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Chapter 6: Muscles

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Term
Definition
Contractility   The ability of skeletal muscle to shorten with force  
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Excitability   The capacity of skeletal muscle to respond to stimulus.  
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Extensibility   The ability to be stretched  
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Elasticity   Ability to recoil to their original resting length after they have been stretched.  
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Yes   Do muscles help to produce heat essential for maintenance of normal body temperature  
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Epimysium   connective tissue sheath that surrounds each skeletal muscle  
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Fascia   connective tissue located outside the epimysium. surrounds and separates muscles  
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fascicle   numerous visible bundles  
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perimysium   loose connective tissue surrounds fascicle  
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fibers   single muscle cells  
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endomysium   connective tissue sheath surrounding each fiber  
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myofibrils   threadlike structure that extends from one end of the fiber to the other  
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2 major kinds of protein   actin myofilaments myosin myofilaments  
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actin myofilaments   thin myofilaments - resemble 2 minute strands of pearls twisted together  
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myosin myofilaments   thick myofilaments - resemble bundles of minute golf clubs  
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sarcomeres   joined end to end to form the myofibril basic structural and functional unity of the muscle  
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resting membrane potential   the charge difference across the membrane  
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action potential   brief reversal back of the charge  
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motor neurons   nerve cells that carry action potentials to skeletal muscle fibers  
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neuromuscular junction   branch that connects to the muscle near the center of the cell  
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synapse   another name for neuromuscular junction  
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motor unit   a single motor neuron and all the skeletal muscle fibers it innervates  
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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   muscle fiber  
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synaptic vesicles   located in the presynaptic terminal;secretes a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine  
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acetylcholine   secretion from the synaptic vesicles  
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sarcolemma   acetylcholine diffuses across the synaptic cleft and binds to receptor molecules in the muscle cell membrane  
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acetylcholinesterase   the acetylcholine released into the synaptic cleft between the neuron and muscle cell is rapidly broken down by an enzymes  
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sliding filament mechanism   sliding of actin myofilament past myosin myofilaments during contraction  
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muscle contraction   occurs as actin and myosin myofilaments slide past one another causing the sarcomeres to shorten  
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muscle twitch   a contraction of an entire muscle in response to a stimulus that causes the action potential in one or more muscle fibers  
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threshold   point the muscle fiber will contract maximally  
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all-or-none response   threshold phenomenon  
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lag phase   the time between application of a stimulus to a motor neuron and the beginning of a contraction  
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contraction phase   the time of contraction  
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relaxation phase   the time during which the muscle relaxes  
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recruitment   the increase in number of motor units being activated  
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ATP (adenosine triphosphate)   needed for muscle contraction;produced in the mitochondria; short lived  
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Yes   is it necessary for muscle cells to constantly produce ATP?  
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creatine phosphate   when at rest they can't stockpile ATP but they can store another high-energy molecule  
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anaerobic respiration   without oxygen  
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aerobic respiration   with oxygen (more efficient)  
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oxygen debt   the 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  
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muscle fatigue   results when ATP is used during muscle contraction faster than it can be produced in the muscle cells  
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isometric(equal distance)   the length of the muscle does not change, but the amount increases during the contraction process  
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isotonic(equal tension)   the amount of tension produced by the muscle is constant during contraction, but the length of the muscle changes  
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muscle tone   muscle tone refers to constant tension produced by muscles of the body for long periods of time. keeps head up and back straight  
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fast-twitch fibers   contract quickly and fatigue quickly;well adapted to perform anaerobic metabolism  
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slow-twitch fibers   contract more slowly and are more resistant to fatigue. better suited for aerobic metabolism  
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Ex. white meat of a chickens breast   fast-twitch fibers  
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Ex. dark meat of a duck's breast or the legs of a chicken   slow-twitch fibers  
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origin(head)   the most stationary end of the muscle  
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insertion   the end of the muscle undergoing the greatest movement  
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belly   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   synergists;the major role in accomplishing the desired movement  
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erector spinae   group of muscles on each side of the back; responsible for keeping the back straight and the body erect.  
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thoracic muscles   muscles that move the thorax  
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external intercostals   elevate the ribs during inspiration  
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internal intercostals   contract during forced expiration  
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diaphragm   accomplished quiet breathing; dome-shaped muscle  
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abdominal wall muscles   the muscles of the anterior abdominal wall flex and rotate the vertebral column, compress the abdominal activity, and hold in the abdominal viscera  
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linea alba   tendinous area of the abdominal wall which consists of white connective tissue rather than muscle  
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rectus abdominis   on each side of the linea alba  
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tendinous inscriptions   cross the rectus abdominis at three or more locations, causing the abdominal wall of a well-muscled person to appear segmented  
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trapezius   rotates scapula  
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serratus anterior   pulls scapula anteriorly  
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pectoralis major and latissimus dorsi muscles   attatches arm to the thorax  
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pectoralis major   adducts and flexes the arm  
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latissimus dorsi   medially rotates, adducts, and powerfully extends the arm "swimmer arm"  
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deltoid   attaches the humerus to the scapula and clavicle, and is the major abductor of the upper limb  
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triceps brachii   extends forearm  
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biceps brachii   flexes the forearm  
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brachioradialis   flexes and supinates the forearm  
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tetany   where the muscle remains contracted without relaxing  
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