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Review for test on muscles in A&P1 at DelTech Owens

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What do you call the part of a muscle that attaches to a bone that is stable and has little to no movement?   Origin  
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What do you call the part of a muscle that attaches to a bone that moves when the muscle contracts?   Insertion  
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What do you call the fat part of a muscle between the origin and insertion points?   Belly  
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The muscle producing the most force during a movement is called the __ __.   prime mover  
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The muscle that helps the prime mover muscle is called the __.   synergist  
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The muscle that would oppose a movement if it contacts is called the __.   antagonist  
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A muscle that holds a bone in place (instead of moving it) is called a __.   fixator  
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Neurons and __ have the only excitable cells in the body?   muscles  
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Muscles are the only tissues in the body that can __ or exert force when stimulated.   contract  
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Approximately how many muscles are in the human body?   600  
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Name the 3 kinds of muscle.   skeletal, smooth, cardiac  
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Another term for a muscle cell is a muscle __.   fiber  
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How many functions do muscles serve?   Six  
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What are the 6 functions of muscles in the body?   Movement, blood flow, stability, communication, control of body openings, heat  
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Which kind of muscle is under voluntary control, has long cells that form bands or striations, and that contract rapidly while tiring easily?   skeletal or striated  
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Which kind of muscle is involuntary, with fewer striations than skeletal muscle, with steady contraction speed that can speed up when needed?   cardiac  
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Which kind of muscle can be found in the digestive tract, is involuntary, does not require nervous stimulation, has a slow contraction speed, does not tire easily, and is nonstriated?   smooth  
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Name the 5 characteristics of muscle. (Every cat can eat eggs)   excitability, conductivity, contractility, extensibility, elasticity  
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The ability of muscles to receive and respond to stimulus is called?   excitability  
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The ability of muscles to conduct an action potential (nerve impulse) is called?   conductivity  
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The ability of muscles to shorten or contract is called?   contractility  
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The ability of muscles to stretch is called?   extensibility  
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The connective tissue that surrounds every muscle fiber is called?   endomysium  
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A collection of bundles of muscle fibers is called?   fascicle  
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What surrounds each muscle fascicle?   perimysium  
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What surrounds the entire muscle?   epimysium  
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A broad sheath-like connective tissue that connects muscle to muscle?   aponeurosis  
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The aponeurosis in the palm of the hand is called?   palmar aponeurosis  
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Muscles are __ because muscles need a lot of ATP.   multinucleated  
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The plasma membrane of muscle cells is called?   sarcolemma  
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What carries electrical current and is located at junctions of the a and I bands?   transverse tubules  
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The cytoplasm of a muscle fiber is called?   sarcoplasm  
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The sarcoplasm contains what 2 things needed by muscle?   glycogen, myoglobin  
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The endoplasmic reticulum of a muscle fiber is called?   sarcoplasmic reticulum  
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The sarcoplasmic reticulum is a reservoir for __ ions needed to make the muscle contract.   calcium  
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The contractile elements of muscles are called?   myofibrils  
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Myofibrils consist of what?   myofilaments  
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Myofilaments contain what 4 proteins?   actin, myosin, troponin, tropomyosin  
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__ is a thin protein that causes muscles to contract.   actin  
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__ is a thick protein that causes muscles to contract.   myosin  
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__ and __ are regulatory proteins in muscles that stop muscles from contracting.   troponin and tropopmyosin  
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The smallest unit of muscle is called?   sarcomere  
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The borders of a sarcomere are called?   Z-bands  
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The "rowing team" of the sarcomere is called?   myosin  
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The area where myosin can be found is called the __ band.   A-band  
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Electrical stimulus of a muscle is called an __ __.   action potential  
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Where do muscles get their energy from?   ATP  
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Stored __ is ready energy.   ATP  
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What other sources of energy can be converted to ATP?   glucose and creatine phosphate  
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Glucose is absorbed through the __ __. It is slow energy.   digestive tract  
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One way of generating ATP is through aerobic respiration. This creates __ ATP, and 2 are needed to start the cycle.   thirty-eight  
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One way of generating ATP is through anaerobic respiration. This creates __ ATP, and 2 are used to start the cycle.   four  
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The Kreb's cycle is also called the __ __ cycle.   citric acid  
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Aerobic respiration results in ATP, plus __ __ and water.   carbon dioxide  
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Aerobic respiration occurs in the cell __.   mitochondria  
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When glucose is gone, we use __.   glycogen  
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Glycogen is stored in the __ and some is stored in muscle.   liver  
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__ respiration occurs when muscles are contracting for a long time and oxygen is deficient.   Anaroebic  
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Glucose is broken down into ATP and __ acid.   lactic  
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Lactic acid makes muscles __.   tired  
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Which produces ATP faster: aerobic respiration or anaroebic respiration?   anaroebic  
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Creatine phosphate is stored in __ __.   muscle tissue  
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Creatine phosphate (CP) will bind to __ and make a new ATP.   ADP  
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What do you experience when glycogen stores in muscles are used up and ATP production fails?   physiological fatigue  
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When oxygen stores need to be replenished in muscles, we experience __ debt.   oxygen  
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When stimulated by a motor neuron, muscle fiber will contract to its greatest extent or not at all. What is this principle called?   All of none principle  
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A single motor neuron, that tells muscle fibers to contract, is also called a __ __.   motor unit  
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The number of muscle fibers that respond to a motor unit can range from __ to several hundred.   four  
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The average number of muscle fibers that respond to a motor unit is __.   one-hundred and fifty  
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The __ number of muscle fibers, the finer the control of the movement.   fewer  
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A __ __ is a response of a muscle to a stimulus.   muscle twitch  
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What is the first phase of a muscle twitch?   latent period  
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What is the 2nd phase of a muscle twitch?   stimulus  
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What is the 3rd phase of a muscle twitch?   contraction  
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What is the 4th phase of a muscle twitch?   relaxation  
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A long sustained maximum contraction of a muscle is called __.   tetanus  
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A muscle contraction without a change in the shape of the muscle is called?   isometric  
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A muscle contraction with a change in the shape of the muscle is called?   isotonic  
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When a muscle breaks down due to disuse, this is called?   disuse atrophy  
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Rigor mortis means __ __ __.   stiffness of death  
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The 1st phase of rigor mortis is called?   primary flaccidity  
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During the 2nd phase of rigor mortis, what parts of the body are affected?   eyelids, neck, jaw  
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A dead body enters the 2nd phase or rigor mortis within __ to __ hours of death.   two to six  
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A dead body reaches peak rigidity within __ hours after death.   twelve  
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Rigor mortis dissipates with __ to __ hours of death.   forty-eight to sixty  
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