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anatomy/physiology

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contractibility   ability of skeletal muscles to shorten with force  
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excitability   capacity of skeletal muscle to respond to a stimulus  
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extensibility   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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epimysium   skeletal muscle surrounded by a connective tissue  
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fascia   connected tissue located outside the epimysium  
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perimysium   loose connective tissue  
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fibers   single muscle cells  
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endomysium   connective tissue sheath  
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myofibrils   threadlike structure that extends from one end of the fiber to the other  
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actin myofilaments   thin mylofilaments  
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myosin myofilaments   thick mylofilaments  
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sarcromeres   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   each branch that connects to the muscle  
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synapse   branch that connects to the muscle near the center of the cell  
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motor unit   single motor neuron and all the skeletal muscle fibers it innervates  
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presynaptic terminal   enlarged nerve terminal  
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synaptic cleft   space between the presynaptic terminal and the muscle cell  
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postsynaptic terminal   muscle fiber  
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synaptic vesicles   secrete a neurotransmitter  
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acetylcholine   secretion of a nuerotransmitter  
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acetylcholinesterase   enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine  
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sliding filament mechanism   the sliding of actin mylofilaments past myosin myofilaments during contraction  
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muscle twitch   a contraction of an entire muscle in response to a stimulus  
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threshold   the level to which a stimulus much reach for a muscle fiber to respond  
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all-or-none response   point in which 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 in which the muscle contracts  
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relaxation phase   time in which the muscle relaxes  
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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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ATP   adenosine triphosphate  
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ADP   adenosine diphosphate  
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creatine phosphate   a high end molecule  
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anaerobic respiration   without oxygen  
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aerobic respiration   with oxygen  
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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 than it can be produced  
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isometric   length of muscle does not change, but the amount of tension increases during the contraction process  
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isotonic   amount of tension produced by the muscle is constant during contraction  
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muscle tone   refers to constant tension produced by muscles of the body for long periods of time  
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fast twitch fibers   contract quickly and fatigue quickly  
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slow twitch fibers   contract more slowly and are more resistant to fatigue  
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origin   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 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   muscle that plays the major role in accomplishing the desired movement  
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occipitofrontalis   raises the eyebrows  
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orbicularis occuli   closes the eyelids and causes "crows feet"  
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orbicularis oris   puckers the lips  
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buccinator   flattens the cheeks  
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zygomaticus   smiling muscle  
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levator labii superioris   sneering  
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depressor anguli oris   frowning  
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intrinsic tongue muscle   changes the shape of the tongue  
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extrinsic tongue muscle   moves the tongue  
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sternocleidomastoid   lateral neck and prime mover. rotates and abducts the head  
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thoracic muscles   muscles that move the thorax  
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diaphragm   accomplishes quiet breathing. dome shaped muscle that aids in breathing  
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trapezius   rotates scapula  
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serratus anterior   pulls scapula anteriorly  
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pectoralis major   adducts and flexes the arm  
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latissimus dorsi   medially rotates, adducts, and powerfully extends arm  
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deltoid   attaches the humerus to the scapula and clavicle, and is major abductor to the upper limb  
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triceps brachii   extends the forearm  
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biceps brachii   flexes the forearm  
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brachialis   flexes forearm  
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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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