Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
APSM Biology 2.2
APSM CA Biology 2.2 Muscles
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acetylcholine | neurotransmitter transmitting signals between cells and muscles |
| actin | protein molecules that make up the thin filaments in the muscles |
| atrophy | muscle degeneration |
| cardiac muscle | self-stimulating striated muscle found in the heart |
| contract (verb) | The active shortening of a muscle |
| diaphragm | thick sheet of muscle that separates thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity, responsible for breathing |
| ligament | tissue that joins bones to other bones |
| muscle | soft, contractile tissue found in animals in order to produce motion; about a third of a person’s weight |
| muscular system | body system that functions together with the skeletal & nervous system to make movement possible |
| neuromuscular junction | Place where a nerve meets a muscle cell |
| sarcomere | overlapping protein fibers that give skeletal muscle its straited appearance |
| skeletal muscle | muscle whose primary function is to move parts of skeleton |
| smooth muscle | involuntary muscles lining tubes like blood vessels |
| tendon | cable of fibers that attach muscle to bone |
| voluntary muscle | Muscles that you can control directly |
Created by:
samundoacademy
Popular Biology sets