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Ch 5: Muscular System

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Definition
Acetylcholine (ACh)   Neurotransmitter released to stimulate a contraction of skeletal muscle tissue. (must meet threshold amount for muscles to react; adding more ACh to the threshold will not give bigger response)  
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Aerobic respiration   Type of cellular respiration requiring oxygen that results in enough energy to generate 36 ATP molecules from each glucose molecule & produces carbon dioxide & water. (for endurance; converts pyruvic acid to carbon dioxide & water) See slow-twitch fibers.  
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Anaerobic respiration   Type of cellular respiration in the absence of O2 resulting in enough energy to generate 2 ATP molecules from each glucose molecule & produce lactic acid (bursts of energy; converts pyruvic acid to lactic acid as a waste product.) See fast-twitch fibers  
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Antagonist   A muscle that has an opposite action (ex: raise hand from waist to mouth-biceps brachii contract (shorten) & triceps brachii relax (lengthen)  
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Extension   The ability to be stretched (action that bends a part of the body posteriorly, such as straightening the arm at the elbow.)  
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Fascicle   Group of muscle fibers surrounded by perimysium  
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Fatigue   The inability of a muscle to fully respond to a nerve impulse.  
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Flexion   Action that bends a part of the body anteriorly, such as flexing the elbow  
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Insertion   The attachment of a muscle to a bone or structure that does move when the muscle contracts.  
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Isometric   A type of contraction in which the length of the muscle remains constant while the tension in the muscle increases. (muscles stays the same)  
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Isotonic   A type of contraction in which the tension in the muscle remains constant and motion is the result. (muscle shortens & lengthens. Ex: boxer moving his arm during the punch, the tension in his muscles remained constant and motion was the result.)  
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Lever   A rigid object that can be used to lift something. Bones act as levers in lever systems that muscles use to move the body.  
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Motor unit   A single nerve cell and all the muscle cells it stimulates  
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Muscle twitch   The contraction of one muscle cell due to one nerve impulse  
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Origin   The attachment of a muscle to a bone or structure that does not move when the muscle contracts  
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Recruitment   The process of getting more and more motor units involved in a contraction to create a larger motion. (ex: there is rapid recruitment in a boxer’s punch)  
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Sarcomere   A section of a myofibril extending from one Z line to the next  
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Sliding filament theory   An explanation of muscle contraction that involves thick myofilaments grabbing thin myofilaments and pulling them toward the center of the sarcomere  
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Synergists   Muscles that have the same action (ex: raise hand from waist to mouth-biceps brachii contract (shorten) & triceps brachii relax (lengthen)  
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Tetany   A sustained contraction brought about by a high frequency of nerve impulses. (ex: like holding a pencil, muscles can’t enter relaxation phase or you’ll drop the pencil. (a sustained contraction brought about by a high frequency of nerve impulses.)  
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