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Chapter 9 The Muscular System

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Term
Definition
muscular system   show
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functions of muscular system   show
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endomysium   show
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fascicles   show
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fascicles   show
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epimysium   show
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contraction   show
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muscle fibers   show
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tendons   show
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show made of dense fibrous connective tissue and a continuation of deep fascia  
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tendons   show
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sarcolemma   show
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show special name for cytoplasm of muscle cell  
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sarcoplasm   show
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show the unit of contraction of the myofibrils of the muscle  
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show long protein bundles that fill the sarcoplasm of a muscle fiber  
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muscle fiber   show
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myofilaments   show
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show protein backbone that anchors actin filaments  
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show thin contractile proteins that interact with myosin  
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show thicker contractile proteins  
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tintin filaments   show
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show forms a cross-bride with myosin which shortens the sarcomere  
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show inhibitory proteins that prevent contraction when relaxed  
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tropomyosin and troponin   show
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show end at each muscle fiber  
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axon terminal   show
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acetylcholine   show
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show the junction between the axon terminal and the muscle fiber sarcolemma  
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show when ACh is released across the synapse  
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show ACh attaches to this in the sarcolemma  
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electrical impulse   show
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show deactivates ACh  
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T-Tubules   show
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sarcoplasmic reticulum   show
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show when myosin binds to actin  
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show where the muscle originates, usually the more stationary of the two ends  
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belly   show
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insertion   show
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show determines what the action of the muscle is  
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heads   show
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show the movement a muscle causes when it contracts  
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prime mover (protagonist)   show
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antagonist   show
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synergist   show
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thermogenesis   show
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thermogenesis   show
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show largest  
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show smallest  
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major   show
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show small  
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show long  
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brevis   show
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deltoid   show
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show diamond shaped  
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sarratus   show
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trapezius   show
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show chest  
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brachio   show
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show radius bone  
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gluteus   show
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show femur  
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sterno   show
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cleido   show
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show mastoid process  
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digiti   show
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show thumb  
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show big toe  
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lateralis   show
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medialis   show
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intermedium   show
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show deep  
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show superficial  
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biceps   show
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show 3 heads  
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show 4 heads  
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show straight  
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transverse   show
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oblique   show
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show adducts  
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abductor   show
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show flexes  
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extensor   show
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show elevates  
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show frontalis, orbicularis oculi, masseter, temporalis, sternocleidomastoid and orbicularis oris  
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show rectus abdominis, external oblique, internal oblique, transverse abdominis, and line alba  
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shoulder and back   show
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upper extremity   show
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quadriceps femoris   show
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glutes   show
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show biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus  
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show gastrocnemeus, soleus and plantaris  
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foot and toe extensors   show
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plantaris   show
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