BIOD 151- Module
5 Test Questions
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Denning [Date] [Course title]
,Why do the muscular and skeletal systems work together? - Answer: To provide movement for the
human body
What are the 3 types of muscle tissue? - Answer: Skeletal, smooth and cardiac
Characteristics of skeletal muscles - Answer: 1. Must have blood and nervous supply to provide
movement
2. Are under conscious control
Conscious control - Answer: a person can consciously decide to use these muscles to complete an
action
How does communication throughout the body tell a muscle to move? - Answer: Peripheral nerves
carry the signal from the central nervous system (brain and spinal chord) to a specific muscle destination
Motor actions - Answer: Messages from the central nervous system to a muscle
Sensation or sensory input - Answer: When nerves carry information from the external environment to
the central nervous system
Tendons - Answer: Connective tissues that connect skeletal muscle to bone
Characteristics of tendons - Answer: flexible, can bend at the joints and help cushion against sudden
movement
Ligaments - Answer: Connective tissue that connects bone to bone helping to stabilize joints
What are the 3 components of a skeletal muscle? - Answer: Origin, insertion and action
Origin - Answer: The bony site of attachment that is stationary during movement
, Insertion - Answer: The bony site of attachment that is moved by the muscle contraction
Action - Answer: The effect that is produced by the muscle contraction
Innervation - Answer: The peripheral nerve that supplies a muscle with a message from the brain
How many pairs of cranial nerves originate on the ventral surface of the brain? - Answer: 12
Agonist - Answer: The muscle that contract as the primary movement in a pair
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