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What is the ability of skeletal muscle to shorten with force?   Contractility  
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The capacity of skeletal muscle to respond to a stimulus.   Excitability  
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The ability to be streched   Extensibility  
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Ability to recoil to their original resting place after they have been streched.   Elasticity  
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Connective tissue sheath that surrounds each skeletal muscle   epimysium  
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Connective tissue located outside the epimysium. Surrounds and seperates muscles.   Fascia  
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Visible bundles that compose the muscle   Fasciculi (Fascicle)  
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Loose connective tissue that surrounds the fasciciles.   Perimysium  
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Muscle Cells   Fibers  
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Connective tissue sheath surrounding each fiber   endomysium  
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A threadlike structure that extends from one end of the fiber to the other.   Myofibrils  
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Thin myofilaments   Actin Myofilaments.  
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Thick myofilaments   Myosin Myofilaments  
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Units joined end to end forming the myofibril   Sarcomere  
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Basic structural and functional unit of the muscle   Sarcomere  
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Attachment site for Actin   Z Line  
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Light area on each side of the Z Line consisting of actin   I Band  
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Darker central reigon of the sarcomere   A Band  
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Light area in the center of each sarcomere consisting of only myosin   H Zone  
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Center of the sarcomere, a dark staining band   M Line  
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Charge difference across the membrane   Resting membrane potential  
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The brief reversal back of the charge in a cell   Action Potential  
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nerve cells that carry action potentials to skeletal muscle fibers   Motor neurons  
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Each branch that connects to the muscle   Neuromuscular Junction or Synapse  
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25. A single motor neuron and all the skeletal muscle fibers it innervates   Motor unit  
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Enlarged nerve terminal   Presynaptic Terminal  
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The space between the presynaptic terminal and the muscle cell   synaptic cleft  
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Muscle Fiber   Postsynaptic Terminal  
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Secretes a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine   Synaptic Vesicles  
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Neurotransmitter secretion from the synaptic vesicles   acetylcholine  
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Enzymes that break down the the acetylcholine   Acetylcholineterase  
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The sliding of actin myofilaments past myosin myofilaments during contraction   sliding filament mechanism  
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A contraction of an entire muscle in response to a stimulus that causes the action potential in one or more muscle fibers   Muscle twitch  
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The level at which the muscle fiber will contract maximally   Threshold  
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The phenomenon in which the muscle fibers contrzct maximally   All-or-none response  
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The time between application of a stimulus to a motor neuron and the beginning of a contraction   Lag phase  
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The time of contraction   contraction phase  
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The time during which the muscle relaxes   The relaxation phase  
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Where the muscle remains contracted without relaxing   tetany  
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The increase in number of motor units being activated is called ________   Recruitment  
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Needed energy for muscle contraction   ATP  
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Produced in mitochondria   Atp  
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43Shortlived and unstable. Dengenerates to _____ plus phosphate   ADP  
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High energy stored molecule stored at rest   creatine phosphate  
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45. Without oxygen   Anaerobic respiration  
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46. With oxygen   Aerobic Respiration  
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47.The amount of oxygen needed in chemical reactions to convert lactic acid to glucose and to replenish the depleted stores of creatine phosphate stores in muscle cells.   Oxygen Debt  
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Results when ATP is used during muscle contraction faster than it can be produced in muscle cells.   Muscle Fatigue  
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The length of the muscle does not change, but the amount of tension increases during the contraction process.   Isometric  
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50. The amount of tension produced by the muscle is constant during contraction, but the length of the muscle changes.   Isotonic  
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Constant tension produced by the muscles of the body for long periods of time.   Muscle tone  
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Contract quickly and fatigue quickly.   Fast-twitch fibers  
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Contract more slowly and are more resistant to fatigue. They are better suited for aerobic metabolism.   Slow twitch fibers  
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The most stationary end of a muscle   Origin (head)  
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The end of the muscle undergoing the greatest movement.   Insertion  
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The portion of the muscle between the origin and the insertion.   The belly.  
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Muscles that work together to accomplish specific movements   Synergists  
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Muscles that work in opposition to one another   antagonists  
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One muscle that plays the major role in accomplishing the desired movement   Prime Mover  
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60.Occiptofrontalis   Raises eyebrows  
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Orbicularis Oculi   closes eyelids  
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Orbicularis Oris   Puckers Lips  
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Buccinator   Flattens the Cheek  
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Zygomaticus   Smiling  
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Leviotao Labii Superiortis   Sneering  
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Depressor Anguli Oris   Frowning  
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Mastication   The act of chewing  
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Muscles involved in chewing:   Buccinator, Temporalis, & Masseter  
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Extrinsic Toungue Muscles   Move the tounge  
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Intrinisic Toungue Muscles   Change the shape of the tounge  
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Prime Mover; Lateral Neck Muscle   Sternocleidomastoid  
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Muscle on each side of the vertebral column   Erector Sprine  
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Elevates ribs during inspiration   External Intercostals  
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Contrasts during forced expiration   Internal Intercostals  
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Dome shaped muscle that seperates thoracic cavity from abdominopelvic cavity   Diaphram  
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How are muscles named?   Location, size, orientation of fibers, shape, origin, insertion, and function.  
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Which part of the muscle undergoes the greatest movement?   Insertion  
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Which part of the muscle is most stationary?   Origin;Head  
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