Muscular System Homework Assignment

Please complete the following questions, citing your research under each question in APA format. This
assignment should be free of grammatical/spelling errors. Submit via the drop box by Saturday night at
11:59pm Eastern. This assignment is worth 57 points.

1-Define the following terms: fascia, tendon, aponeuroses. (Worth 5 points total – 3 answer, 1
spelling/grammar, 1 citation.)

2-What are the three types of muscle and the characteristics of each? (Worth 8 points total – 6 answer,
1 grammar/spelling, 1 citation.)

3-Describe in detail the events of a skeletal muscle contraction and relaxation, including the sliding
filament model. (Worth 5 points total – 3 answer, 1 grammar/spelling, 1 citation.)

4-What is the difference between fast and slow twitch muscle fibers? (Worth 4 points total – 2 answer, 1
grammar/spelling, 1 citation.)

5-Describe the following contractions: isotonic, concentric, eccentric, and isometric. (Worth 6 points
total – 4 answer, 1 grammar/spelling, 1 citation.)

6-What is peristalsis and how does this relate to smooth muscle? (Worth 4 points total – 2 answer, 1
grammar/spelling, 1 citation.)
7-There are three types of levers: first, second, and third class. Describe each and how they relate to
body movements. (Worth 8 points total – 6 answer, 1 grammar/spelling, 1 citation.)

8-All skeletal muscles have five things: an origin, an insertion, an action, an innervation, and a blood
supply. Define or describe these five things. (Worth 7 points total – 5 answer, 1 grammar/spelling, 1
citation.)

9-Define the following terms as they relate to the interaction of skeletal muscles and give an example of
each: agonist, synergist, prime mover, and antagonist. (Worth 6 points total – 4 answer, 1
grammar/spelling, 1 citation.)

10-What is special about cardiac muscle? (Worth 3 points total – 3 answer, 1 grammar/spelling, 1
citation.)

NOTE: Don’t forget your citations under each question!