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Ch. 6 Muscles

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Contractility   ability of skeletal muscle to shorten with force  
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Excitability   capacity of skeletal muscle to respond to a stimulus  
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Elasticity   ability to recoil to original resting length after been stretched  
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Epimysium   connective tissue sheath surrounded by each skeletal muscle  
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Fascia   connective tissue located outside the epimysium; surrounds and separates the muscles  
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Perimysium   loose connective sheath that surrounds muscle fasciculi  
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endomysium   connective tissue sheath that surrounds each fiber  
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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 and resemble 2 minute strands of pearls twisted together  
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myosin myofilaments   thick and resemble bundles of minute golf clubs  
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Sarcomere   highly ordered units formed from actin and myosin. Extends from one Z line to another Z line  
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resting membrane potential   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   also called a synapse and forms when each branch connects to the muscle  
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motor unit   single motor neuron and all the skeletal muscle fibers it innervates  
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presynaptic terminal   the enlarged nerve terminal  
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synaptic cleft   space between the presynaptic terminal and the muscle cell  
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postsynaptic terminal   the muscle fiber  
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synaptic vesicles   located in the presynaptic terminal and secrete a neurotransmitter  
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acetylcholine   neurotransmitter and it diffuses across the synaptic cleft and binds to the postsynaptic terminal  
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exocytosis   process when an action potential reaches the nerve terminal, it causes the synaptic vesicles to release acetylcholine into the synaptic cleft  
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acetylcholinesterase   enzymatic breakdown that happens when acetylcholine is released into the synaptic cleft between the neuron and muscle cell  
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sliding filament mechanism   sliding of actin past myosin during contraction  
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muscle twitch   contraction of an entire muscle in response to a stimulus  
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threshold   a level the stimulus has to reach in order for the muscle fiber to respond to the stimulus  
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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   the time of contraction  
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relaxation phase   time during which the muscle relaxes  
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tetany   when the muscle remains contracted without relaxing  
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recruitment   increase in number of motor units being activated  
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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 and to replenish the stored creatine phosphate stored in muscle cells  
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muscle fatigue   results when ATP is used during muscle contraction faster than it can be produced in muscle cells  
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isometric   length of the muscle does not change but the amount of tension increases during contraction  
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isotonic   amount of tension produced by the muscle is constant during contraction but the length of the muscle changes  
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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 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   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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antagonist   muscles that work together in opposition to one another  
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prime mover   among group of synergists, one muscle plays the major role in accomplishing the desired movement  
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occipitofrontalis   raises the eyebrows  
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orbicularis oculi   closes the eyelids and causes crows feet wrinkles in the skin at the lateral corners of the eye  
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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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mastication   chewing  
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intrinsic tongue muscles   changes the shape of the tongue  
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extrinsic tongue muscles   moves the tongue  
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sternocleidomastiod   lateral neck muscle and prime mover; rotates and abducts the head  
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platysma   sheetlike muscle that covers the anterolateral neck  
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erector spinae   Group of muscles on each side of the back; responsible for keeping the back straight and the body erect  
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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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linea alba   tendinous area of the abdominal wall that extends from the sternum through the navel to the pubis  
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trapezius   rotates the scapula  
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serratus anterior   pulls scapula anteriorly  
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pectoralis major   abducts and flexes the arm  
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latissimus dorsi   medially rotates, adducts, and powerfully extends the arm  
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deltoid   attaches the humerus to the scapula and the 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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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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