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Chapter 6- Muscles

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ability to shorten with force   contractility  
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capacity 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   elasticity  
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muscles produce what?   heat  
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connective tissue sheath called...   epimysium  
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connective tissue located outside epimysium   Fascia  
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surrounded by loose connective tissue called...   perimysium  
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single muscle cells   fibers  
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cytoplasm each fiber filled with   myofibrils  
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myofibrils consist of 2 protein fibers   actin myofilaments & myosin myofilaments  
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highly ordered units called   sacromeres  
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sacromere extends from   one z line to another z line  
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Each side of the z line light area called...   an I band  
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I band consists of-   actin  
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The A band extends the length of the   myosin  
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charge difference across the membrane   resting membrane potential  
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brief reversal back of charge is called...   action potential  
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nerve cells that carry action potentials to skeletal muscle fibers   motor neurons  
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a single motor neuron and all the skeletal muscle fibers it innervates are called...   motor unit  
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secrete a neurotransmitter called...   acetylocholine  
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contraction of entire muscle   muscle twitch  
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point at which muscle fiber ill contract maximally   threshold  
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time between application of a stimulus to a motor neuron and the beginning of a contraction   lag phase  
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contraction phase   time of the contraction  
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relaxation phase   time during which muscle relaxes  
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tetany   where muscle remains contacted without relaxing  
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increase in number of motor units being activated   recruitment  
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atp   adenosine triphosphate  
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atp   needed for energy for muscle contraction  
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produced in the mitochondria   atp  
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short-lived, unstable   atp  
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without oxygen   anaerobic respirtation  
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with oxygen   aerobic respiration  
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amount of oxygen needed in chemical reactions to convert lactic acid to glucose to replenish   oxygen debt  
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faster than it can be produced   muscle fatigue  
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muscle contractions   two types  
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isometric   equal distance  
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equal tension   isotonic  
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keeps head and back straight   muscle tone  
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contract quickly fatigue quickly   fast-twitch fibers  
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white meat is an example of-   fast-twitch fibers  
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dark meat is an example of-   slow-twitch fibers  
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contract more slowly and resist fatigue   slow-twitch fibers  
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points of attachment of each muscle   origin and insertion  
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another name for origin   head  
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most stationary end of the muscle   origin  
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undergoes greatest movement   insertion  
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end of the muscle   insertion  
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belly   between the origin and insertion  
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t/f some multiples have multiple origins   true  
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muscles that work together   synergists  
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muscles that work in opposition   antagonists  
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among a group of synergists   prime mover  
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plays major role in accomplishing the desired movement   prime mover  
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muscles have names that are_____________   descriptive  
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some are named according to_____________   shape, size, origin insertion, orientation of fibers, and function  
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raise the eyebrows   occipitofrontalis  
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closes the eyelids   orbicularis oculi  
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buccinator   flattens the cheeks  
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puckers the lips   orbicularis oris  
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oribicularis oris and buccinator are ___________ muscles   kissing muscles  
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smiling muscles   zygomaticus  
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sneering   levator labii superioris  
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frowning   depressor anguli oris  
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chewing   mastication  
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________ pair of mastication muscles   4  
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2 pair of   pterygoids, temporalis, and masseter  
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tongue muscles   two types  
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instrinsic tongue muscles   change the shape of the tongue  
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extrinsic tongue muscles   move the tongue  
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neck muscle   sternocleidomastoid  
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sheetlike muscle that covers the anterolateral neck   platysma  
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group of muscles on each side of the back   erector spinae  
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responsible for keeping the back straight and erect   erector spinae  
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muscles that move the thorax   thoracic muscles  
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most involved in breathing   external intercostals and internal instercostals  
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external intercostals   elevate ribs during inspiration  
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internal intercostals   contract during forced expiration  
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accomplishes quiet breathing   diaphragm  
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