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muscles

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Definition
contractility   the ability of skeletal muscle to shorten with force  
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excitability   the capacity of skeletal muscle to respond to a stimulus  
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extensibility   the ability to be stretched  
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fascia   connective tissue located outside the epimysium  
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fibers   single muscle cells  
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myofibrils   a threadlike structure that extends from one end of the fiber to the other  
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motor neurons   nerve cells that carry action potentials to skeletal muscle fibers  
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acetylcholine   diffuses across the synaptic cleft and binds to the postsynaptic terminal  
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muscle twitch   a contraction of an entire muscle in response to a stimulus  
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10 threshold   the muscle fiber will contract maximally  
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lag phase   time between application of a stimulus to a motor neuron and the beginning of a contraction  
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contraction phase   time of the contraction  
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ATP   needed for energy for muscle contraction  
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ADP   plus phosphate  
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isometric   the length of the muscle does not change  
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isotonic   the amount of tension produced by the muscle is constant during contraction  
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origin   most stationary end of the muscle  
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insertion   end of the muscle undergoing the greatest movement  
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belly   muscle between the origin and insertion  
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20 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   one muscle play the major role in accomplishing the desired movement  
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sarcomere   extends from one Z-line to another  
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motor unit   a single motor neuron and all the sketeal muscle fibers it innervates  
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action potential   the brief reversal back of the charge  
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A band   extends the length of myosin  
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H zone   light area in the center of each sarcomere  
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elasticity   ability to recoil to their original resting length after they have been stretched  
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epimysium   connective tissue sheath  
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30 perimysium   loose connective tissue  
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synaptic cleft   space between the presynaptic terminal and the muscle cell  
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tetany   muscle remains contracted without relaxing  
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recruitment   increase in number of motor units being activated  
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relaxation phase   time during the which the muscle relaxes  
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Z line   an attachment site for actin  
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oxygen debt   amount of oxygen needed in chemical reactions to convert lactic acid to glucose  
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muscle fatigue   results when ATP is used during muscle contraction faster then it is made  
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muscle tone   constant tension produced by muscles of the body for long periods of time  
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endomysium   loose connective tissue surrounding fibers  
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40 actin myofilaments   thin  
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myosin myofilaments   thic  
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frontalis   covers the frontal bone  
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orbicularis oculi   fibers that run in circles around the eyes  
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buccinator   runs horizontally across the cheek  
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masseter   covers the angle of the lower jaw  
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temporalis   fan-shapped muscle overlying the temporal bone  
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platysma   a single sheetlike muscle that covers the anterolateral neck  
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rectus abdominis   the most superficial muscles of the abdomen  
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external oblique   make up the lateral walls of the abdomen  
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50 internal oblique   deep to the external obliques  
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trapezius   most superficial muscles of the posterior neck and upper trunk  
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deltoid   fleshy, triangle-shaped muscles that form the rounded shape of your shoulders  
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biceps brachii   bulges when the elbow is flexed  
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brachialis   lies deep to the biceps muscle  
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gluteus maximus   superficial muscle of the hip that forms the buttock  
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gluteus medius   runs from the ilium to the femur  
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sartorius   thin, straplike  
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levator labii superioris   sneering  
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depressor anguli oris   frowning  
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60 intrinsic tongue muscles   change the shape of the tongue  
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extrinsic tongue muscles   move the tongue  
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sternocleidomastoid   lateral neck muscle and prime mover  
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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   accomplishes quiet breathing  
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flexor carpi   flexes the wrist  
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extensor carpi   extends the wrist  
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flexor digitorum   flexes the fingers  
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extensor digitorum   extends the fingers  
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70 gluteus maximus   butt  
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quadriceps femoris   extends the leg  
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sartorius   flexes the thigh  
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hamstring muscle   flexes the leg and extends the thigh  
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gastrocnemius and solues   form the calf muscle  
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erector spinae   keeps the back straight and body erect  
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