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Chapter 11 & 12 Muscular System

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Sarcomeres   The Smallest contractile unit of muscle; extends from one Z disc to the next  
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Neuromuscular junction   The region where a motor neuron comes into close contact with a skeletal muscle cell  
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Motor unit   a motor neuron and all the muscle cells it supplies.  
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Synaptic cleft   the fluid filled space at a synapse between neurons  
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Know the names of the 2 contractile proteins   Actin & Mycin  
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Know the 3 connective tissue coverings of skeletal muscles from the inside out   Endomysium, Perimysium and Epimysium  
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Know the different ways skeletal muscle is named   Location of origin, insertion, Location, Shape, Direction of muscle fibers, Size, Action & Number of Origin  
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Orbicularis Oris   Closes Mouth & protrudes lips  
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Sternocleidomastoid   Flex Neck forward/ Back & Rotates  
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Pectoralis Major   Adducts and Flexes ,Medially Rotates and Moves Arm/ Humerus  
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Rectus Abdominis   Flex’s Vertebral Column  
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Biceps Brachii   Flexes Elbow & Supinates forearm  
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Triceps Brachii   Powerful Arm Extender Antagonist of Biceps Brachii  
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Gluteus Maximus   Powerful Hips Extensor (Forceful)(Climbing Stairs)  
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Gastrocnemius   Planter Flexes Foot & Flexes Knee when in Dorsiflexed. Crosses Knee Joint  
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Know the 4 muscles that make up the quadriceps   Rectus Femoris, (3 Vastus Muscles) Vastus Lateralis, Vastus Medialis, Vastus Intermedius  
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Know the 3 muscles that make up the hamstring   Biceps Femoris, Semitendinosus & Semimembranosus  
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