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