Muscular System Functions

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What is the term for muscles that work together to allow the body to move?

Contractile muscles

Synergist muscles (correct)

Agonist muscles

Antagonist muscles

Which type of muscle contraction involves the muscle shortening due to movement?

Concentric Contraction (correct)

Eccentric Contraction

Incomplete Tetanus

Isometric Contraction

In hypertrophy, muscles increase in size due to what?

Atrophy

Fats and fibrous tissue taking over

Undergoing dynamic muscle activity (correct)

Lack of nerve stimulation

What happens during Complete Tetanus of a muscle?

Muscle contractions completely fuse into one continuous contraction Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the primer mover muscle in muscle contractions?

Initiate muscle contraction Signup and view all the answers

What type of muscle is located in the walls of the heart and is responsible for the pumping action?

Cardiac muscle Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle is attached to bones and causes movement in the body?

Skeletal muscle Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of smooth muscles located in the walls of hollow visceral organs like the stomach and intestines?

Propelling and mixing food Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'excitability' refer to in skeletal muscles?

Ability to respond to nerve signals Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle exhibits a rhythmic self-excitation and is located in the walls of hollow visceral organs like the liver and intestines?

Smooth muscle Signup and view all the answers

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What is the term for muscles that work together to allow the body to move?

Which type of muscle contraction involves the muscle shortening due to movement?

In hypertrophy, muscles increase in size due to what?

What happens during Complete Tetanus of a muscle?

What is the function of the primer mover muscle in muscle contractions?

What type of muscle is located in the walls of the heart and is responsible for the pumping action?

Which type of muscle is attached to bones and causes movement in the body?

What is the primary function of smooth muscles located in the walls of hollow visceral organs like the stomach and intestines?

What does the term 'excitability' refer to in skeletal muscles?

Which type of muscle exhibits a rhythmic self-excitation and is located in the walls of hollow visceral organs like the liver and intestines?

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