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muscular system flashcards

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The ability of skeletal muscle to shorten with force   Contractility  
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The capacity of skeletal muscle to respond to a stimulus   Excitability  
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The ability to be stretched   Extensibility  
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Ability to recoil to their original resting length after they have been stretched   Elasticity  
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Connective tissue sheath that surrounds each skeletal muscle   Epimysium  
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Connective tissue located outside the epimysium.   Fascia  
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Numerous visible bundles that make up muscle   Muscle fasciculi  
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Loose connective tissue that surrounds muscle fasciculi.   Perimysium  
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Muscle cells that make up muscle fasciculi   Fibers  
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Connective tissue sheath that surrounds each muscle fiber   Endomysium  
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A threadlike structure that extends from one end of the fiber to the other   Myofibril  
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Thin myofilaments   Actin myofilaments  
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Thick myofilaments   Myosin myofilaments  
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Basic structural and functional unit of the muscle   Sarcomere  
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Each sarcomere extends from one _ ____ to another _ ____. They're attachment sites for actin.   Z line  
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ch side of the Z line is a light area called an _ ____, it consists of actin.   I band  
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The _ ____ extends the length of the myosin. It is the darker central region in each sarcomere.   A band  
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In the center of each sarcomere is another light area called the _ ____, which consists of only myosin.   H zone  
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The myosin myofilaments are anchored in the center of the sarcomere at a dark staining band called the _ ____.   M line  
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the charge difference across the membrane   resting membrane potential  
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brief reversal back of the charge   action potential  
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Nerve cells that carry action potentials to skeletal muscle fibers   motor neurons  
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formed by each branch that connects to the muscle   neuromuscular junction or synapse  
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a single motor neuron and all the skeletal muscle fibers it innervates   motor unit  
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enlarged nerve terminal   presynaptic terminal  
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the space between the presynaptic terminal and the muscle cell   synaptic cleft  
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each presynaptic terminal contains _______ ________ that secrete a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine.   Synaptic vesicles  
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The acetylcholine released into the synaptic cleft between the neuron and muscle cell is broken down by an enzyme, ___________________.   Acetylcholinesterase  
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The sliding of actin myofilaments past myosin myofilaments during contraction   sliding filament mechanism  
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a contraction of an entire muscle in response to a stimulus that causes the action potential in one or more muscle fibers.   muscle twitch  
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a muscle fiber will not respond to stimulus until that stimulus reaches a level called _________   threshold  
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When the stimulus reaches the threshold, the muscle fiber will contract maximally. This phenomenon is called the ___________ ________.   all-or-none response  
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the time between application of a stimulus to a motor neuron and the beginning of a contraction.   lag phase  
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time of contraction   contraction phase  
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the time during which the muscle relaxes   relaxation phase  
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where the muscle remains contracted without relaxing   tetany  
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increase in number of motor units being activated   recruitment  
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needed for energy for muscle contraction   adenosine triphosphate  
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ATP is produced in the ____________   mitochondria  
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when at rest muscle cells can't stockpile ATP but they can store another high-energy molecule, called ________ _________   creatine phosphate  
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without oxygen   anaerobic respiration  
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with oxygen (more efficient)   aerobic respiration  
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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   oxygen debt  
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results when ATP is used during muscle contraction faster than it can be produced in the muscle cells   muscle fatigue  
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equal distance   isometric  
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equal tension   isotonic  
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refers to constant tension produced by muscles of the body for long periods of time   muscle tone  
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contract quickly and fatigue quickly   fast-twitch fibers  
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contract more slowly and are more resistant to fatigue   slow-twitch fibers  
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the most stationary end of the muscle   origin  
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the end of the muscle undergoing the greatest movement   insertion  
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portion of the muscle between the origin and the insertion   belly  
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muscles that work together to accomplish specific movements   synergists  
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muscles that work in opposition to one another   antagonists  
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one muscle that plays the major role in accomplishing the desired movement   prime mover  
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raises the eyebrows   occipitofrontalis  
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closes the eyelids   orbicularis oculi  
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puckers the lips   orbicularis oris  
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flattens the cheeks   buccinator  
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smiling muscle   zygomaticius  
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sneering   levator labii superioris  
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frowning   depressor anguli oris  
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chewing   mastification  
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change the shape of the tongue   intrinsic tongue muscles  
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moves the tongue   extrinsic tongue muscles  
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lateral neck mucle and prime mover   sternocleidomastoid  
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group of muscles on each side of the back   erector spinae  
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elevate the ribs during inspiration   external intercostals  
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contract during forced expiration   internal intercostals  
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accomplishes quiet breathing   diaphragm  
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tendinous area of the abdominal wall   linea alba  
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on each side of the linea alba   rectus abdominus  
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rotates scapula   trapezius  
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pulls scapula anteriorly   serratus anterior  
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adducts and flees the arm   pectoralis major  
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extends the forearm   triceps brachii  
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