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Bodies in Motion
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Functions of the Muscular System Motion Posture (tone) Respiration Production of body heat Communication by expressions and body language Constriction of organs and blood vessels Heartbeat (pulse)
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Properties of muscle tissue Contractility: Ability to shorten with force. Muscles can only pull, not push.
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Excitability: The ability of a muscle to respond to a stimulus, usually a nerve signal
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Extensibility: Muscle fiber can stretch beyond its normal length and still contract Elasticity: A muscle can return to its original shape after being stretched
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3 Types of Muscles Skeletal Smooth Cardiac
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Skeletal Muscle:` Cells are called fibers Long, parallel cylinders with striations and multiple nuclei Voluntary Also control reflexes Move the body
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Gross Anatomy of Skeletal Muscle: Chapter 9 Muscles can only pull – never push Muscles must work in pairs to move body parts The pairs are called agonists and antagonists The biceps Is the agonist The triceps is the antagonist
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Origin and insertion: The origin is the fixed (immobile) end of the muscle The insertion is the movable end of the muscle
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Muscles are named for… Location: posterior/anterior, brachial (arm), pectoral (chest), etc…. (Tibialis anterior) Number of heads: bi (2), tri (3), etc…. Size: maximus, minimus, longus, major, minor, etc…. (Peroneus longus) Origin / Insertion: The sternocleidomastoid originates on the sternum and inserts on the mastoid
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Muscles you should know: Origin, insertion, and action Orbicularis oculi (234) Orbicularis oris (234) Zygomaticus (major/minor) (234) Temporalis (237) Massester (237) Sternocleidomastoid (240) Trapezius (240)
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… More Muscles … Latissimus dorsi (248) Pectoralis major (248) Biceps brachii (251) Triceps brachii (251) Gluteus maximus (256) Sartorius (258) Biceps femoris (258)
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