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SUPA Bio 123

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Tetanus   a state where muscle fibers are continually stimulated, creating sustained muscle contraction  
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Skeletal muscle   muscles attached to bones that aid in locomotion  
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Smooth muscle   muscle that lines organs such as the stomach and intestines  
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Cardiac muscle   specialized striated muscle that can create its own rhythmic depolarization without nervous system input  
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Myofibrils   a bundle of skeletal muscle, consisting of thick and thin filaments  
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Thin filaments   strands of fibers made of actin protein  
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Thick filaments   strands of fibers made of myosin protein  
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Sarcomere   the basic contractile unit of skeletal muscle. Contains sliding filaments of actin and myosin, which give skeletal muscle its striated appearance  
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Ca+2   ion that plays an important role is skeletal muscle contraction  
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Increased Ca+2 levels   exposes myosin binding sites of the sarcromere, allowing filaments to slide and the muscle to contract.  
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Decreasing Ca+2 levels   cover the myosin binding sites of the sarcomere, stopping muscle contraction  
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Motor unit   single motor neuron + the muscle fibers it innervates (controls)  
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Cranium   main bone in the skull  
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Scapula   shoulder blade  
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Clavicle   ventral bone, connecting the sternum to the shoulder joint. It’s thin and the most easily broken bone in the body  
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Humerus   upper arm bone  
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Ulna   lower arm bone. When shaking hands it’s on the bottom  
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Radius   lower arm bone. When shaking hands it’s on the top  
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Carpals   wrist bones  
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Metacarpals   hand bones (not including fingers)  
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Phalanges   finger and toe bones  
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Femur   strongest bone in the body, located in the upper leg  
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Patella   knee cap  
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Tibia   shin bone, in lower leg  
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Fibula   smaller bone in lower leg  
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Tarsals   ankle bones  
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Metatarsals   foot bones (not including toes)  
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Ball an Socket Joint   type of joint in shoulder and hip  
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Hinge Joint   type of joint in elbow between the humerus and ulna. Only moves one way  
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Pivot Joint   joint between the radius and ulna, and also in between the skull and top vertebrae. It allows turning  
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