6.3 Preview: Muscle Card Practice

There are over 650 muscles in the human body, all of which have a specific name and role within the body. We WILL NOT by any means memorize all of these muscles or get even close to doing such a thing. Instead, each student will be assigned a group of sample muscles and create cards that include information necessary in identifying and classifying muscles. This will give you a quick snapshot of the vast amount of information that goes into a more advanced anatomy class!

- Directions: In your module guide, complete a "sample muscle card". This will be the introduction to the assignment that you will be completing later on in the module. 

- Pick one of the following muscles (following options will not be included in muscle card activity) Latissimus dorsi, Pectoralis minor, Vastus lateralis 

- Use visible body to fulfil requirements: click on muscular system, then on "naming muscles in the muscular system", then find the correct muscle or muscle group. OR click "anatomy ID - muscular system" and search your desired muscle.

- OR Use either of the following below to find information: 

             master muscle list             Wikipedia Muscle List 

6.3 Lesson - Part 1:

• Please record all notes in your notebook. 

Essential Vocab: model of contraction, neuromuscular junction, synaptic cleft, depolarization, repolarization, excitation contraction, motor unit, myogram, muscle twitch, isotonic contractions, eccentric contractions, isometric contractions

Module Learning Targets: 

3.1 – Define origin, insertion, prime mover, antagonist, synergist, and fixator as they relate to the muscles.

3.2 – Demonstrate or identify the different types of body movements

3.3 – List some criteria used in naming muscles

3.4 – Name and locate the major muscles of the human body, and state the action of each.