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Anatomy set 1
Flashcards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Endomysium | Delicate connective tissue membrane that covers skeletal muscle fibers |
| Perimysium | Tough connective tissue binding together fascicles |
| Epimysium | Coarse sheath covering the muscle as a whole |
| Contractility | Muscle cells ability to contract or shorten, allows muscle tissue to pull on bones and thus produce body movement. |
| Extensibility, | The ability to extend or stretch, allows muscles to return to their resting length after having contracted |
| 4 protein molecules that make up myofilaments | Myosin, Actin, Tropomyosin, and Troponin. |
| ATP - adenosine triphosphate | Provides energy required for muscular contraction, nerve impulse and chemical synthesis |
| Muscle fatigue | Result of repeated stimulation of muscle in time, lessens its excitability and contractility |
| Muscle recruitment | Factor that influences the grade of strength exhibited by a muscle organ is the number of fibers contracting simultaneously |
| Isotonic contraction | Contraction in which the tone or tension within a muscle remains the same as the length of the muscle changes |