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chapter 6 Muscles

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the ability to shorten the force   Contractility  
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The capacity of skeletal muscle to respond to a stimulus.   Excitability  
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The ability to be stretched   Extensibility  
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Ability to recoil to their original resting length after they have been stretched   Elasticity  
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Surrounded by a connective tissue sheath   Epimysium  
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Connective tissie located outside the epimysium.   Fascia  
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Numerous visible bundles called muscle fasciculi   Fascicle  
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Surrounded by loose connective tissue   Perimsium  
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Surrounded by a connective tissue sheath   Endomsium  
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The cytoplasm of each fiber with   Myofibrils  
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2 major kinds of protein fibers   Actin myofilaments and myosin myofilaments  
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Actin and myosin form   Sacromeres  
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The difference of the charges   Resting membrane potential  
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Brief reversal back of the charge   Action Potential  
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Nerve cells that carry action potentials to skeletal muscle fibers   Motor Neurons  
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Each branch that connects to the muscle forms   Neuromusclular junction  
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Near the center of the cell   Synapse  
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Single motor neuron   Motor Unit  
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Raises the eyebrows   Occipitofrontalis  
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Closes the eyelids   Orbicularis Oculi  
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Pucker's the lips   Orbicularis  
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Flattens the cheeks   Buccinator  
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Smiling Muscle   Zygmaticus  
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Sneering   Levator labii Superioris  
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Frowning   Depressor anguli oris  
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Chewing   Mastication  
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The end of the muscle undergoing the greatest movement   Insertion  
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Portion of the muscle between the origin and the insetion   Belly  
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Most stationary end of the muscle   Origin  
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Muscles that work together to accomlish specific movements   synergists  
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Muscles that work in oppostion to one another   Antagonists  
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One muscle plays the major role in the desired movement   Prime Mover  
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Amount of oxygen needed in chemical reactions to convert lactic acid to glucose and to replenish the depleted stores of creatine phosphate stores in muscle cells   Oxygen Debt  
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equal distance   isometric  
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equal tension   Isotonic  
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without oxygen   Anaerobic respiration  
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with oxygen   Aerobic respiration  
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constant tension produced by muscles of the body for long periods of time.   Muscle tone  
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Contract quickly and fatigue quickly   Fast-twitch fibers  
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contract more quickly and are more resistant to fatigue   Slow twitch fibers  
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thin myofilaments   Actin myofilaments  
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thick myofilaments   myosin myofilaments  
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four major functional characteristics   contractility, excitability, extensibility, and elasticity  
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nerve cells that carry action potentials to skeletal muscle fibers   Motor neurons  
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branch that connects to the muscle form   neuromusclular junction  
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near the center of the cell   synapse  
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single motor neuron and all the skeletal muscle fibers it innervatyes   motor unit  
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enlarged nerve terminal   presynaptic terminal  
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space between the presynaptic terminal and the muscle cell   synaptic cleft  
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muscle fiber   postsynaotic terminal  
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each presynaptic contains   synaptic vesicles  
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secrete a neurotransmitter   acetylcholine  
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prime mover   neck muscle  
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Muscles that move the vertebral column   trunk muscles  
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muscles that move the thorax   thoracic muscles  
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changes the shape of the tongue   intrinsic tongue muscles  
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moves the tongue   extrinsic tongue muscles  
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holding the ball   isometric  
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throwing a ball   isotonic  
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rotates scapula   Trapezius  
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pulls scapula anteriorly   Serratus anterior  
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adducts and flexes the arm   Pectoralis major  
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elevate the ribs during inspiration   External intercostals  
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contract during forced expiration   Internal intercostals  
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time between application of a stimulus to a motor neuron and the beginning of a contraction   lag phase  
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time of contraction   contraction phase  
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time during which the muscle relaxes   relaxation phase  
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where the muscle remains contracted without relaxing   tetany  
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increases in number of motor units being activated   recruitment  
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when at rest they can't stockpile ATP but they can store another high-energy molecule   creatine phosphate  
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amount of oxygen needed in chemical reactions to convert lactic acid to glucose and to replenish the depleted stores of crratine phosphate store in muscle cells   oxygen debt  
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kissing muscle   orbicularis oris and buccinator  
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rotates and extends the head   neck muscle  
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flexes forearm   Brachialis  
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flexes and supinates the forearm   Brachioradialis  
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extends the forearm   Triceps brachii  
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adducts and flexes the arm   Pectoralis major  
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