Q. What is the relationship between muscle and skin?
As discussed in previous sections, bone, muscle, and skin are living systems and are active metabolically. They are connected, as are all other organs, by the body’s cardiovascular system. This allows bone, muscle, and skin to respond to hormones and growth factors produced by other tissues.
Q. Which is the relationship of the arms to the body core?
The Skeletal System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the relationship of the arms to the body’s core? | lateral |
| What abdominal region is above the hypogastric region? | umbilical |
| Which body plane divides the body into the top and bottom halves? | transverse |
| What is the relationship of the skin to the muscle? | superficial |
Q. Which type of muscle is attached to bones and can be contracted and relaxed by a person at will?
Skeletal muscles attach to and move bones by contracting and relaxing in response to voluntary messages from the nervous system. Skeletal muscle tissue is composed of long cells called muscle fibers that have a striated appearance.
Q. What can I do for severe muscle pain?
To help relieve muscle soreness, try:
- Gentle stretching.
- Muscle massage.
- Rest.
- Ice to help reduce inflammation.
- Heat to help increase blood flow to your muscles.
- Over-the-counter (OTC) pain medicine, such as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) like ibuprofen (brand name: Advil).
Q. Which painkiller is best for muscle pain?
If you get sore muscles once in a while, you can take acetaminophen (Tylenol) or a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) like aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), or naproxen (Aleve)to help ease the discomfort.
Q. Do your muscles grow when they are sore?
So, what we know so far is that muscle soreness does not equal muscle growth and that when there is muscle soreness, performance decreases.
