muscle links

Here's some of the links I used in class:

1.  Outlining the way nerves communicate with muscle

2.  A nice animation of a sarcomere contracting

3.  Good diagrams of various muscles

4.  A decent tutorial

Good Luck on the Exams

Review guide

Class, here's a rough outline of the content on the exam:
Introduction:
definition of anatomy and physiology
planes of the body: coronal, saggital, transverse
cavities:  dorsal - cranium, spinal column
ventral: thoracic, abdominal (pelvic and upper)
Terms: medial - lateral
superior - inferior
proximal - distal
anterior - posterior
superficial - deep

Histology:

epithilial (squamous, cuboidal, columnar, transitional)

muscle (cardiac, skeletal, smooth)

Nerve

Connective (blood, bone, 3 cartilages[hyaline, fibro, elastic], 2 proper[adipose, loose])

Skin
epidermis (stratum layers)
dermis (papillary and reticular layers)
subcutaneous
review of skin functions
glands and nerve endings
burns
hair and nails

Skeletal
bones of the day
cartilage functions
Haversian systems
Anatomy of a long bone
bone break classification
articulation types (fibrous, cartilage, and synovial)
tendons, ligaments, bursae
bone surface features (depressions and processes)
hip relacement

Muscle:
muscles of the day
definition of origin, insertion, belly, antagonist
movement terms: flex, extend
adduct, abduct
rotate, circumduct
full analysis of movement
myoglobin function
fast and slow twitch
contraction types: twitch, tetany, treppe, fatigue
Possibly, internal muscle anatomy --that remains to be seen.

This should cover things.  See you on Monday.