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Contractility   muscle shorten with force  
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Excitability   reponse to stimulus  
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Extensibility   stretched  
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elasticity   recoil to orginal length  
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epimysium   connective tissue on muscles  
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Fascia   connective tissue outside the epimysium  
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perimysium   loose connective tissue  
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fibers   single muscle cells  
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endomysium   fiber is surrounded by thiis  
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myofibrils   Thread like structure from one end of a fiber to another  
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Resting membrane potential   charge difference across the membrane  
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Action Potential   brief reverseal back of the charge  
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Motor nerouns   nerve cells that carry action potientials  
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synapse   branch formed by muscles  
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motor unit   single neuron in fibers  
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presynaptic terminal   enlarged nerve terminal  
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Synaptic cleft   between the presynaptic  
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postsynaptic terminal   muscle fiber  
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synaptic vesicles   secrete the acetylcholine  
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Muscle twitch   contraction of a muscle  
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Lag Phase   time between application of a stimulus  
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Contraction phase   time of Contraction  
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Relaxation Phase   muscle relaxes  
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Tetany   Muscle remains contracted without relaxing  
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recruitment   motor units activating  
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Creatine Phosphate   high energy molecule  
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Anaerobic respiration   without oxygen  
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Aerobic respiration   with oxygen  
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Muscle Fatigue   muscle contracts faster than can produce  
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isometric   equal distance  
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isotonic   equal tension  
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Fast twitch   fatigue quickly  
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slow twitch   contract slow  
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Origin   head  
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Insertion   end of muscle  
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belly   between head and end  
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Occipitofrontalis   raises eyebrows  
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bcularis oculi   causes crows feet  
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orbicularis orbis   puckers the lips  
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buccinator   flattens cheeks  
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zygomaticus   smiling muscleowning  
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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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intristic tounge   shape  
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extrinsic   movement  
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sternocleidomastoid   prime mover  
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plastysma   pulls mouth  
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erector spinae   back straight  
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thoracic muscle   move thorax  
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External Intercostals   elevate ribs during inspiration  
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Internal Intercostals   Contracted during forced expiration  
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Diaphragm   accomplishes quiet breathing  
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Abdominal wall Muscles   flex AND rotate vertebral columnn  
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Linea Alba   tendious area of wall  
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rectus abdominals   lines on each side of alba  
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Tendinous inscriptions   cross rectus  
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Trapezius   rotates Scapula  
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Serratus anterior   Pulls Scapula Anteriorly  
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Pectoralis Major   adducts and flexs the arm  
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Latissimus Dorsi   medaily rotates adducts and powerfully extends the arm  
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Deltoid   attaches the humerus to the scapula  
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Triceps brachii   extends forearm  
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Biceps brachii   flexes forearm anterior compartment  
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Brachialis   flexes forearm  
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Brachioradialis   flexes and supinates forearm  
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Retinaculum   bracelete  
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Flexor Carpi   flexes wrist  
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extensor carpi   extends wrist  
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flexor digtorum   flexes fingers  
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ectensor digtorum   extends fingers  
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Gluteus Maximus   Buttocks  
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Quadriceps femoris   extends leg  
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Sartorius   flexes thigh  
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Hamstring   postieror thigh muscle  
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Achillies tendon   flex toes  
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soleus   calf  
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