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Chapter 9 The Muscular System

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muscular system   show
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show provides mobility, provides movement, and produces heat  
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show delicate connective tissue covering each muscle fiber  
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show bundles of muscle fiber  
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show surrounded by perimysiium and bundled into the muscle  
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epimysium   show
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show what muscle cells are specialized for  
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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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show merge with the periosteum to anchor to bone  
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show special name for the cell membrane of the muscle cell  
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show special name for cytoplasm of muscle cell  
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sarcoplasm   show
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sarcomeres   show
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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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show fine protein fibers that make up a myofibril  
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z-disc   show
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actin filaments   show
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myosin filaments   show
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tintin filaments   show
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actin   show
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troponin and tropomyosin   show
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show attach to actin and block myosin from forming a cross bridge  
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motor nerve   show
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show enlarged end of the motor neuron and contains sacs of neurotransmitter acetylcholine  
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show chemical messenger released from the end of a motor neuron  
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synapse   show
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exocytosis   show
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show ACh attaches to this in the sarcolemma  
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show ACH causes this in the sarcolemma  
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cholinesterase   show
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T-Tubules   show
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sarcoplasmic reticulum   show
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contraction   show
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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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show opposite end of the origin, crosses at least one joint from the origin  
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show determines what the action of the muscle is  
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heads   show
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action   show
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show the primary muscle that brings about the desired movement  
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antagonist   show
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show secondary muscles that bring about the desired movement. assists the prime mover  
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show heat production from normal muscle metabolism  
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show is due to friction and chemical reactions, increased with increased activity  
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show largest  
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minimus   show
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show large  
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minor   show
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show long  
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show short  
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show triangular  
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rhomboid   show
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show sawtoothed  
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show trapezoidal  
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show chest  
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show upper arm  
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show radius bone  
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show buttock  
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femoris   show
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sterno   show
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show clavicle  
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mastoid   show
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show fingers or toes  
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pollicis   show
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show big toe  
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show lateral  
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show medial  
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intermedium   show
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profundus   show
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show superficial  
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biceps   show
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show 3 heads  
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quadriceps   show
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rectus   show
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show sideways/across  
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show diagonal  
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show adducts  
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show abducts  
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flexor   show
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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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abdominal wall   show
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show deltoid, pectoralis major, serratus anterior, latissimus dorsi, and trapezius  
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show brachialis, biceps brachii, triceps brachii, brachioradialis, hand and digit extensors, and hand and digit flexors  
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show rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, and vastus medialis  
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glutes   show
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hamstrings   show
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show gastrocnemeus, soleus and plantaris  
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show tibalis anterior  
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show 25% of population does not have one  
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