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SBGR ALH 185 Muscular (2012 EK)

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myofibril   Organized collections of myofilaments in skeletal and cardiac muscle cells  
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sarcomere   The smallest contractile unit of a striated muscle  
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actin   The protein component of microfilaments that forms thin filaments in skeletal muscles and produces contractions of all muscles through interaction with thick (myosin) filaments  
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troponin   Binds to tropomyosin and to actin, holding the troponin-tropomyosin complex in position  
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excitation   Generation of an action potential in the sarcolemma  
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twitch   A single stimulus-contraction-relaxation cycle in a skeletal muscle  
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tension   A pull  
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antagonist   A muscle that opposes the movement of an agonist  
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origin   In skeletal muscle, the point of attachment that does not change position when the muscle contracts; usually defined in terms of movements from the anatomical position  
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insertion   A point of attachment of a muscle; the end that is easily moveable  
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hyperextension   Extension past the anatomical position  
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atrophy   The wasting away of tissues from a lack of use, ischemia, or nutritional abnormalities  
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paralysis   The loss of voluntary motor control over a portion of the body  
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botulism   Caused by the consumption of food contaminated with toxins produced by Clostridium botulinum  
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rigor mortis   Generalized muscle contraction throughout the body after death  
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pronation   The rotation of the forearm that makes the palm face posteriorly  
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supination   The rotation of the forearm such that the palm faces anteriorly  
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abduction   Movement away from the midline of the body, as viewed in the anatomical position  
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adduction   Movement toward the axis or midline of the body, as viewed in the anatomical position  
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myasthenia gravis   Characterized by loss of Ach receptors at the neuromuscular junctions  
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Amrix    
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Mobic    
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Roxanol    
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Dolophine    
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Dilaudid    
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