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Chapter 6

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Term
Definition
Contractility   the ability of skeletal muscle to shorten with force.  
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Excitability   the capacity of skeletal muscle to respond to a stimulus.  
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Extensibility   the ability to be stretched.  
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Elasticity   ability to recoil to their original resting length after they have been stretched.  
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Epimysium   a connective tissue sheath that surrounds a skeletal muscle.  
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Fascia   another connective tissue that is located outside the epimysium.  
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Fasciculi (Fascicle)   muscle composed of numerous visible bundles.  
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Perimysium   loose connective tissue that surrounds fasciculi.  
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Fibers   single muscle cells.  
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Endomysium   connective tissue sheath.  
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Myofibrils   a threadlike structure that extends from one end of the fiber to the other.  
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Actin Myofilaments   thin myofilaments. They resemble 2 minute strands of pearls twisted together.  
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Myosin Myofilaments   thick myofilaments. They resemble bundles of minute golf clubs.  
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Sarcomeres   the basic structural and functional unity of the muscle.  
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Resting Membrane Potential   the charge difference across the membrane.  
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Action Potential   the brief reversal back of the charge.  
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Motor Neurons   are nerve cells that carry action potentials to skeletal muscle fibers.  
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Synapse   near the center of the cell.  
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Motor Unit   a single motor neuron and all the skeletal muscle fibers that it innervates.  
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Presynaptic Terminal   the enlarged nerve terminal.  
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Synaptic Cleft   the space between the presynaptic terminal and the muscle cell.  
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Synaptic Vesicles   secretes the neurotransmitter.  
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Acetylcholine   diffuses across the synaptic cleft and binds to the postsynaptic terminal causing a change in the postsynaptic cell.  
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Acetylcholinesterase   yields only one action potential in the skeletal muscle and only one contraction of the muscle cell (breaks it down).  
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Sliding Filament Mechanism   the sliding of actin myofilaments past myosin myofilaments during contraction.  
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Muscle Twitch   is a 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   a muscle fiber will not respond to stimulus until the stimulus reaches this level  
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All-or-None Response   the muscle fiber will contract maximally.  
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Lag Phase   the 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   the time during which the muscle relaxes.  
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Tetany   where the muscle remains contracted without relaxing.  
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Recruitment   the increase in number of motor units being activated.  
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Creatine Phosphate   when at rest they can't stockpile ATP but they can store another high-energy molecule.  
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Anaerobic Respiration   without oxygen.  
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Aerobic Respiration   with oxygen (more efficient).  
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Oxygen Debt   the amount of oxygen needed in chemical reactions to convert lactic acid to glucose and to replenish the depleted stores of creatine phosphate stores in muscle cells.  
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Muscle Fatigue   results when ATP is used during muscle contraction faster  
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Isometric   (equal distance) the length of the muscle does not change, but the amount of tension increases during the contraction process.  
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Isotonic   (equal tension) the amount of tension produced by the 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 bu muscles of the body for long periods of time. Keeps head up and back straight.  
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Fast Twitch Fibers   contract quickly and fatigue quickly. Well adapted to perform anaerobic metabolism. Ex. white meat of a chicken's breast.  
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Slow Twitch Fibers   contract more slowly and are more resistant to fatigue. They are better suited for aerobic metabolism. Ex. dark meat of a duck's breast or the legs of a chicken.  
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Origin   (head) is most stationary end of the muscle.  
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Insertion   is the end undergoing the greatest movement.  
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Belly   the 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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Antagonists   muscles that work in opposition to one another  
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Prime Mover   a group of synergists, if one muscle plays the major role in accomplishing the desired movement  
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Nomenclature   (names that are descriptive) location, size, orientation of fibers, shape, origin, insertion, and function  
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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. Trumpeter's muscle  
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Orbicularis Oris & Buccinator   kissing muscles  
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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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Temporalis & Masseter   2 pairs of mastication  
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Intrinsic Tongue Muscle   change the shape of the tongue  
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Extrinsic Tongue Muscle   move the tongue  
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Sternocleidomastoid   lateral neck muscle and prime mover  
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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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External Intercostals   elevate the ribs during inspiration  
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Internal Intercostals   contract during forced expiration  
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Diaphragm   accomplishes quiet breathing. Dome-shaped muscle. Aids in breathing  
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Linea Alba   consists of white connective tissue rather than muscle (tendinous area of the abdominal wall)  
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Rectus Abdominis   on each side of the linea alba  
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Tendinous Inscriptions   cross the rectus abdominis at three or more locations, causing the abdominal wall of a well-muscled person to appear segmented.  
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Trapezius   rotates scapula  
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Serratus Anterior   pulls scapula anteriorly  
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Pectoralis Major   adducts and flexes the arm  
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Latissimus Dorsi   medially rotates, adducts, and powerfully extends the arm. "Swimmer muscle."  
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Pectoralis Major & Latissimus Dorsi   attaches the arm to the thorax  
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Deltoid   attaches the humerus to the scapula and clavicle, and is the major abductor of the upper limb.  
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Triceps Brachii   (3 heads / antagonists) extends the forearm. Occupies the posterior compartment of the arm  
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Biceps Brachii   (2 heads / antagonists) flexes the forearm. Occupies the anterior compartment of the arm.  
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Brachialis   flexes the forearm  
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Brachioradialis   flexes and supinates the forearm  
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Retinaculum   strong band of fibrous connective tissue that covers the flexor and extensor tendons and holds them in place around the wrist so that they do not "bowstring" during muscle contraction  
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Flexor Carpi   flexes the wrist  
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Extensor Carpi   extends the wrist  
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Flexor Digitorium   flexes the fingers  
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Extensor Digitorium   extends the fingers  
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Intrinsic Hand Muscles   19 hand muscles located within the hand  
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Interossi   located between the metacarpals, are responsible for abduction and adduction of the fingers  
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Gluteus Maximus   buttocks. Contributes most of the mass of the buttocks.  
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Gluteus Medius   hip muscle and common injection site  
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Quadriceps   extends the leg; anterior thigh muscles  
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Sartorius   "tailors muscle" flexes the thigh  
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Hamstring   posterior thigh muscles; flexes the leg and extends the thigh (wolves kill this way)  
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Gastrocnemius (left) & Soleus (right) (back view)   form the calf muscles. They join to form the calcaneal tendon  
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Calcaneal Tendon (Achilles Tendon)   flex the foot and toes  
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Peroneus   the lateral muscles of the leg "planters flexion (turning the lateral side of the foot outward)  
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Intrinsic Foot   20 muscles located within the foot. Muscles flex, extend, abduct, and adduct the toes  
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