Anatomy & Physiology
Chapter 6 Muscles: Learning Objectives
Muscle Key Topics:
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Types of Muscles
Contraction Cycle
Muscle Attachment
Muscle Identification
Muscle Fibers
Anatomy of Muscle Cells
Lesson 6.1: Types and Functions of Muscles–p. 177-181
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Name the 3 types of muscles tissues
Identify Key features that distinguish the 3 types of
muscle cells from each other. (striations, #nuclei,
voluntary/involuntary, shape of cell, location & type of
conatracton
Compare the speed of muscle contractions for skeletal,
cardiac and smooth muscle.
What is the function of a tendon?
Be able to label the following and identify the function
of the following parts of skeletal muscle: epimysium,
perimysium, muscle fiber, endomysium, fascicle, &
perimysium
State the three roles of skeletal muscle
Lesson 6.2: Microscopic Anatomy of Skeletal Muscle
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Lesson 6.5 Gross Anatomy of
Skeletal Muscles p 199-209
MUST KNOW LIST of MUSCLES
Pages 210-211
Students must be able to identify the
following muscles based upon location on
a diagram or physical model.
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Bicep
Tricep
Deltoid
Pectoralis major
Trapezius
Brachialis
Brachio radialis
Flexor carpi radialis
Latimus dorsi
Quadricep
Gluteus maximus
External oblique
Internal oblique
Transverse abdominals
Rectus abdominus
Hamstring
Gastrocnemius
Sartorius
Fibularis Longus
Adductor
Soleus
Sartorius
Intercostals
Define sarcolemma, myofibrils
Label the following banding patterns/ parts of
myofibrils: I band, Z disc, A band, H zone, M line, actin
(thin), myosin (thick)
 Define sarcomere
 Explain how sarcomeres are organized
 Describe thick filaments.
 Explain what a myosin head is and its relationship to a
cross bridge
 Describe thin filaments and what their relationships are
to Z discs, A bands, and the H zone
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able
to label theand
anatomy
of a skeletal
muscle
fiber Muscle Fibers p. 183-188, p 190-192
Lesson
6.3:
Stimulation
Contraction
of Single
Skeletal
(cell)
 Describe
thesarcoplasmic
following special
functional properties of skeletal muscle: irritability (responsiveness,
What is the
reticulum
contractility, extensibility, elasticity
 Explain the 7 steps of nerve stimulus and generation of an action potential.
 What is necessary for a cell to return to its resting state?
 Explain the stages of the sliding filament theory
 Draw and label the parts of a sarcomere
 Explain the cross bridge cycle
 How are grades responses produced?
 What is a muscle twitch
 Discuss muscles response to different stimulation rates
Anatomy & Physiology
Chapter 6 Muscles: Learning Objectives
Lesson 6.4: Muscle Movements, Roles & Names p 192-197
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Know the 5 golden rules of skeletal muscle activity
Define Origin and Insertion
When does muscle movement occur?
Distinguish between the following common body movements and be able to demonstrate them using
your body: flexion, extension, rotation, abduction, adduction, and circumduction.
Distinguish between the following special movements and be able to demonstrate them using your
body: dorsiflexion and plantar flexion; inversion and eversion; supination and pronation;
opposition.
Know the 4 muscle actions found in figure 6.14 on page 197
Lesson 6.6: Developmental Aspects of the Muscular System p 209 & 214
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Why is exercise necessary?
What happens to muscle with extreme exercise?
What happens to muscles with age?