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Anatomy Muscle
Question | Answer |
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skeletal muscle | muscles attached to skeleton & used for locomotion |
smooth muscles | muscles that line organs and control peristalsis |
cardiac muscle | heart muscle |
voluntary muscle | muscle controlled by the organism's will |
involuntary muscle | any muscle not under control of the will |
striated muscle | muscle that has a banded appearance, specifically skeletal muscle |
tendon | a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew |
ligament | a band of tissue, usually white and fibrous, serving to connect bones |
muscle fatigue | caused by a build up of lactic acid as a result of oxygen debt |
isotonic muscle contraction | muscle shortens & movement occurs |
tone | sustained partial contraction of a muscle |
isometric muscle contraction | contractions in which muscles do not shorten (force applied, but no work done) |