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Anatomy/Physiology

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Term
Definition
Contractibility   skeletal muscles shorten with force  
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Excitability   skeletal muscle responds to stimulus  
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Extensibility   skeletal muscles stretches  
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Elasticity   skeletal mucles recoilt ooriginal length after being stretched  
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Epimysium   connective tissue that surrounds skeletal muscle  
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Fascia   connective tissue located outside of the epimysium  
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Fascicle   bundles the compose a muscle  
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Perimysium   loose connective tissue that surrounds the fascicle  
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Myofibrils   a structure that extends from one end of a fiber to the other  
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Actin Myofilaments   THIN myofilaments that resemble 2 strands of pearls twisted together  
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Myosin Myofilaments   THICK myfilaments that resemble bundles of golf club  
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Sarcomeres   formed by both actin a myosin myofilaments  
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Sarcomeres   are joined end to end to form the myofibril  
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Sarcomeres   are the basic structural and funtional unit of the muscle  
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Resting Membrane Potential   the difference across the membrane  
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Action Potential   the reversal back of the charge  
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Motor Neurons   nerve cells that carry action potentials to muscle fibers  
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Neuromusclular Junction   formed by each branch the connect to the muscle  
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Synapse   Neuromusclular Junction  
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Neuromusclular Junction   formed near the center of a cell  
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Motor Unit   composed of a single motor neuron and the skeletal muscle fibers it innervates  
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Motor Unit   formed a single muscle  
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Presynaptic Terminal   the enlarged nerve terminal  
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Synaptic Cleft   the space between the presynaptic terminal and the muscle cell  
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Postsynaptic Terminal   the muslce fiber  
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Synaptic Vesicles   secrete a neurotransmitter called Acetylcholine  
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Acetylcholine   diffuses across the synaptic cleft and binds to the postsynaptic terminal  
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Acetylcholine   causes a change in the postsynaptin cell  
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Acetylcholinesterase   rapidly break down the synaptic cleft  
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Sliding Filament Mechanism   the sliding of actin myofilaments past myosin myofilaments during contraction  
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Muscle Twitch   the contraction of an entire muscle in response to a stimulus  
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Muscle Twitch   causes the action potential in one or more muscle fibers  
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Threshold   point at which the muscle fiber will contract maximally  
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All-or-None Response   the action of the muscle fiber contracting maximally  
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Lag Phase   the time between application of a stimulus to a motor neuron  
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Lag Phase   the beginning of a contraction  
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Contraction Phase   the time of contraction  
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Relaxation Phase   time during which the muscle relaxes  
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Tetany   when the muscle remains contracted without relaxing  
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Recruitment   increase in number of motor units being activated  
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ATP   adenosine triphosphate  
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Adenosine Triphosphate   needed for energy for muscle contraction  
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Adenosine Triphosphate   produced in the mitochondria  
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ATP   short-lived and unstable  
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ADP   adenosine diphosphate  
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Adenosine Diphosphate   more stable than ATP  
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Creatine Phosphate   a high energy molecule  
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Occipitofrontalis   raises eyebrows  
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Orbicularis Oculi   closes eyelids  
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Orbicularis Oris   puckers lips  
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Buccinator   smiling  
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Kissing Muscles   orbicularis oris and buccinator  
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Zygomaticus   responsible for smiling  
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Levator Labii Superioris   sneering  
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Depressor Anguli Oris   frowning  
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Tongue Muscles   intrinsic and extrinsic  
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Extrinsic Tongue Muscle   moves the tongue  
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Intrinsic Tongue Muscle   changes shape of the tongue  
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Masticating   another name for chewing  
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Masticating Muscles   Masseter, Temporalis, Pteragoids  
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Sternocleidomastoid   located in the neck  
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Pectoralis Major   located in the upper limb of the body  
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Trunk Muscles   erector spinal  
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Erector Spinal   found on each side of the back  
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Erector Spinal   responsible for erect posture  
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Thoracic Muscles   External Intercostal, Internal Intercostal, Diaphragm  
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External Intercostal   contract during inspiration  
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Internal Intercostal   contract during forced expiration  
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Diaphragm   dome shaped muscles responsible for quiet breaths  
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Abdominals   Rectus Abdominis, Linea Alba, Tendinous Inscriptions, External Abdominal Obliques  
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Rectus Abdominus   abs  
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Linea Alba   white line of connective tissue that extends from the sternum to the pubis  
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Tendinous Inscriptions   cross the rectus abdominis in 3 places & form a segmented look in the abs  
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External Abdominal Obliques   internal and transverse  
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Origin   most stationary end of the muscle  
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Insertion   the end of the muscle undergoing the greatest amount of movement  
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Belly   the portion of the muscle between the origin and the insertion  
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Synergists   muscles that work together to accomplish specific movements  
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Antagonists   muscles that work in opposition to one another  
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Prime Mover   the muscle in a group of synergists that plays the major role in accomplishing the desired movement  
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