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Chapter 9 The Muscular System

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Definition
muscular system   includes the skeletal muscles and accessory structures  
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functions of muscular system   provides mobility, provides movement, and produces heat  
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endomysium   delicate connective tissue covering each muscle fiber  
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fascicles   bundles of muscle fiber  
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fascicles   surrounded by perimysiium and bundled into the muscle  
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epimysium   connective tissue covering that surrounds muscles as a whole and binds all muscle fibers together  
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contraction   what muscle cells are specialized for  
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muscle fibers   only shorten to produce movement  
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tendons   anchor muscle to bone and other muscles  
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tendons   made of dense fibrous connective tissue and a continuation of deep fascia  
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tendons   merge with the periosteum to anchor to bone  
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sarcolemma   special name for the cell membrane of the muscle cell  
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sarcoplasm   special name for cytoplasm of muscle cell  
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sarcoplasm   filled with myofibrils and contain sarcomeres  
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sarcomeres   the unit of contraction of the myofibrils of the muscle  
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myofibrils   long protein bundles that fill the sarcoplasm of a muscle fiber  
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muscle fiber   a skeletal muscle cell  
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myofilaments   fine protein fibers that make up a myofibril  
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z-disc   protein backbone that anchors actin filaments  
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actin filaments   thin contractile proteins that interact with myosin  
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myosin filaments   thicker contractile proteins  
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tintin filaments   protein that anchors myosin to the z-disc  
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actin   forms a cross-bride with myosin which shortens the sarcomere  
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troponin and tropomyosin   inhibitory proteins that prevent contraction when relaxed  
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tropomyosin and troponin   attach to actin and block myosin from forming a cross bridge  
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motor nerve   end at each muscle fiber  
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axon terminal   enlarged end of the motor neuron and contains sacs of neurotransmitter acetylcholine  
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acetylcholine   chemical messenger released from the end of a motor neuron  
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synapse   the junction between the axon terminal and the muscle fiber sarcolemma  
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exocytosis   when ACh is released across the synapse  
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receptors   ACh attaches to this in the sarcolemma  
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electrical impulse   ACH causes this in the sarcolemma  
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cholinesterase   deactivates ACh  
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T-Tubules   tubes that allow signals to travel into the cell  
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sarcoplasmic reticulum   stores calcium ions, ER of muscle cell  
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contraction   when myosin binds to actin  
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origin   where the muscle originates, usually the more stationary of the two ends  
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belly   the thick middle part of a muscle  
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insertion   opposite end of the origin, crosses at least one joint from the origin  
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insertion   determines what the action of the muscle is  
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heads   in muscles with more than one belly  
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action   the movement a muscle causes when it contracts  
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prime mover (protagonist)   the primary muscle that brings about the desired movement  
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antagonist   the muscle that does the opposite of the prime mover  
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synergist   secondary muscles that bring about the desired movement. assists the prime mover  
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thermogenesis   heat production from normal muscle metabolism  
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thermogenesis   is due to friction and chemical reactions, increased with increased activity  
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maximus   largest  
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minimus   smallest  
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major   large  
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minor   small  
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longus   long  
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brevis   short  
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deltoid   triangular  
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rhomboid   diamond shaped  
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sarratus   sawtoothed  
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trapezius   trapezoidal  
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pectoralis   chest  
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brachio   upper arm  
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radialis   radius bone  
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gluteus   buttock  
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femoris   femur  
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sterno   sternum  
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cleido   clavicle  
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mastoid   mastoid process  
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digiti   fingers or toes  
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pollicis   thumb  
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hallicus   big toe  
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lateralis   lateral  
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medialis   medial  
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intermedium   middle  
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profundus   deep  
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superficialis   superficial  
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biceps   2 heads  
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triceps   3 heads  
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quadriceps   4 heads  
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rectus   straight  
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transverse   sideways/across  
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oblique   diagonal  
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adductor   adducts  
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abductor   abducts  
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flexor   flexes  
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extensor   extends  
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levator   elevates  
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head and neck   frontalis, orbicularis oculi, masseter, temporalis, sternocleidomastoid and orbicularis oris  
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abdominal wall   rectus abdominis, external oblique, internal oblique, transverse abdominis, and line alba  
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shoulder and back   deltoid, pectoralis major, serratus anterior, latissimus dorsi, and trapezius  
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upper extremity   brachialis, biceps brachii, triceps brachii, brachioradialis, hand and digit extensors, and hand and digit flexors  
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quadriceps femoris   rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, and vastus medialis  
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glutes   gluetus maximus, gluteus medius, and gluteus minimus  
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hamstrings   biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus  
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calf   gastrocnemeus, soleus and plantaris  
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foot and toe extensors   tibalis anterior  
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plantaris   25% of population does not have one  
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