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Muscular System V1.4
Muscular System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Conractile protein found in the thin myofilaments of skeletal muscle | Actin |
| when stimulated, a muscle fiber will contract fully or not at all | all or none |
| those having opposing actions; for example, muscles that flex the upper arm are antagonists to muscles that extend it | antagonist |
| broad fibrous sheets of connective tissue | aponeuroses |
| wasting away of tissue | atrophy |
| increase in size, structure, or function | hypertrophy |
| equal measure | isometric |
| type of muscle contraction in which the muscle length changes, producing movement of a joint | isotonic |
| the uscle mainly responsible for producing a particular movement | prime mover |
| basic functional or contractile unit of skeletal muscle | sacromere |
| muscles that assists the prime mover with movement | synergists |
| inflammation of the tendon sheath | tenosynovitis |
| three names of smooth muscle | involuntary, smooth, visceral |
| which muscle type has multiple nuclei | skeletal |
| attachement to the bone that remains relatively stationary | origin |
| point of attachment to the bone that moves when a muscle contracts | insertion |
| main part of the muscle | body |
| what attaches bone to bone | ligament |
| what attaches muscle to bone | tendon |
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