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Muscles
Question | Answer |
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The ability to shorten with force. | contractibility |
buttocks | gluteus maximus |
raise the eyebrows | occipitofrontalis |
muscle cells | muscle fibers |
The ability for the muscle extend. | extensibility |
moves to tounge | extrinsic |
closes the eyelids and cause (crows feet) | orbicularis oculi |
puckers the lips | orbicularis oris |
flattens the cheeks | buccinator |
smiling muscles | zygomaticus |
The ability to be stretched. | Extensibility |
The muscle fiber is | Postsynaptic Terminal |
chewing | Mastication |
frowning | Depressor Anguli Oris |
changes the shape of the tongue | Intrinsic Tongue Muscles |
rotates scapula | Trapezius |
Flexes forearm | Brachialis |
Flexes the wrist | Flexor Carpi |
Extends the wrist | Extensor Carpi |
Flexes the fingers | Flexor Digitorium |
Extends the fingers | Extensor Digitorium |
chest muscles | Pectoral Muscles |
The time of contraction is the | Contraction Phase |
Each presynaptic terminal contains | Synaptic Vessels |
The charge difference across the membrane is called the | Resting Membrane Potential |
The fasciculi are composed of single muscle cells called | Fibers |
Synapse | Neuromuscular Junction |
Fascicles are surrounded by loose connective tissue called the | Perimysium |
Nerve cells that carry action potentials to skeletal muscle fibers. | Motor Neurons |