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Muscles

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contractility   The 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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Extensibility   Ability to be stretched  
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Muscle fiber   muscle cell  
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Epimysium   Each skeletal muscle surrounded by connective tissue sheath  
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Fascia   Another connective tissue located outside the epimysium  
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Fascia   surrounds and separates muscles  
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Fasciculi   muscle that is composed of numerous visible bundles  
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perimysium   Fasciculi is surrounded by loose connective tissue  
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Actin myofilaments   thin Myofilaments, which resemble 2 minute strands of pearls twisted together  
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Myosin myofilaments   thick Myofilaments, which resemble bundles of golf clubs  
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Sarcomeres   Actin and Myosin Myofilaments form highly ordered units  
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Sarcomeres   which are joined end to end to form myofibril  
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sarcomere   basic structural and functional unity  
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sarcomere   each one extends from one Z line to another Z line. Each Z line is an attachment site for actin  
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resting membrane potential   outside of most cell membranes is positively charged compared to the inside of the cell membrane, which is negatively the charge difference across the membrane  
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action potential   when muscle cell is stimulated the membrane characteristics change briefly, the brief reversal back of charge  
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motor neurons   nerve cells that carry action potentials to skeletal muscle fibers  
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neuromuscular junction   axons enter the muscle and branch. Each branch that connects to the muscle  
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motor unit   single motor neuron and all skeletal muscle fibers it innervates  
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presynaptic terminal   enlarged nerve terminal  
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synaptic cleft   space between presynaptic terminal and muscle cell  
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postsynaptic terminal   the muscle fiber in it  
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Synaptic vessels   each presynaptic vessel contains it  
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acetylocholine   secrete a neurotransmitter  
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acetylocholine   diffuses across synaptic cleft and binds to the postsynaptic terminal causing a change in postsynaptic cell  
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sliding filament mechanism   sliding of actin myofilaments past myofilaments during contraction  
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muscle twitch   contraction of an entire muscle in response to a stimulus that causes the action potential in one or more muscle fibers  
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threshold   muscle fiber will not respond to stimulus until the stimulus reaches a level  
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lag phase   time between application of a stimulus to a motor neuron and beginning of contraction  
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contraction phase   time of contraction is  
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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 of number of motor units being activated  
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ATP(adensosine triphosphate)   is needed for energy for muscle  
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ATP   produced in the mitochondria  
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Creatine phosphate   When rest they cant stockpile ATP but they can store another high end molecule  
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Anaerobic respiration   without oxygen  
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Aerobic respiration   with oxygen(more efficient)  
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muscle fatigue   results of ATP is used during muscle contraction faster than it can be produced in muscle cells  
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Isometric   the length of the muscle does not change, but the amount of tension increases during the contraction process  
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isotonic   the amount of tension produced by muscle is constant during contraction but the length of the muscle changes  
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muscle tone   muscle tone refers to constant tension produced by muscles of the body for long periods of time keeps head and back straight  
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Fast-twitch fibers   contract quickly and fatigue quickly well adapted to perform anaerobic metabolism  
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slow twitch fibers   contract more slowly and is more resistant to fatigue, they are better suited for aerobic metabolism  
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origin(head)   is 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 insertion  
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Synergist   muscles that work together to accomplish specific movements  
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antagonist   muscles that work in opposition to one another  
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occipitofrontalis   raises the eyebrows  
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Orbicularis oculi   closes the eyelids and causes crows feet, wrinkles skin at lateral corners of eyes  
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orbicularis oris   puckers the lips  
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Buccinator   Flattens cheeks, Trumpeters muscle  
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Zygomaticus   smiling muscle  
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Levatator Labii superioris   sneering  
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Depressor anguli oris   frowning  
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Mastification   chewing  
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Intrinsic Tongue Muscle   change the shape of tongue  
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Extrinsic Tongue Muscle   Move the Tongue  
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Sternocleidmastoid   lateral neck muscle and prime mover, rotates and abducts the head  
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Platysma   sheetlike muscle that covers the anterolateral neck, pulls the corners of mouth inferiorly  
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Erector spinae   group of muscles on each side of the back. Responsible for keeping the back straight and body erect  
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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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Diaphram   accomplishes quiet breathing  
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Trapezius   Rotates scapula  
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serratus anterior   pulls scapula anterior  
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Pectoralis Major   adducts and flexes arm  
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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 wrist  
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extensor carpi   extends the wrist  
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flexor digitorium   flexes the fingers  
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