Muscle Physiology and System Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.

1. ability to stretch muscle tissue without damaging it
   Extensibility
2. voluntary, multinucleate, and striated
   Skeletal muscle
3. starts when calcium binds with troponin and ends when they unbind
   Contraction period
4. areolar CT; around sarcolemma of muscle fibers
   Endomysium
5. the idea that muscle is always somewhat activated
   Muscle tone
6. plantar flexion
   Gastrocnemius and Soleus
7. turns head laterally
   Sternocleidomastoid
8. organelle specific to muscle fibers that allows for calcium release
   Sarcoplasmic Reticulum (SR)
9. sucks in cheeks
   Buccinator
10. mastication
    Masseter
11. flexes forearm
    Biceps Brachii
12. can be seen when you oppose fingers and flex wrist
    Palmaris Longus
13. regulatory protein that blocks binding sites on actin
    Tropomyosin
14. easily fatigable but good for short, powerful movements
    Fast Glycolytic Fibers
15. muscle that does the opposite function of a main mover; example is biceps and triceps
    Antagonist
16. biggest muscle in the body; thigh extensor
    Gluteus Maximus
17. stabilizes and depresses/elevates scapula
    Trapezius
18. muscle contraction where there is no movement
    Isometric
19. thigh extensors and knee flexors
    Hamstrings
20. muscle that helps the main mover do its function
    Synergist
21. another name for muscle cells
    Muscle fiber
22. term for starting point of muscle that would not move during muscle contraction
    Origin
23. main mover of a movement
    Agonist
24. muscle contraction where the length changes
    Isotonic
25. middle part of sarcomere made of supporting proteins
    M line
26. Indirect attachment of muscles to each other using a sheet-like tissue
    Aponeurosis
27. protein within muscle cell that is responsible for holding oxygen
    Myoglobin
28. extends forearm
    Triceps Brachii
29. plasma membrane for muscle cells
    Sarcolemma
30. starts when sarcolemma is activated; ends when calcium reaches troponin
    Latent period
31. the combination of messages/action potentials onto a muscle fiber
    Summation
32. arm abduction
    Deltoid
33. smiling muscle
    Zygomaticus
34. general name for proteins within muscle fibers
    Myofibrils
35. change of RMP that causes activation of a cell
    Action Potential
36. thin filaments
    Actin
37. part of sarcomere with only thick filaments
    H zone
38. structure of sarcomere that marks the ends
    Z discs
39. muscle contraction where muscle is shortening
    Concentric
40. involuntary, uninucleate, and non-striated
    Smooth muscle
41. 'dark' zone that is made up of H zone and zone of overlap
    A band
42. wrinkles the chin
    Mentalis
43. seen when straining the neck
    Platysma
44. ability to shorten muscle tissue
    Contractility
45. thick filaments
    Myosin
46. longest muscle in the body; thigh flexion
    Sartorius
47. fibers that solely rely on cellular respiration; fatigue-resistant
    Slow Oxidative Fibers
48. part of sarcomere with only thin filaments
    I band
49. group of muscle cells
    Fascicle
50. entire process of activating the NMJ to contraction of muscle
    Excitation-contraction coupling
51. dorsiflexion
    Tibialis Anterior
52. organelle specific to muscle fibers that allows communication
    T-Tubule
53. raises eyebrows
    Frontalis
54. term for ending point of muscle that will move during muscle contraction
    Insertion
55. opens ribcage for inspiration
    External Intercostals
56. period where myosin and actin filaments are sliding back to their original positions
    Relaxation period
57. neurotransmitter that activates the sarcolemma
    Acetylcholine (ACh)
58. closes eyes
    Orbicularis Oculi
59. muscle contraction where muscle is enlongating
    Eccentric
60. muscle will build up to prevent muscle damage from occurring again
    Overload principle
61. a motor neuron and all of the muscle fibers it supplies
    Motor unit
62. chemical that allow ACh release and troponin binding
    Calcium
63. regulatory protein that binds with calcium
    Troponin
64. dense irregular CT; surrounds whole muscles
    Epimysium
65. starts with calcium binding with troponin, and ends when they unbind
    Cross-bridge cycle
66. pushes out air for exhalation
    Internal Intercostals
67. arm extension
    Latissimus Dorsi
68. recoil ability of muscle tissue
    Elasticity
69. involuntary, uninucleate, and striated
    Cardiac muscle
70. functional unit of muscle tissue
    Sarcomere
71. moderately fatigable and will normally use aerobic respiration; has ability to use some anaerobic respiration
    Fast Oxidative Fibers
72. thigh flexors and knee extensors
    Quadriceps
73. closes mouth
    Orbicularis Oris
74. arm adduction
    Pectoralis Major
75. muscle contraction activated by only one action potential
    Twitch
76. where the end of a motor neuron connects with the sarcolemma of a muscle cell
    Neuromuscular Junction (NMJ)
77. Indirect attachment of muscles to each other using a rope-like tissue
    Tendon
78. dense irregular CT; fascicle level
    Perimysium
79. muscle ability to respond to stimuli
    Excitability