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Chapters 9 and 10

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what is not a function of muscles?   excreting wastes  
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in skeletal muscle contraction calcium apparently acts to   promote the brakdown ofglycogen and atp synthesis  
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The attachment of the muscle to the moving bone is known as   insertion  
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What would be a usual result of resistance exercise?   increase the number of myofibrils within the muscle cells  
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The sites where the motor nerve impulse is transmitted from the nerve endings to the skeletal muscle cell membrane are the   neuromuscular junctions  
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Myosin   all of the above(protein found in thick myofilaments, tail and two gobular heads,and contains the actinbinding sites  
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atransient change in membrane potential where the interior of the cellbecomes slightly less negative is known as   depolarization  
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the striations of a skeletal muscle cell are produced for the most part by   the arrangement of myofilaments  
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what surrounds the individual muscle cell?   endomysium  
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the neurotransmitter released by motor nerve fibers for the muscle stimulation is   acetylcholine  
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the term tendon refers to   a rope-like attachment of a muscle to a skeletal element  
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one functional unit of a skeletal muscle is   a sarcomere  
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In a isometric contraction, the muscle   does not change in length but increases tension  
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the cytoplasm of a muscle cell is called the   sarcoplasm  
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myoglobin has a special function in muscle tissue. It   stores oxygen  
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Muscle tissue doesnt have the property of   secretability  
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An anaerobic metabolic pathway that results in the production of two net atp'sper glucose plus two pyruvic acid molecules   glycolysis  
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The sliding filament model of contraction involves   actin andmyosin sliding past each other and partially overlapping  
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Generation of an action potential doesnt include   the arrival of a graded potential at the neuromuscular juntion  
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a graphic recording of the contractile activity of a muscle cell is a   myogram  
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Muscle contractions can be graded in two ways. wave summation and tetanus would bean example of a graded muscle response by   increasing the frequency of stimulation  
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the staircase effect called treppebest explains   why itis important for athletes to warm up  
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Scissors demonstrate which type of lever?   a first class lever  
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with regard to muscle fiber arrangement in a pennate muscle   the fasicles are short and attach obliquelyto acentral tendon  
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a muscle that provides all the major forcefor producing a specific movement is called   an agonist  
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When the term tricep biceps and quadriceps formspart of a muscle's name you can assume that   the muscle has 2 3 or 4 orgins respectively  
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The muscles that are found the openings of the body are collectively called   circular muscles  
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What muscle inserts by the calcaneal tendon?   Gastrocnemius  
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A lever said to operate at a mechanical advantage is also called a   power lever  
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What muscle does not compress the abdomen?   coccygeus  
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What muscle is not a member of the hamstrings   gracilis  
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A nursing infant develoops a powerfulsuckingmuscle that adukts also use for whistlingcalled the   buccinator  
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In flexing the arm at the elbow, the   triceps brachii acts as the antagonist  
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The Orbicularis oris,   closes purses and protrudes the lip  
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adductor magnus adductor longus and adductor brevis are parts of a large musclemass of the   medial compartment of the thigh  
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The muscle that abducts the arm is the   deltoid  
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A prime mover of hip flexion is the   rectus femoris  
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Muscles that cause plantar flexion include   the gastrocnemius and the soleus  
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the muscle that assists in smilling is the   zygomaticus  
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when considering the levers of your body's muscular system the joints would be considered the   fulcrum  
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Extrinsic muscles of the tongue act to   change position of the tongue  
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An example of a muscle named for its attachments would be the   sternocleidomastoid  
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The levator ani and the coccygeus muscles   form the pelvic diaphram  
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the prime mover of jaw closure,which elevates the jaw is the   masseter muscle  
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