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muscular system test review

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connection of muscle to a stationary bone   origin  
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connection of muscle to a bone that moves   inseration  
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muscle connected to internal organs   visceral muscle  
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pain in many muscles   polymyalgia  
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pertaining to the heart muscles   mycardial  
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fibrous membrane seperating muscles   fascia  
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wasting/fading away of muscle   atrophy  
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malignant tumor of smooth muscle   leiomyosarcoma  
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tough cord/band of dense white connective tissue that attaches a muscle to another part   tendon  
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study of muscles   myology  
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lack of tone/flabbiness of muscle   flaccid  
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muscles responsible for prime action   antagonists  
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muscles that assist the prime movers by stablizing the joints   synergist  
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outer most sheath of connective tissue that surrounds the skeletal muscles   fascia/epimysium  
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system of human body & their muscles that work to produce movement   muscular system  
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true charactertics of cardic muscle tissue   contracts moderatly fast in response to stimulation to nerve impulses - "D"  
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a characteristic of smooth muscle   contracts slowly in response to stimulation to nerve impulses  
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term meaning controlled by will   voluntary  
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increase in size of organ/structure   hypertrophy  
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term for wasting away   atrophy  
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flat thin fibrous sheet of connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone or other tissue ather their origin/insertion   aponeurosis  
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ability to respond to stimuli   irritability  
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muscular system composes what % of total body wght   35 - 50  
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with in a muscle   intramuscular  
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when the epimesium in the form of a strong tough cord   tendon  
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muscle must be ???? attached to structures they pull on during contractions   firmly  
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muscles are enclosed in; which is continous w/ fibrous structures that attach muscle to bone or other structures   epimesium/fascia  
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a major function of muscle   assist in movement  
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ability to transmit impulses   conductivity  
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ability to resume former length after the stretching force is removed   elasticity  
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correct action of tensor muscles   tense apart, make more rigid  
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action of of levator muscle   to lift a part  
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correct action of depressor muscle   to lower a part  
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action of a supinator muscle   turn palm upward  
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action of a sphincter mucles   close a body opening  
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action of a abductor muscle   move away a part  
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action of a adductor muscle   move toward part  
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??? of skeletal muscle is caused in 1 of 2 ways   contraction  
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muscles move the body by ???? on bones   pulling  
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muscles that move a part of the body usually lie   proximal to the part they move  
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muscles act in   groups  
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muscle cells get their energy to contract from   simple sugars  
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which muscle groups are used in defaction, urination and forms the pelvic cavity   perineal  
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which muscles assist in respiration and movement of the head,neck and trunk   chest muscles  
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skeletal muscles that close the eyelids   orbicularis oculi  
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skeletal muscles that close the jaw for chewing   masseter  
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skeletal muscles used for smiling,blowing & whistling   buccinator  
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muscles that move the shoulders by raising and throwing them back; assists in moving the head; acts as insertion   trapesius muscle  
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muscle that turns the head   sternocleidomastoid  
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