Exam 8: Muscular System

Cardiac muscle is classified as

Which structure of a muscle contains adipose tissue that contributes to the grossly visible marbling of meat?

In muscle the source of a phosphate molecule needed to recharge an ADP molecule to an ATP molecule is

The internal abdominal oblique muscle is partially named based on

Which three muscles make up the hamstring muscle?

The "pacemaker" of the heart is the sinoatrial node located in the wall of the

The parasympathetic nervous system has this overall effect on the heart.

The contracting unit of a skeletal muscle is the

When the sternocephalicus muscle contracts what happens in the animal's body?

Groups of cardiac muscle cells adapt their contraction rate to

The outermost connective tissue layer of a muscle is the

A skeletal muscle that contracts at the same time as the prime mover muscle and assists in carrying out the prime mover's action is a/an

The respiratory muscles that work together to increase the size of the thoracic cavity when they contract are the

The diaphragm is composed of

If the fibers of a muscle are running caudoventrally, in which direction are they running?

What type of muscle controls the movement of an animal's skeleton?

Stretching the wall of the small intestines will result in

When skeletal muscle contracts, which site undergoes the greatest movement?

Another name for a skeletal muscle cell is a skeletal muscle

The average muscle fiber contraction cycle lasts about