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Anatomy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Skeletal Muscles | Provides skeletal movement, control entrances and exits of digestive tract, produce heat, support skeletal position, and protect soft tissue. -striated -voluntary |
| Axial Muscles | Support and position axial skeleton |
| Appendicular Muscles | Support, move, and brace limbs |
| Three types of Muscle Tissue | Skeletal Smooth Cardiac |
| Tendons | Tough, fibrous cords, of connective tissue that link skeletal muscles to bones. |
| Excitability | Response to stimuli |
| Conductivity | Able to conduct action potential |
| Contractibility | Able to shorten in length |
| Extensibility | Streches when pulled |
| Elasticity | Tends to return to orginal shape and length after conctraction or extension. |