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68WM6 Muscles

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Actin:   contractile protein found in the thin myofilaments of skeletal muscle.  
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All or None:   when stimulated, a muscle fiber will contract fully or not at all; whether a contraction occurs depends on whether the stimulus reaches the required threshold.  
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Antagonist:   those having opposing actions; for example, muscles that flex the upper arm are antagonists to muscles that extend it.  
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Aponeuroses:   broad fibrous sheets of connective tissue.  
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Atrophy:   wasting away of tissue; decrease in size of a part; sometimes referred to as disuse atrophy.  
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Bursa:   saclike, fluid-filled structure, lined with synovial membrane, near a joint.  
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Hypertrophy:   increase in size, structure, or function.  
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Isometric:   type of muscle contraction in which muscle does not shorten.  
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Isotonic:   of the same tension or pressure.  
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Sacromere:   contractile unit of muscle; length of a myofibril between two Z bands.  
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Synergist:   muscle that assist the prime mover.  
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Tenosynovitis:   inflammation of the tendon sheath.  
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Three types of muscle tissue:   -Skeletal-Cardiac-Smooth  
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Skeletal Muscle   Striated / Voluntary  
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40-50% of body weight is____muscle.   Skeletal Muscle  
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Contractions can be voluntary with this type of muscle.   Skeletal Muscle  
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When looking at skeletal muscle under a microscope you will see....   Microscope reveals crosswise stripes or striations  
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Cardiac Muscle   Bulk of the Heart, Unique dark bands called intercalated disks, Allows heart to contract as a unit.  
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Smooth Muscle   Movement is involuntary, Found in walls of hollow visceral structures, Lacks cross-stripes or striations under microscope.  
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Origin:   attachment to the bone that remains relatively stationary.  
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Insertion   point of attachment to the bone that moves when a muscle contracts.  
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Body:   main part of the muscle.  
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Muscles attach to the bone by   tendons (fascia).  
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Sacromere:   separated from each other by dark bands called Z-lines.  
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Functions of the Skeletal Muscle   Movement. (Opposing muscles)Posture or muscle tone.Heat Production.  
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Groups of muscles usually contract to produce   a single movement  
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Prime mover:   muscle whose contraction is mainly responsible for producing a given movement.  
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Synergist:   muscle whose contractions help the prime mover produce a given movement.  
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Antagonist:   muscle whose actions oppose the action of a prime mover in any given movement.  
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Enables us to maintain body position   Specialized muscle contractions called tonic contractions.  
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Tonic contraction   Only a few of a muscle’s fibers shorten at one time, Produce no movement of body parts.  
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Good posture reduces strain on   muscles, tendons, ligaments, and bones.  
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Poor posture causes   fatigue and may lead to deformity.  
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Fever:   an elevated body temperature (often a sign of illness).  
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Hypothermia:   a reduced body temperature.  
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Contraction of muscle fibers produces most of the _____ required to maintain normal body temperature.   heat  
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If muscle cells are stimulated repeatedly without adequate periods of rest   the strength of the muscle contraction decreases, resulting in fatigue.  
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Contraction in the absence of adequate oxygen produces...   lactic acid, which contributes to muscle soreness.  
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Oxygen debt:   term used to describe the metabolic effort required to burn excess lactic acid that may accumulate during prolonged periods of exercise; the body is attempting to return the cells’ energy and oxygen reserves to pre-exercise levels.  
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Motor neuron   the specialized nerve that transmits an impulse to a muscle, causing contraction.  
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Neuromuscular junction   is the specialized point of contact between a nerve ending and the muscle fiber it innervates.  
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Acetylcholine   Specialized chemicals are released by the motor neuron in response to a nervous impulse.  
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Threshold Stimulus   the minimal level of stimulation required to cause a muscle fiber to contract.  
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Twitch:   contractions are laboratory phenomena and do not play a significant role in normal muscular activity; they are a single contraction of muscle fibers caused by a single threshold stimulus.  
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Tetanic:   contractions are sustained and steady muscular contractions caused by a series of stimuli bombarding a muscle in rapid succession.  
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Isotonic:   contraction of a muscle that produces movement of a joint.  
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Isometric:   contractions that do not produce movement, muscles as a whole does not shorten.  
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Facial muscles:   lie beneath the skin of the face and scalp and used to communicate feelings through facial expression.  
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Mastication   closes mouth and produce chewing movements.  
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Sternocleidomastoid   flexes head  
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Trapezius   elevates shoulder and extends head  
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Pectoralis Major   flexes the upper arm  
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Latissimus Dorsi   extends the upper arm  
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Deltoid   abducts the upper arm  
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Biceps brachii   flexes the forearm  
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Triceps brachii   extends the forearm  
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Abdominal Muscles   *External oblique*Internal oblique*Transversus abdominis*Rectus abdominis  
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Respiratory Muscles two types are:   IntercostalDiaphragm  
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Hamstring muscles   *Semimembranosus*Semitendinosus*Biceps femoris  
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Quadricepts femoris group   *Rectus femoris*Vastus lateralis*Vastus medialis*Vastus intermedius  
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Flexion:   movement that decreases the angle between two bones at their joint: bending.  
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Extension:   movement that increases the angle between two bones at their joint: straightening.  
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Aponeuroses   Connective tissue in a muscle that forms broad fibrous sheets.  
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Fascicles   Bundles of skeltal muscle fibers.  
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myo-   (muscle)  
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calat-   (something inserted)  
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erg-   (work) ex: synergist  
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Laten-   (hidden)  
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sarco-   (flesh)  
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tetan-   (stiff)  
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troph-   (well fed)  
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I Bands   (light bands) composed of thin actin filaments.  
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Threshold Stimulus   Minimal strength required to cause a contraction.  
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Muscle Tone   a response to nerve impulses that originate repeatedly from the spinal cord and stimulate a few muscle fibers.  
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Peristalsis   wavelike motion that occurs in certain tubular organs, such as the intestines, and helps force the contents of these organs along their lengths.  
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Where are smooth muscles found?   Walls of hollow viscera, peristalsis, and vasoconstriction.  
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