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Muscle System Review
Question | Answer |
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Skeletal muscle is described by all of the following EXCEPT: striated, multinucleated, involuntary, voluntary | involuntary |
What feature is unique to cardiac muscles? | it has intercalated disks |
The walls of hollow organs and some blood vessels contain this muscle tissue: | smooth |
Muscles function to: | produce movement |
Muscles function to: | stabilize joints |
Muscles function to: | maintain posture |
What do you call a bundle of muscle fibers? | muscle fascicle |
One neuron and the muscle cells stimulated by that neuron are referred to as a | neuromuscular junction |
The area between a nerve and the muscle cells is called the | synaptic cleft |
Which type of muscle contraction is most common when working out in the gym? | isotonic |
Muscle fatigue is due, in part, to the accumulation of | lactic acid |
___________ decreases the angle of a joint and brings two bones closer together. | Flexion |