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properties of muscle tissue   contractility, excitability, extensibility, elasticity  
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contractility   ability of a muscle to shorten with force (that is then used to generate action)  
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excitability   capacity of a muscle to respond to a hormonal or nervous stimulus  
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extensibility   muscle can be stretched to its normal resting length and beyond to a limited degree  
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elasticity   ability of muscle to recoil to its original resting length after being stretched  
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tendon   attaches muscle to bone  
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aponeurosis   a very broad tendon. like a flat sheet  
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aponeurosis locations   abdominal wall and back  
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origin/head   muscle end attached to the more stationary of the two bones, undergoes the least amount of movement when the muscle contracts  
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insertion   muscle end attached to the bone with the greatest movement  
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belly   largest portion of the muscle between the origin and insertion  
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agonist   muscle causing an action when it contracts  
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prime mover   one muscle out of several doing the same movement that is most responsible for the action  
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antagonist   a muscle working in opposition to an agonist  
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synergists   muscles that work together to cause a movement, muscles that perform the same action  
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fixators   stabilize joint(s) crossed by the prime mover  
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pennate muscles   "feather-like in shape", have one or more tendons extending through their body and the muscle fibers are arranged at an oblique angle to the tendon  
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unipennate muscle   muscle fibers attach to only one side of the central tendon  
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bipennate muscle   muscle fibers attach to both sides of the central tendon  
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multipennate muscle   multiple branches of the central tendon with fibers attaching on both sides  
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parallel muscle   the muscle fibers run parallel to its long axis  
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rectus   muscle fiber direction is vertical (straight up and down)  
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convergent muscle   has widespread muscle fibers that converge on a common attachment site  
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circular muscle/sphincter   the muscle fibers are concentrically arranged around an opening or recess  
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quadratus   rectangular  
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trapezius   trapezoidal (4 sides, none parallel)  
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deltoid   triangular  
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rhomboidal   rhombus  
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major   muscle that is larger than another muscle  
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minor   muscle that is smaller than another muscle  
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biceps   two tendons/heads of origin  
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triceps   three tendons/heads of origin  
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fusiform   tapering at both ends with a thick belly  
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digastric   two bellies  
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