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What type of muscle is characterized as striated and voluntary?
What type of muscle is characterized as striated and voluntary?
What is the term for the more distal, more mobile attachment of a skeletal muscle?
What is the term for the more distal, more mobile attachment of a skeletal muscle?
Which type of muscle is generally found in the walls of hollow organs and is involuntary?
Which type of muscle is generally found in the walls of hollow organs and is involuntary?
What structure binds muscle fibers into bundles or fascicles?
What structure binds muscle fibers into bundles or fascicles?
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In skeletal muscles, what is the fleshy part of the muscle referred to as?
In skeletal muscles, what is the fleshy part of the muscle referred to as?
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What type of muscle arrangement does the gastrocnemius represent?
What type of muscle arrangement does the gastrocnemius represent?
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Which tendon structure is associated with the insertion of the gastrocnemius muscle?
Which tendon structure is associated with the insertion of the gastrocnemius muscle?
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Which of the following best describes the insertion configuration of the gastrocnemius?
Which of the following best describes the insertion configuration of the gastrocnemius?
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What is the primary function of the gastrocnemius muscle?
What is the primary function of the gastrocnemius muscle?
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Which anatomical characteristic differentiates the gastrocnemius from other muscles?
Which anatomical characteristic differentiates the gastrocnemius from other muscles?
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Study Notes
Muscles
- Muscle cells, also called muscle fibers, are specialized contractile cells.
- They form tissues that move body parts and change the shape of internal organs.
- Connective tissues hold nerve fibers and capillaries to muscle cells.
Types of Muscle
- Three main types: skeletal, smooth, and cardiac.
- Classified based on characteristics like voluntary control (or involuntary), striations (striped or smooth), and location (somatic or visceral).
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Skeletal Muscle:
- Striated, voluntary, and somatic.
- Makes up the gross skeletal muscles.
- Moves and stabilizes bones and structures.
- Has two or more attachments (origin and insertion).
- Insertion is drawn proximally towards the origin during contraction.
- Degree of mobility can be reversed under some conditions.
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Smooth Muscle:
- Non-striated, involuntary, and visceral.
- Found in the walls of internal organs and tubes (e.g., ureters, digestive system, blood vessels).
- Responsible for moving substances through tubes and organs.
- Creates peristaltic contractions to propel contents.
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Cardiac Muscle:
- Involuntary and striated.
- Forms the heart's myocardium.
- Specialized muscle fibers for rhythmic contraction and conducting impulses.
- Supplied by autonomic nerve fibers.
Muscle Structure
- Muscle belly: fleshy part of the muscle.
- Tendons: fibrous cords attaching muscle to other structures (like bones).
- Aponeurosis: a wide, flat tendon.
- Raphe: an interdigitation of flat muscle fibers.
- Origin: less mobile attachment point.
- Insertion: more mobile attachment point.
Muscle Forms
- Parallel: Muscle fibers run parallel to the axis of force (e.g., fusiform, strap).
- Pennate: Muscle fibers run obliquely to the line of pull (e.g., unipennate, bipennate, multipennate).
- Circular: Muscle fibers arranged in a circle.
Muscle Actions
- Muscles work together.
- Agonist (prime mover): The main muscle carrying out a movement.
- Antagonist: Muscles that oppose the agonist's action.
- Fixator: Stabilizes the origin of the prime mover.
- Synergist: Assists the prime mover.
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Test your knowledge about muscle cells and their various types with this quiz. Learn about the characteristics, functions, and locations of skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscles. This quiz is designed to help you understand how muscles contribute to movement and stability in the body.
