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The muscles of the body

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Contractility   Ability of skeletal muscle to shorten with force.  
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Excitability   Caoacityof skeletal muscle to respond to a stimulus.  
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Four Characteristics of skeletal muscles   Contractility,excitability,extensibility, elasicity  
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Connective tissue located outside the epimysium?   Fascia  
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connective tissue sheath surrounding the skeletal muscle?   epimysium  
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fasciculi are composed of?   single muscle cells called fibers  
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muscle fasciculi are surrounded by?   lose connective tissue called perimysium  
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what occurs in the absence of oxygen?   anerobic respiration  
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muscle fibers that fatigue quickly   fast twitch  
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muscle fibers that are resistant to fatigue   slow twitch  
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what raises the eyebrows   capiton frontalis  
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two types of tongue muscles   interior, exterior  
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what closes the eyelids   orbicularis occuli  
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what is actin myofilaments   thin myofilaments  
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myosin myofilaments   thick myofilaments  
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what is sarcomeres   basic structural and functional unity of the muscle.  
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Erector spinae   group of muscles on each side of the back.  
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what is the erector spinae responsible for   for keeping the back straight and the body erect  
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Thoracic Muscles   muscles that move the thorax  
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Leg Movements   Quadriceps femoris & Sartorius  
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Sartorius   “tailors muscle”; flexes the thigh  
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Quadriceps femoris   extends the leg; anterior thigh muscles  
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Hamstring muscles   flexes the leg and extends the thigh  
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Gastrocnemius and soleus form what   calf muscles  
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Flexor carpi   flexes the wrist  
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Extensor carpi   extends the wrist  
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Flexor digitorum   flexes the fingers  
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Extensor digitorum   extends the fingers  
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Triceps brachii   extends the forearm. Occupies the posterior compartment of the arm  
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BEGINING OF A CONTRACTION   lag phase  
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time of contraction   contraction phase  
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time when muscle relaxes   relaxation phase  
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tetany   muscle remains contracted without relaxing  
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where is ATP produced   mitochondria  
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when ATP is used faster than it is produced   muscle fatigue  
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anaerobic respiration   without oxygen  
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aerobic respiration   with oxygen  
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muscle fatigue   when ATP is being used faster than it is produced  
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isometric   length stays the same tention increases  
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isotonic   amont of tention is constantduring contraction  
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muscle tone   constant tention produced by musles of the body for long periods of time  
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origin   most stationary end of the muscle  
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insertion   end of the muscle undergoing greatest movemnt  
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part of muscle between the origin and the insertion is called?   belly  
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each sarcomere extends from what?   Z line  
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enlarged nerve terminal   presynaptic terminal  
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muscles that work together to acomplish speccificmovements are called   synergists  
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muscles that work in opposition of eachother are called   antagonists  
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Trapezius   rotates scalpula  
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serratus anterior   pulls scapula anteriorly  
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arm is attached to the?   thorax  
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pectoralis major   adducts and flexes arm  
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"swimmer muscles"   latissimus dorsi  
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deltoid   attaches the humerous to the scalpula and clavical  
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gluteus maximus   buttocks  
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gluteus medius   hip muscle  
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common injection site   gludeus medius  
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quadriceps femoris   extends the leg  
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sartorius   flexes thigh  
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extends thigh   hamstring  
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gastronemius and soleus   form the calf muscle  
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lateral muscle of the leg   peronous  
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20 muscles located in the foot   intrinsic foot  
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prime mover   one who plays a major role in accomplishing the desired movement  
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two major kind of protin fibers   actin and myosin  
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resting membrane potential   charge difference across membranes  
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action potential   the breif reversal back of charge  
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synaptic vesicles   secrete a neurotransmitter  
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acetylcholine   neurotransmitter  
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synaptic cleft   muscle cell  
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motor unit   form single muscle  
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motor neurons   nerve cells that carry actin potentials  
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all or none response   reaches threshold or doesnt  
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broken down by enzymes   acetylcholinesterase  
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A band extends the length of ?   myosin  
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