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Casey Horgen Week 7
Weeks 1-6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| length-tension relationship | The max amount of strength of a muscle is directly related to the intial length of the fibers |
| stretch reflex | bodies response to maintian constancy of muscle length |
| Isotonic contraction | Tone of muscle remains the same while length changes |
| Concentric contraction | Movements that shorten the muscle |
| Eccentric contraction | Movements that lengthen the muscle |
| Isometric contraction | contraction where muscle length stays the same but tome changes |
| syncytium | Cardiac muscles contiunous electrically coupled mass of cells |
| Diads | double structure of T-tubules found in cardiac muscles |
| Calmodulin | Protein that calcium binds to in smooth muscle to cause a contraction |
| Peristalsis | rhythmic movement found in smooth muscle that allows for food to move down the digrestive track |