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Vocab

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Term
Definition
Contractility   Shorten with force  
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Excitability   Respond to a stimulus  
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Extensibility   Stretched  
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Epimysium   surrounded by a connective tissue sheath  
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Fascia   located inside the epimysium. separates muscles  
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Perimysium   a connective tissue sheet around the muscle fasciculi.  
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Fibers   Fasciculi composed of single muscle cells. A single cylindrical cell  
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Endomysium   fiber surrounded by a connective tissue sheath  
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Myofibrils   threadlike structures  
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actin myofilaments   thin;twisted pearls  
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myosin myofilaments   thick;minute golf clubs  
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sarcomeres   joined end to end to form myofibril structural & functional unity of the muscle.  
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resting membrane potential   outside - positively charged inside - negatively charged The change difference across the membrane  
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actin potential   stimulated the membrane characteristics change briefly. The brief reversal back of the change  
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Motor neurons   nerve cells  
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Neuromusclular junction    
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Synapse   near the center of the cell  
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Motor unit   many motor units form a single muscle  
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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 fibers  
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synaptic vesicles   secrete a neurotransmitter  
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acetylcholine   diffuses across the synaptic cleft and binds to the postsynaptic terminal causing a change in the postsynaptic cell  
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acetylcholinesterase    
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sliding filament mechanism   muscle contraction  
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muscle twitch   contraction of an entire muscle in response to a stimules  
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threshold   point the muscle fiber will contract maximally  
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all-or-none response   phenomenon  
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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 contraction  
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relaxation phase   time during which the muscle relaxes  
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tetany   where the muscle remains contracted without relaxing  
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recruitment   increase in number of motor units being activated  
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creatine phosphate   when at rest can't stockpile ATP but can restore an high energy molecule  
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anaerobic respiration   without oxygen  
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aerobic respiration   with oxygen (more efficient)  
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oxygen debt   the amount of oxygen needed in chemical reactions to convert lactic acid to glucose  
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muscle fatigue   when ATP is used during muscle contraction faster than it can be produced in the muscle cells  
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isometric   equal distance  
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isotonic   equal tension  
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muscle tone   constant tension  
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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   (head) most stationary end of the muscle  
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insertion   end of the muscle undergoing the greatest movement  
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belly   portion of the 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   a group of synergists, if one muscle plays the major role in accomplishing the desired movement  
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Erector spinae   group of muscles on each side of the back  
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thoracic muscles   muscles that move the thorax  
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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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dome   shaped muscles. aids in breathing  
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linea alba   consists of white connective tissue rather than muscle  
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rectus abdominis   on each side of the linea alba  
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tendinous inscriptions    
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trapezius   rotates scapula  
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serratus anterior   pulls scapula anteriorly  
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pectoralis major and latissimus dorsi muscles   the arm is attached to the thorax  
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pectoralis major   adducts and flexes the arm  
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latissimus dorsi   medially rotates, adducts, and powerfully extends the arm. "swimmer muscles"  
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deltoid   attaches the humerus to the scapula and clavicle, and is the major abductor of 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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brachioradialis   flexes and supinates the forearm  
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retinaculum (bracelet)   strong band of fibrous connective tissue that covers the flexor and extensor tendons and holds them in place around the wrist so they don't "bowstring" during muscle contraction  
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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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intrinsic hand muscles   19 hand muscles located within the hand  
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interossi   located between the metacarpals, are responsible for abduction and adduction of the fingers  
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gluteus maximus   buttocks  
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gluteus medius   hip muscle and common injection site  
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quadriceps femoris   extends the leg; anterior thigh muscles  
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sartorius   "tailors muscles"; flexes the thigh  
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hamstring muscles   posterior thigh muscles; flexes the leg and extends the thigh  
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gastrocnemius and soleus   form the calf muscle  
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calcaneal tendon   calf muscles helps join to form  
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(Achilles tendons)   flex the foot and toes  
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peroneus   lateral muscles of the leg. primarily everters (turning the lateral side of the foot outward) also aid in plantar flexion  
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intrinsic foot   20 muscles located within the foot. muscles flex extend, abduct, and adduct the toes  
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