Download Musculoskeletal System Test STUDY GUIDE

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Musculoskeletal System TEST Study Guide
This test will cover Lessons 18-22 in the blue book. The test will include the following
terms and questions. Be sure to study your class notes, all of your homework, and
understand how the labs have helped illustrate the concepts and questions below.
Terms (Some of the terms below we have not “defined” however we have discussed the
role they play in the musculoskeletal system. If you have questions please come see me.)
4 types of tissue
Connective Tissue
Tendons
Ligaments
Joints
Cartilage
Skeletal Muscles
Smooth Muscle
Cardiac Muscle
Nerves
Fibrous joints
Cartilaginous joints
Synovial joints
Joint Cavity
Plane joint
Ball-and-socket joint
Pivot joint
Hinge joint
Saddle joint
Condyloid joint
Involuntary muscles
Voluntary muscles
Striated Muscle
# of skeletal muscles
# of bones
Muscle contraction
Muscle fatigue
Aerobic respiration
Anaerobic respiration
ATP
Mitochondria
Myoglobin
Slow-twitch muscles
Fast-twitch muscles
Muscle cramp
Be able to answer/discuss the following questions.
1. What are the different types of tissue in the body?
2. What are the different types of muscle tissue?
3. What is the difference between ligaments and tendons?
4. How are joints and cartilage related?
5. What is the difference between voluntary and involuntary muscles? Give
examples.
6. What is the difference between fibrous, cartilaginous, and synovial joints?
7. What are 6 different synovial joints and where they are found?
8. What is the difference between slow and fast twitch muscles, and what are they
used for?
9. Why are there more mitochondria in slow twitch muscles?
10. Why would more mitochondria also mean more myoglobin?
11. Be able to describe why muscles fatigue.
12. How do bones and muscles work together?