Chapter One & Two

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Muscle tissue properties

irritability
contractility
extensibility
elasticity

muscle shape
fiber arrangement

flat
fusiform
strap
radiate
sphincter
unipennate
bipennate
multipennate

parallel
pennate

muscle terminology

intrinsic
extrinsic
origin
insertion
isometric

Muscle Contraction

isokinetics
static/dynamic
concentric
eccentric

Subtopic

Role of Muscles

Agonist
antagonist
stabilizers
synergist
neutralizers
force couples

Proprioception &
Kinesthesis

conscience awareness of body position
sun conscience awareness to regulate posture
myotatic or stretch reflex

anatomical planes
and axis

Axis
frontal
longitudinal
sagittal
oblique

Planes
frontal
sagittal
transverse
oblique

movements in
Joints

abduction
addiction
flexion
extension

do the joints roll or glide

Subtopic

Bones

Long
Short
flat

what is the purpose of each bone

Subtopic

Subtopic

tying roles of muscles together

how muscles work together to perform action of free-throw better

CNS

the brain functions as control center, diff. levels of control within the brain
cerebral cortex
basal ganglia
cerebellum
brain stem

PNS

responsible for nerves sensing signals and sending them out as impulses throughout body
afferent nerves
efferent nerves
dermatome
myotome

neurons
dendrites
axon
sensory,motor,interneurons

Fundamentals

shape
size
# of divisions
location
direction of its fibers
points of attachment
action

neuromuscular concepts

motor unit
action potential
sub threshold
stimulus
threshold stimulus
sub maximal stimuli
maximal stimulus
latent period
contraction/relaxation phase
summation
tetanus
treppe
passive/active tension

muscle length

angle of pull

rotary,nonrotary,stabilizing,dislocating components