Skeletal and Muscular Systems

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This set of flash cards covers the neuromuscular and musculoskeletal systems
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What are the 6 types of Synovial Joints? Ball and socket, hinge, Pivot, gliding, ellipsoid, condyloid
What are the 5 types of bones Long, short, Flat, irregular, sesamoid
What is the axial skeleton? Skull, Vertebral column, Ribs and Sternum
What is the appendicular skeleton ? Arms, Legs, appendages and limbs
Which type of joint is inmovable Fiborous Joints, for example the skull
What are slow twitch fibers good for? Aerobic endurance, such as a triathlon
What are fast twitch fibers good for? Anaerobic fitness such as sprinting
What is a muscle origin ? A muscle origin occurs where it is attached to a stable bone
What is a muscle insertation? Where it is attached to a bone that it pulls on and moves
Name the sections of the vertebrae in order Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacrum and Coccyx
What is reciprocal inhibition? Reciprocal Inhibition is when one muscles contracts (The agonist) while the opposite muscle relaxes (Antagonist)
What is a Isotonic contraction ? Occurs when a muscle length changes through full range of motion
What is a isometric contraction? Occurs when tension is developed but there is little or no change in the length or the muscle
What is a isokinetic contraction? Tension developed is maximal throughout the entire range of motion and can be done on fitness equipment such as a cybex
What are the four types of muscle fibres and what are they good for? 1. Fusiform good for speed 2. Unipennate good for strength 3. Bipennate- good for strength 4. Multipennate, good for strength
What us a tendon? A tendon connects muscles to bones
What is a ligament? Ligaments connect bones to bones
What is cartilage? Cartilage acts as a shock absorber between joints
What are the 5 functions of the skeleton? Support, protection, storage of minerals, movement and production of red blood cells?
What is superior ? UP - Closer to the head than another body part
What is inferior ? DOWN- Closer to the feet than another body part
What is Anterior ? FRONT- Closer to the front of the body than another body part
What is posterior? BACK- closer to the back of the body than another body part
What is Medial? Towards the mid line of the body
What is Lateral? Further away from the mid line of the body
What is Proximal? A body part closer to its point of attachment
What is Distal? A body point further away than another to its point of attachment
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