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68WM6 Muscular Terms
68WM6 A&P 2 Muscular System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a contractile protein found in the THIN myofilaments of skeletal muscle? | Actin |
| What is the reaction of a muscle fiber to contract fully or not at all? | All or None response |
| What are muscles that have opposing actions? | Antagonists |
| What are broad fibrous sheets of connective tissue? | Aponeuroses |
| What is the wasting away of tissue; decrease in size of a part | Atrophy |
| What is a synovial fluid filled sac located between some tendons and bones, making movement easier? | Bursa |
| What is an increase in size, structure, or function? | Hypertrophy |
| What is the type of muscle contraction in which muscle does not shorten and no movement is produced? | Isometric |
| What is the type of muscle contraction in which the muscle length changes, producing movement of a joint? | Isotonic |
| What is the main muscle responsible for producing a particular movement? | Prime Mover |
| What is the basic functional or contractile unit of skeletal muscle? | Sarcomere |
| What are muscles that assist the prime mover with movement? | Synergists |
| What is the inflammation of the tendon sheath? | Tenosynovitis |