Skeletal Muscle Tissue

Muscle physiology reflex < or > the number of motor units engaged according to the effort required 4 a movement?

What is the function of a tendon?

when pain or limitation is present with both active and passive range of motion in one direction?

What type of muscle contraction maintains our posture and each muscle's state of readiness to contract fully?

What is the common function for all of the quadriceps?

What is the common function of the brachioradialis, brachialis, and biceps brachii muscles?

Which of the following is an accurate description of a motor unit?

What is the function of retinaculi in the muscular system?

What is the anatomic name for a skeletal muscle cell?

What class of lever are most joints of the body?

Muscle has fascicles w/ shorter fibers running in an oblique line to a central tendon, what category of muscle articu.?

What method of energy production creates lactic acid and the largest oxygen debt?

Why is the strength of a contraction decreased when the muscle is already in a shortened position?

Name the physiologic theory that explains the relationship b/t muscle length & the force generated by its contraction.

In the direct phosphorylation method of energy production, what substance is broken down to replenish the ATP?

How does the muscular system help maintain body temperature?

What is the common function for all of the quadriceps?

A skeletal muscle fiber, or muscle cell, is made up of smaller fibers called:

What kind of contraction occurs in the hamstrings when we bend our knee to climb stairs?

Which of these back muscles elevates, retracts, and upwardly rotates the scapula?

What movement role is a muscle playing when it assists larger muscles during a particular motion?

Muscles that abduct the hip include the gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, and:

Which of the hamstring muscles inserts on the head of the fibula?

What type of muscle contraction increases muscle tension, but does not result in movement?

Which method of energy production generates the highest amount of ATP?

What movement role is assigned to the muscles that hold the scapula and clavicle in place during shoulder motions?

What fascial layer forms the outer envelope of the muscle and anchors it to the hypodermis?

What type of muscle contraction maintains our posture and each muscle's state of readiness to contract fully?

Which of these muscles serves as a major stabilizer and has no movement function?

Which of these skeletal muscles is a type of pennate muscle?

What connective element of skeletal muscle is described as the tenoperiosteal junction?

What is the advantage of having multiple motor units in a skeletal muscle?

After applying direct compression to a cramp, how can you apply your knowledge of muscle physio to relieve a calf cramp?

Which of these statements is the best explanation of reciprocal inhibition?

What fascial layer surrounds each skeletal muscle fiber?

What does the name “flexor carpi radialis” tell you about the muscle?

What is the common function of the anterior and posterior tibialis?

Which of the adductor muscles is also a knee flexor?

Which muscle attachment is generally on the bone that moves during any motion?

A sudden, spasmodic muscle contraction that is often subconsciously stimulated is called a: