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3.1 Intro of muscles

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3 functions of muscles   Support the body, permit movement, and produce body heat.  
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"myo" means:   Muscle  
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4 functions of skeletal or voluntary muscle:   they move body parts, maintain posture, cause voluntary and reflex movements, and produce body heat.  
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What type of muscle tissue is "visceral" or involuntary muscles. Where are they located?   smooth muscle tissue, found in stomach and intestine (esophagus too)  
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"Cardiac" muscle is made up of what type of tissue? It's controled by which nervous system?   Striated muscle tissue, the autonomic nervous system.  
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Muscle cells are termed:   Fibers  
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Muscle fibers are held together by?   Connective tissue  
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What encloses bundles of muscle fibers?   Fascia  
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A muscle fiber's plasma membrane is called?   Sarcolemma  
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A muscle fiber's cytoplasm is called?   Sarcoplasm  
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Tendons are what type of tissue and are connected to what(covers the bone)?   Connective tissue, the periosteum.  
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What muscles actively produce movement?   The prime movers  
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What muscles oppose the prime movers?   The antagonists  
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What muscles contract with the prime movers and help produce movement and stability?   The synergists  
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The area where the muscle attaches to the stationary bone is called the:   Origin  
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The area where the muscle attaches to the more moveable bone is the:   Insertion  
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