Exam 20: Muscular System and Pathologies

What is the model of muscle contraction called?

Breathing heavily after strenuous exercise is due to which process?

Which type of athletes tend to have a high ratio of slow twitch muscles present in their lower extremities?

Which term refers to a group of disorders involving spasms of sternocleidomastoid?

Which condition is a strain of the cervical spine, most commonly at the junction of fourth and fifth cervical vertebrae?

Which term refers to a thin filament protein?

Which classification of muscles assist prime movers by performing the same movement at the same time?

Which structure anchors muscles to bone?

Which structure is a band of connective tissue that acts like a bracelet to help stabilize tendons and keep them in place?

Which term refers to contractions that generate force while muscle length remains the same, without movement occurring?

Which ion does the sarcoplasmic reticulum store and release?

Which type of muscle fibers are referred to as type 1 muscle fibers, or red muscle?

Which chemical is the universal unit of energy in the cell?

Which term refers to a thick filament?

Which condition is characterized pain along the medial tibia?

Which phenomenon occurs when a muscle's origin moves toward the insertion?

Which term refers to folded sections of the sarcolemma that are part of the neuromuscular junction?

Which term means the covering of a muscle cell?

Which class of levers involves the fulcrum positioned between the load and the pull?

Which condition is characterized by localized areas or tender points, widespread pain, joint stiffness, and fatigue, with the affected person having no signs of inflammation or degeneration in the tissues?