Muscular System

With prolonged lack of use, muscle will ______, which is progressive wasting away of muscle tissue. Besides pain and muscle stiffness, patients may also experience fatigue, inability to concentrate, sleep disturbances, and a multitude of other sx.

• Contracture
• Atrophy
• Seize
• Sprain

A chronic musculoskeletal condition characterized by widespread pain, with tender points at specific sites on the body. 

• Multiple Sclerosis
• Influenza
• Measles
• Fibromyalgia

True or False: The thickest and strongest tendon in the human body is the Achilles tendon.

• True
• False

What are the 3 types of muscle tissue?

• Thigh, Calf, & Shoulder
• Traps, Forearm, & Abs
• Hamstring, Biceps, & Triceps
• Smooth Muscle, Cardiac Muscle, & Skeletal Muscle

This group of congenital disorders results in progressive wasting away of skeletal muscles. 

• Atrophy
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Strain
• Contracture

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which muscles are involuntary?

• skeletal
• cardiac
• smooth
• smooth and cardiac

Identify this type of muscle

• cardiac
• smooth
• skeletal

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Identify this type of muscle

• smooth
• cardiac
• skeletal

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Identify this type of muscle

• smooth
• cardiac
• skeletal

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

True or False: A 1 inch thick tendon can support nine tons of weight.

• True
• False