NASM ch 5 vocab

What item is in every scene of the movie ‘Fight Club’?

Connective tissue that wraps around individual muscle fibers is Endomysium

Cartilage struck that act as shock absorbers and help with movement

Myofilents that act together to produce muscle contraction

The appendicular skeleton contains the arms, legs and vertebral column

Nerves that connect the rest of the body to the CNS

A joint that has no capsule, fibro connective tissue or cartilage

Cell part that uses nutrients to create energy

Concept that the brain will continually change and grow

Joint containing a fluid filled capsule

Site where the nervous system communicates with the muscle fibers

Subdivision of the ANS that decreases neural activity & puts body in a relaxed state.

Series of steps in a muscle contraction where actin & myosin slide past each other

Structural unit of a myofibril that contains actin & myosin between two z-lines

The skull, rib cage and vertebral column

Connective tissue surrounding a muscle fascicle

Which country won the first ever women’s World Cup of soccer?

Chemical messengers that cross the synapse between neuron and muscle

Inner layer of fascia that directly surrounds an entire muscle

The sympathetic nervous system increases neural activity & puts the body in a heightened state.

Division of the PNS that regulates involuntary processes of the body

A Nonaxial joint is a gliding joint that only move in one plane