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Ch. 6 muscles

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muscle to shorten with force   contractility  
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capacity of muscle to respond to a stimulus   excitability  
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ability to be stretched   extensibility  
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ability to recoil to original length after stretched   elasticity  
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each muscle surrounded by connective tissue   epimysium  
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surrounds and separates muscles   fascia  
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surrounded by loose connective tissue   perimysium  
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the fasciculi are composed of single muscle cells   fibers  
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each fiber surrounded by a connective tissue sheath   endomysuim  
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threadlike structure that extends from 1 end to other   myofibrils  
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thin myofilaments   actin myofilaments  
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thick myofilaments   myosin myofilaments  
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actin and myosin myofilaments form highly ordered units   sarcomeres  
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the charge difference across the membrane   resting membrane potential  
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the brief reversal back of the charge   action potential  
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nerve cells that carry action potentials to skeletal muscle fibers   motor neurons  
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each branch that connects to the muscle forms a   neuromusclular junction  
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a single motor neuron and skeletal muscle fibers innervates with   motor unit  
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