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EBR EMS Chapter 7 Definitions

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abduction   show
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show contractile protein found in the skin myofilament of skeletal muscle  
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adduction   show
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show when stimulated, a muscle fiber will contract fully or not at all  
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show those having opposing actions  
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show small cushionlike sacs found between moving body parts  
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show muscle weakness pain and tingling in the radial side of the wrist, hand, and fingers  
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concentric contraction   show
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show when prolonged inactivity results in the muscles getting smaller in size  
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show when the top of the foot is elevated with the toes pointing upward  
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show type of isotonic muscle contraction in which a muscle's length increases under a load  
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eversion   show
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show increasing the angle between two bones at a joint  
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fatigue   show
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flexion   show
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hypertrophy   show
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show subnormal core body temp below 37 degrees C  
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insertion   show
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show foot movement that turns the ankle so that the sole faces inward townard the midline of the body  
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isometric contraction   show
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show of the same pressure or tension  
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motor neuron   show
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show a single motor neuron with the muscle cells it innervates  
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myofilament   show
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myosin   show
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show the point of contact between the nerve endings and muscle fibers  
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show the attachment of a muscle to the bone that does not move when contraction occurs, as distinquished from insertion  
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oxygen debt   show
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paralysis   show
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plantar flexion   show
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sarcomere   show
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supination   show
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tendon   show
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tetanic contraction   show
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threshold stimulus   show
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