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Week 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Articulation | A point of contact between bones |
| Synchondroses | Hyaline cartilage present between articulating bones |
| Symphyses | Joints in which a pad or disk of fibrocartilage connects two bones |
| Contractility | Ability to contract or shorten, allows muscle tissue to pull on bones |
| Extensibility | Ability to extend or stretch, allows muscles to return to their resting length |
| T tubules | Allow electric signals, traveling along the sarcolemma to move deeper into the cell |
| Z disk | Anchor for myofibrils |
| Thick filament | Composed of bundles of myosin molecules |
| Thin filament | Composed of actin |
| Acetylcholinesterase | An enzyme that breaks down the neurotransmitter |