Muscular System: Types and Features

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Match the muscle type with its typical location in the body:

Skeletal muscle = Attached to bones Smooth muscle = Walls of blood vessels Cardiac muscle = Myocardium of the heart Tongue muscle = the tongue

Match the muscle type with its type of control:

Skeletal muscle = Voluntary Smooth muscle = Involuntary Cardiac muscle = Involuntary Facial muscle = Voluntary

Match each muscle type with the nerve supply it receives:

Skeletal muscle = Somatic nerve Smooth muscle = Autonomic nerve Cardiac muscle = Autonomic nerve Pharynx muscle = Somatic nerve

Match the muscle with the correct description of its striations:

Skeletal muscle = Striations present Smooth muscle = Striations absent Cardiac muscle = Striations present Multiunit muscle = Striations absent Signup and view all the answers

Match the term with its description related to skeletal muscles:

Origin = Usually a fleshy mass Insertion = Cord-like structure (tendon) Fibers = Allow muscular contraction Striations = caused by the arrangement of actin and myosin filaments. Signup and view all the answers

Match the correct percentage of total body mass associated with skeletal muscles:

Skeletal muscles = 40-50% Smooth muscles = 10-20% Cardiac muscles = 5-10% Ligaments = 1-2% Signup and view all the answers

Associate the muscle type with the shape of its cells:

Skeletal Muscle = Multinucleated Smooth Muscle = Spindle-shaped Cardiac Muscle = Single nucleus Head muscle = Multinucleated Signup and view all the answers

Function with the muscle:

Movement = Skeletal muscle Posture = Skeletal muscle Stabilizing joints = Skeletal muscle Pumping blood = cardiac muscle Signup and view all the answers

Match muscle with place:

Temporalis = Head Cardiac = Heart Skeletal = Attached to bones Tongue = mouth Signup and view all the answers

Match the muscle with its location:

Masseter = Face Sternomastoid = Neck Deltoid = Shoulder Pectoralis major = Chest Signup and view all the answers

Match the muscle group with its primary function:

Flexors = Bend a joint Extensors = Straighten a joint Adductors = Move limb towards midline Abductors = Move limb away from midline Signup and view all the answers

Match the muscle with a common injection site:

Deltoid = Upper arm Gluteus maximus = Buttocks Vastus lateralis (quadriceps) = Thigh Gluteus medius = Hip Signup and view all the answers

Match the anatomical structure with its description:

Diaphragm = Primary muscle for breathing Intercostal muscles = Muscles between the ribs Pelvic floor muscles = Support pelvic organs Abdominal muscles = Protect abdominal organs Signup and view all the answers

Associate the muscle with its location in the leg:

Calf muscles = Posterior lower leg Quadriceps = Anterior thigh Hamstrings = Posterior thigh Adductors = Medial thigh Signup and view all the answers

Match the term with its description:

Gluteus Maximus = Largest muscle in the buttocks Sternomastoid = Muscle that rotates the head Trapezius = Muscle in the upper back and neck Pectoralis Major = Large chest muscle Signup and view all the answers

Match the muscle location with the associated risk:

Calf muscles = Site of deep venous thrombosis Intercostal muscles = Involved in respiration Pelvic muscles = Important during labor Abdominal muscles = Support and protect abdominal organs Signup and view all the answers

Match the following muscles with their location:

Biceps = Anterior upper arm Triceps = Posterior upper arm Quadriceps = Anterior thigh Hamstrings = Posterior thigh Signup and view all the answers

Match the body cavity with the structure that passes through the diaphragm:

Aorta = Transports blood Inferior Vena Cava = Transports blood Esophagus = Transports food Spinal Cord = Transports nerve signals Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Skeletal Muscles

Attached to bones; responsible for body movement. Controlled voluntarily.

Smooth Muscles

Found in blood vessel walls and organs; responsible for involuntary movements such as digestion.