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Anatomy Weeks 6-12
Anatomy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Myocardium | The thick middle layer of the heart wall made up of cardiac muscle tissue; responsible for contracting and pumping blood. |
| Convergent | Arrangement of muscle fascicles tends to be triangular in shape. The Pectoralis major is an example of a muscle with this type of muscle fascicle arrangement. |
| Unipennate | A muscle with fascicles that insert into only one side of the tendon |
| Calcaneal tendon | Common tendon of the gastrocnemius and soleu |
| Stroke Volume | The amount of blood ejected from the left ventricle in one contraction. |
| Lymph | The clear fluid that circulates through the lymphatic system, derived from interstitial fluid. |
| Transverse abdominis | The innermost muscle of the abdominal wall |
| Bipennate | Muscle with fascicles that insert into the tendon from both sides |
| The term _____ is used to describe a muscle that directly performs a specific movement | Agonist |
| Serratus anterior | The muscle that helps hold the scapula against the thorax and is useful in pushing or punching movements. |
| Endomysium | Individual muscle fibers are covered by a connective tissue membrane |
| The muscle fascicle arrangement for Orbicularis oris is best characterized as _____ | Circular |
| The point of attachment that does not move when the muscle contracts is the _____ | Origin |
| Muscles that move the wrist, hand, and fingers can be _____ | Extrinsic or intrinsic. |
| The fibrous connective tissue that surrounds the entire muscle and is outside the epimysium and tendon is called the ______ | Fascia |
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