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Muscle tissue, muscular system

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Types of muscle tissue   skeletal, cardiac, smooth  
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Muscular system   includes only skeletal muscles  
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Function of skeletal muscles   produce skeletal movement, maintain body position, support soft tissues, guard openings, maintain body temperature, store nutrient reserves  
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Structures in skeletal muscle   muscle fibers, connective tissues, nerves, blood vessels  
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Three layers of connective tissue within muscles   epimysium, perimysium, endomysium  
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Epimysium   an exterior collagen layer connected to deep fascia; separates muscle from surrounding tissues  
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Perimysium   connective tissue that surrounds fascicles; contains blood vessel and nerve supply to fascicles  
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Fascicle   a bundle of muscle fibers  
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Endomysium   connective tissue that surrounds individual muscle fibers, and contains capillaries and nerve fibers contacting muscle cells; also contains myosatellite cells that repair damage  
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Myosatellite cell   a muscle stem cell  
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Muscle attachment   connective tissue at the end of muscles made of the combined epimysium, perimysium, and endomysium that forms a connective tissue attachment to the bone matrix, either as a tendon or an aponeurosis  
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Tendon   bundle of connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone matrix  
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Aponeurosis   sheet of connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone matrix  
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Function of nerves in the muscular system   connect muscles to the central nervous system, allowing voluntary control  
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Nomenclature of skeletal muscles   a descriptive name followed by a location name  
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Function of blood vessels in the muscular system   form an extensive vascular network that supplies nutrients and large amounts of oxygen, and carries away waste products  
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Properties of skeletal muscle fibers   are very long; develop through fusion of myoblasts; contain hundreds of nuclei  
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Myoblast   mesodermal stem cell that forms skeletal muscle cells  
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Sarcolemma   cell membrane of a muscle fiber; maintains transmembrane potential to allow contractions  
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Sarcoplasm   cytoplasm of a muscle fiber  
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T tubule   transverse tubule; transmits action potential through the muscle fiber; allows entire fiber to contract simultaneously, and has same properties as the sarcolemma  
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Myofibril   lengthwise subdivision within muscle fiber made up of myofilaments  
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Myofilament   a protein filament responsible for muscle contractions  
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Types of myofilaments   thin filaments made up of actin; thick filaments made up of myosin  
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Sarcoplasmic reticulum   membranous structure surounding each myofibril that helps transmit action potential and forms terminal cisternae attached to the T tubule; similar structure to smooth endoplasmic reticulum  
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Terminal cisterna   concentrates calcium ions via ion pumps, and releases them into sarcomeres to begin muscle contraction  
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Triad   internal structure of a muscle fiber formed by one T tubule and two terminal cisternae  
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Sarcomere   contractile unit of muscle that forms the structural unit of a myofibril, and forms visible patterns within the myofibril  
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Muscle striations   a pattern of light (I band) and dark (A band) filaments within myofibrils  
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A band   a dark, thick filament within the myofibril  
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I band   a light, thin filament within the myofibril  
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M line   the center of the A band, at the midline of the sarcomere  
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Z line   the center of the I band, at the ends of the sarcomere  
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Zone of overlap   the darkest area visible in the myofibril, where the A and I bands overlap  
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H band   area around the M line that has thick filaments but no thin filaments  
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Titin   a strand of protein that reaches from the tips of the thick filaments to the Z line, stabilizing the filaments  
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Function of sarcomeres   contracts when calcium ions released by the sarcoplasmic reticulum cause the thin and thick filaments to interact  
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Four proteins of thin filaments   F-actin, nebulin, tropomyosin, troponin  
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Mnemonic for remembering thick and thin filaments   the "tin" in actin corresponds to the thIn filaments, which look lIght and form the I band; the A band looks dArk  
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Types of fascicle organization   parallel, convergent, pennate  
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Types of attachment sites for convergent muscles   tendon, aponeurosis, raphe  
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Types of pennate muscles   unipennate (extensor digitorum), bipennate (rectus femoris), multipennate (deltoid)  
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Sphincter   circular muscles that open and close to guard entrances of the body  
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Orbicularis oris   the muscle that closes and opens the mouth  
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Orbicularis oculis   the muscle that closes and opens the eye  
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Lever   rigid, moving structure  
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Fulcrum   fixed point  
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Three functions of levers   changes direction of applied force, distance and speed of movement, effective strength of applied force  
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First-class lever   fulcrum is in the center between the applied force and the resistance; for example, nodding yes  
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Second-class lever   centers resistance between fulcrum and applied force, to move a large weight with a small force; for example, tiptoeing  
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Third-class lever   centers applied force between resistance and fulcrum, to maximize speed and distance traveled; for example, flexion of the elbow  
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Types of muscle functions   agonist, antagonist, synergist, fixator  
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Agonist muscle   produces a particular movement  
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Antagonist muscle   opposes movement of a particular agonist  
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Synergist muscle   smaller muscle that assists a larger agonist  
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Fixator muscle   stabilizes point of attachment of an agonist muscle  
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Only two muscles without the word "muscle" in their correct names   platysma, diaphragm  
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Platysma   flat muscle of the lower jaw  
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Diaphragm   umbrella-shaped muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities  
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Ways muscles are named   location in the body, origin and insertion, fascicle organization, relative position, structural characteristics, action  
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Muscles of the eye   six extrinsic muscles (sclera), two intrinsic  
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Six extrinsic muscles of the eye   superior rectus, medius rectus, inferior rectus, lateral rectus, superior oblique, inferior oblique  
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Intrinsic muscles of the eye   ciliary, iris  
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Ciliary muscle of the eye   controls the shape of the lens to focus vision  
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Iris muscle   controls the size of the pupils  
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Divisions of the muscular system   axial (60% of muscles), appendicular (40%)  
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Six muscle groups of the head and neck   facial expression, extrinsic eye muscles, mastication, muscles of the tongue, muscles of the pharynx, anterior muscles of the neck  
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Process of initiating contraction   Ca2+ ion binds to receptor on troponin molecule; troponin-tropomyosin complex changes, expressing the active site of F-actin  
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Sliding filament theory   thin filaments slide along thick filaments toward the M line at the center of the sarcomere; width of the A zone stays the same, Z lines move closer together  
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Five steps of the contraction cycle   exposure of active sites; formation of cross-bridges; pivoting of myosin heads; detachment of cross-bridges; reactivation of myosin  
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Process of relaxation   Ca2+ concentrations fall; Ca2+ ions detach from troponin; active sites are re-covered by tropomyosin; tension gradually falls to resting levels; titin proteins recoil after stretching  
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Neuromuscular junction   location of neural stimulation; action potential causes release of neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft  
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Action potential   electrical signal that travels along the nerve axon and ends at synaptic terminal  
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Synaptic terminal   part of the neuron that releases acetylcholine into the synaptic cleft  
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Acetylcholine   neurotransmitter that transmits action potential from a motor neuron to a muscle fiber by binding to membrane receptors on the sarcolemma, making it more permeable to sodium ions  
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Synaptic cleft   gap between the synaptic terminal and motor end plate, where acetylcholine is released by the neuron and attaches to the motor end plate  
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Motor end plate   portion of the sarcolemma that receives acetylcholine  
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Cardiac muscle tissue   striated muscle tissue found only in the heart, notable for containing intercalated discs  
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Intercalated discs   specialized contact points between cardiocytes made up of gap junctions and desmosomes that enhance molecular and electrical connections and conduct action potentials  
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Smooth muscle tissue   nonstriated tissue with different functional characteristics from skeletal muscle; causes involuntary movement in the body, mainly in the cardiovascular (regulating blood pressure and flow), digestive (peristalsis, sphincters), and integumentary systems  
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Muscles of the shoulders and upper limbs   position the pectoral girdle, flex and extend the shoulder and elbow, abduct and adduct the shoulder, and rotate the shoulder  
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Muscles that position the pectoral girdle   trapezius, rhomboid, levator scapulae, serratus anterior, subclavius, pectoralis minor  
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Muscles that abduct the shoulder   deltoid (agonist), supraspinatus (synergist)  
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Muscle that adducts the shoulder   coracobrachialis  
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Muscles that rotate the shoulder   subscapularis and teres major (medial), infraspinatus and teres minor (lateral)  
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Muscle that extends the shoulder   latissimus dorsi  
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Muscle that flexes the shoulder   pectoralis major  
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Muscles of the rotator cuff   supraspinatus, subscapularis, infraspinatus, teres minor  
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Muscles that flex the elbow   biceps brachii (agonist), brachialis and brachioradialis (synergists), triceps and anconeus (antagonists)  
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Muscles that extend the elbow   triceps brachii (agonist), anconeus (synergist), biceps and brachioradialis (antagonists)  
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Muscles that move the thigh   gluteal, lateral rotators, adductors, iliopsoas  
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Gluteal muscles   gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and minimus, tensor fasciae latae  
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Lateral rotators of the thigh   piriformis, obturator  
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Adductors of the thigh   adductor magnus, adductor brevis, and adductor longus; pectineus, gracilis  
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Hip flexors   psoas major, iliacus  
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Extensors of the knee   four muscles of the quadriceps femoris  
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Quadriceps femoris   vastus medialis, vastus intermedius, and vastus lateralis; rectus femoris  
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Flexors of the knee   hamstring  
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Hamstring muscles   biceps femoris, semitendinosus, semimembranosus  
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