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Muscular Systemmm

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Abduction moving a body part away from the midline.
Adduction moving a body part toward the midline.
Cardiac Muscle Forms the walls of the heart and contracts to circulate blood.
Circumduction Moving in a circle at a joint,or moving one end of a body part in a cicle while the othrt end remains stationary, such as swinging and in a circle.
Contract To shorten,decrease in size,or draw together;an agreement between two or more person.
Contractibility muscle fibers that are stimulated by nerves contract,or become short and thick,which cause movement.
Contracture Tighting or shortening of a muscle.
Elasticity allows the muscle to return to its original shape after it has contracted or stretched.
Excitability irritability, the ability to respond to stimulus such as a nerve impulse.
Extension increasing the angle between two bones,or straightening a body part.
Fascia fibrous membrane covering, supporting, and seperating muscles.
Insertion End or area of a muscle that moves when the muscle contracts.
involuntary independent action not controlled by choice or desire.
muscular system over 600 muscles make up the system
extensibility the ability to be stretched
visceral(smooth)muscle is found in the internal organs of the body such as those of the digestive and respiratory systems,and the blood vessels and eyes.
skeletal muscle is attached to bones and causes body movement
voluntary skeletal muscle
tenclons storng,tough connective-tissue cords
origin when a muscle attaches to a bone,the end that does not move.
flexion decreasing the angle between twp bones,or bending a body part.
rotation turning a body part around its own axis; for example, turning the head from side to side
muscle tone this state of partial contraction
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