is it's _____.

• origin
• insertion

anchor muscles to bone

• bursa
• myosin
• tendons
• actin

a small fluid-filled sac which cushions a tendon as it moves back and forth over a bone.

• tendons
• myosin
• bursa
• actin

thick myofilament

• actin
• myosin

thin myofilament

• actin
• myosin

one "set" of actin and myosin filaments

• bursa
• sarcomere
• tendon
• muscle