Learning the Muscular System Chapter 10-12  

Chapter 10:   Muscle Tissue and Organization

Chapter 11:Axial Muscles

Chapter 12:  Appendicular Muscles

It is now time to learn the muscles that attach to the bones you have just mastered.  Although there are approximately 656 muscles commonly found in the human body, you will be responsible for learning only the superficial. This will be approximately 35. Again, timing is everything here. You must choose a system that works and launch into your study each day. You may find looking at ALL THOSE muscles to learn is too overwhelming.  You may want to separate out daily learning goals.  First day may be head and neck.. Next day may be abdomen.  Flashcards work well for some students too. You have many tools which will aide your successful learning. NOTE:  There are 3 chapters for this material on the muscular system. REMEMBER!  When you come to the tools, you will only see the link to your online learning center.  Select each chapter individually and proceed to do the materials you have done in the past for each topic.  There is no substitute for learning the muscles by "Touching" them in 3D modules.  You will have models in lab --both articulated and disarticulated when you take your lab practical exam. Spend as much time as you possibly can touching and comparing models of muscles to your text and lab book. If you do not have access to models or do not have enough time with them  to learn all the muscles, be certain to spend even more time on your Anatomy and Physiology revealed CD learning from the interactive images.  There are Muscle figures located in Schwartz 104 lab. You have approximately 1.5 weeks to complete this task. Remember, it is "quality time" not necessarily "Quantity time".  I wish you well.

At the end of the study of this system, the successful student will be able to:

LECTURE:

• Will be able to discuss and recognize in statements the structure and function of the muscular system in the human body and use correctly the following terms  P. 288-291

  • Tendon

  • Skeletal muscle

  • Epimysium

  • Blood vessels and nerves

  • Perimysium

  • Muscle fascicle

  • Endomysium

  • Muscle fiber (cells)

    • myofibrils

    • myofilaments (Actin and Myosin)

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  • GO to your APR CD to see an animation of Skeletal Muscle Arrangement

    • click Animation on the left side of the screen

    • click Select Topic(yellow letters)

      • anatomy

    • Click Select animation

      • skeletal muscle

    • Go to the right side and click the forward arrow to play the animation

    • When the animation is done, click the house icon to return to the home menu

     

• Will be able to discuss and recognize the steps in the control of muscle fiber contraction * 

• Go to your APR CD:  Click Animations, , click on sliding filament to see this learning objective in action

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• will be able to discuss and recognize the differences between the three types of muscle in the human body 

  • skeletal ****    See Table 10.6 p 312-313

  • smooth*****

  • cardiac *****

  PAGES OF INFORMATION TO OMIT:  Page 302(muscle tone) - P310

  DO NOT OMIT:  Muscular Hypertrophy vs Muscular Atrophy (p. 307) and The Naming of Muscles P. 309 and Skeletal-Smooth Cardiac Muscle P.310-313

OK, Now go on to the successful learning of these Axial and Appendicular muscles in Chapter 11 and 12.  Note:  for the listed muscles 

•  Use the muscles listed in the APR CD by NAME and ACTION(see the list in the lab objectives..  Note there are repeat muscles. For example, the Trapezius is shown on the Anterior View BUT is displayed correctly on the Posterior view.   We will help you with more of these examples in lab.  *NOTE:  We are NOT asking for the origin and insertion

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  • Note:  you will need a closer view to help learn the actions of these muscles.  For example, note the Temporalis muscle.  My suggestion is to highlight from these tables ONLY the muscles you need to know.  We will be working on this in lab!

  • Remember:  muscles work in groups.  Note the importance of this by looking at the Rotator Cuff.

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  • Note:  Go to the Tables in your text to learn the "action".  For example here is an example of the chart you need to access to highlight the names of the muscles from your APR list and highlight the Action.

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  • Go to your APR CD to help you learn the muscles.  Make certain to compare the superficial muscles on the list above as you learn tehm on the CD

    • Launch the CD

    • Go to the Left Screen and click Dissection

    • Go to the right and select region (yellow letters)

      • Head and Neck

    • Select View

      • anterior

    • Select Go (green letters)

    • Go to the left screen and select structure type (yellow letters)

      • muscles

    • Click numbers 2 and 3 in the tags column to see the array of dots.  Click on these to get the names of the superficial muscles.  See if you can name them before you click them). The Click will also reveal the action of the muscle you are to learn. REMEMBER:  you only need to learn the muscles on the lists above so always compare to your text

    • Continue on the other body views to learn all the muscles on your lists.  REMEMBER:  the "Pronounce" key will help you hear these muscles correctly.     GO FOR IT!.........see you in lab!

  In addition, from the lab studies  the student will be able to

  LAB:

  • Muscle Man Models: (one per table)

    • Using  this model in the lab, identify by name and action all the muscles that appear in the APR muscle animation list.  There are 35 muscles listed and the actions will be shown to you.  USE APR!

    APR CD 2.0:

There is much to learn Using APR in this Unit:  You can Choose dissect (scalpel Icon) and view the muscles you must learn both anterior and posterior.  You may also choose the animation icon (filmstrip) and view many of your listed muscles by name and by action.  This should be extremely helpful

You will be measured on your success in mastering the identification of the35 muscles found in your APR CD

•  figures will be presented and you will need to add the labels for the muscles

•  Somso Muscle models will be presented in a lab environment with stickers and you will need to provide the appropriate muscle name and action for each sticker.

• You will be presented with a muscle name and you will select the location and action

• APR CD: 

  

The following sources of information will help you master the  the Muscular system and the related structures for which you are responsible.

1. McGraw Hill website:  online Learning Center text material has great potential to help you learn the many components of anatomy and Physiology:

1. Body Smart which has animations to help you learn the basic components of the body's systems
2. Do the multiple choice, matching, and labeling for each chapters 10-12
3. Use your Anatomy and Physiology revealed OFTEN, studying the interactive images, not just watching them.
4. Practice, practice, practice and then practice more.  There is a lot of material in these 4 chapters and you will have to spend at least twice as much time as you think you will need to to actually master all this critical material.

2. Textbook:  Read the objectives.  Use them as a guide when you 

   1. skim read the chapter to get a feel for the content and how the different topics are related

   2. reread the chapter look for the critical points and preparing for lecture

   3. study the chapter to learn the critical content

   4. review the chapter preparing for the quizzes and exams

3. Lecture:    Attend all lectures.  Use them to 

   1. identify important points

   2. ask questions of points not well understood in the text

   3. measure your learning comprehension

4. Lab:     Attend your scheduled lab and take advantage of open times to continue to study  
               Use your labs to correlate text structures to actual specimens in lab

5. You may find the glossary helpful for terminology understanding and to learn how to pronounce the words.  If you have forgotten how to call up the glossary, return to the introduction and reread the directions.  There are so many new terms that if you don't practice pronunciation at the same time you master the meaning, you will eventually find yourself very, very confused.  Adult learners remember via words stored in memory.  Without the sound that goes with the word, you will have difficulty retaining the work and its meaning.

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