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Defintions

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Occipitofrontalis   raises the eyebrows  
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orbicularisoculi   closes the eyelids  
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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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sternocleidomastoid   lateral neck muscle and prime mover  
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platsyma   sheetlike muscle that covers the anterolateral neck  
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erecotor spinae   group of muscles on each side of the back  
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external intercostal   elevate the ribs during inspirtation  
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internal intercostals   contract during forced expiration  
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diaphragm   accomplishes quiet breathing  
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one of the strongest muscles   temporalis  
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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 arm  
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deltoid   attaches the humerous to the scapula and clavicle  
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triceps brachii   extends the forearm  
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biceps brachii   flexes the forearm : occupies the anterior compartment of arm  
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brachialis   flexes forearm  
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brachioradialis   flexes and supinates the forearm  
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retinaculum   strong band of fiberous connective tissue that covers the flexor and extensor tendons and holds them into place around the wrist so that they don't 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 digitorumf   flexes the fingers  
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extensor digitorum   extends the fingers  
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intrinsic hand muscles   located within hand  
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interossi muscles   located between the metacarpals  
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gluteus maximus   buttocks  
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quadriceps femoris   extends the leg; anterior thigh muscle  
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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  
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Gastrocnemius and soleus   form of the calf muscle  
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Calcaneal tendon also known as   Achilles tendon  
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Lateral muscle of the leg   peroneus  
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instrinsic foot   muscles flex, extend, abduct, and adduct the toes  
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extrinsic   moves the tongue  
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instrinsic   changes the shape of the tongue  
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Tendinous inscriptions   cross the rectus abdominis at three or more locations  
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linea alba   consists of white connective tissue rather than muscle  
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on each side of the linea alba is the   Rectuys Abdominis  
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contraction   process of becoming smaller  
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Muscle Fibers   Cell composed of my fibers that contract when stimulated  
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Skeletal muscle   connected to the skeleton to form part of mechanical system  
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endomsyium   ensheaths each individual myocyte  
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Perimsyium   shealth of connective surrounding a bundle of muscle fibers  
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Epimysium   fiberous elastic tissues surrounding a muscle  
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Fasicle   Bundle of structures  
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Smooth Muscle   contractile fibers are not highly ordered  
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Cardiac Muscle   Another term for myocaridum  
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Sarcolemma   fine transparent tubular shealth  
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sarcomere   structural unit of a myofiber in striated muscle  
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myosin   fibrous protein that forms the contractile filaments of muscle  
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Actin   protein that forms (together with myosin)  
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Sarcoplasmic reticulum   specialized endoplasmic of cardiac muscle  
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motor unit   made up of a motor neuron and the skeletal muscle  
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axon   long threadlike part of a nerve cell  
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Acetylcholine   Compound that occurs throughout the nervous system  
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Muscle Fatigue   Muscle to generate force  
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Isotonic Contractions   length of muscle changes  
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Isometric contractions   strength training in which joint angle and muscle length do not change  
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origin   where something begins  
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insertion   action of inserting something  
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synergists   a substance organ  
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antagonist   substances that inhibits physiological action  
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fixators   muscle that acts of a stabilizer  
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four major functional characteristics   contractility, excitability, elasticity, extensibility  
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each skeletal muscle is surrounded by a connective tissue shealth called   Epimysium  
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Fascia   another connective tissue located outside epimysium  
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Muscle composed of numerous visible bundles   Fasiculli  
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Each side of a "Z line" is an   I band  
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What kind of line is in between two A bands?   M line  
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Contractility   shorten with force  
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Excitability   capacity to respond to a stimulus  
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extensibillity   ability to stretch  
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elaasticity   ability to recoil to original stretch  
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muscle fiber   single cylindril cell containing several nuclei  
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