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Anatomy Muscle
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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) |