Exam 7: The Muscular System: Movement for the Journey

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a(n) ________ defect in muscle protein

________ (also known as lock jaw) is a muscle disorder caused by an untreated bacterial infection of a wound.

The sarcomere has the actin and myosin filaments arranged in repeating units separated from each other by dark bands called Z________.

The etiology of fibromyalgia is ________.

Another name for a voluntary muscle is ________.

A muscle that bends a joint is called a(n) ____________ muscle.

When blood vessels get larger in diameter, it is called ________.

Thin myofilaments are called ________.

The only muscle that possesses both voluntary and involuntary abilities is the ________.

Rotation occurs when you have movement around a(n) ________.

Vasodilation can cause the blood pressure to ________.

Sprains are tears or breaks in ligaments.

The part of the muscle that attaches to the bone that is stationary is called the ________.

When the nervous system signals a muscle to contract ____________ ion channels open.

The stationary attachment of the muscle is called the ____________.

This type of muscle tissue contains striations.

Muscles that cause movement in the opposite direction of the prime mover when they contract are called ____________.

Intercalated discs are found in ________.

The movement that is opposite of flexion is ________.

This bacteria releases a toxin that keeps muscles constantly contracted and causes tetanus.