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Nursing-Muscular

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Muscle has four major functional characteristics:   contractability, excitability, extensibility, and elasticity.  
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Contractability is -   the capacity of muscle to contract or shorten forcefully  
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Excitability is -   respond to stimuli  
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Extensibility is -   stretching  
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Elasticity is -   returning to its original shape  
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When does lactic acid build up in our body?   Due to lack of excercise  
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skeletal muscle   "voluntary muscle" generally attached to bone  
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striated muscles   "striped" skeletal muscle  
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smooth muscle   "involuntary muscle" functions automatically  
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visceral muscle   smooth muscle generally found in the walls of the viscera; functions automatically  
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non-striated muscle   smooth muscle that does not appear striped  
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smooth muscle tone   a state of continuous partial contraction of smooth muscle  
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cardiac muscle   found only in the heart, where it functions to pump blood throughout the body  
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intercalated discs   junctions where cardiac muscle cells fit together tightly; Rings that provide a strong connection between cardiac muscle cells, to prevent tears and leaks in the heart.  
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belly   the enlarged fleshy body of the muscle between the slender points of attachment; composed of thousands of muscle fibers (muscle cells)  
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fascia   layers of tough connective tissue that surrounds large skeletal muscle  
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epimysium   the outer layer of fascia; Connective tissue layer surrounding an individual muscle  
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perimysium   a layer of connective tissue that surrounds smaller bundles of muscle fibers  
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fascicles   bundles of muscle fibers  
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endomysium   A layer of connective tissue that surrounds individual muscle fibers  
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tendon   a line cordlike structure that connects muscle to bone  
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compartment syndrome   "crush syndrome"; when the muscle and nerves are deprived of oxygen and nourishment and begin to die  
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aponeurosis   a flat sheet-like fascia that connects muscle to muscle or muscle to bone  
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sarcolemma   a cell membrane that surrounds the nucleus of a muscle cell  
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transverse tubules   "T tubules"; Deep infoldings in the sarcolemma that help propagate a muscle impulse  
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sarcoplasmic reticulum   a specialized endoplasmic reticulum within the muscle fiber  
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myofibrils   long cylindrical structures that each muscle is composed of  
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sarcomeres   a series of contractile units that each myofibril is made up of  
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thin and thick filaments   a unique arrangement of contractile proteins  
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thin filament   a unique arrangement of contractile proteins; composed of actin and the troponin-tropomyosin complex  
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actin   a protein of a thin filament; contains binding sites for the myosin  
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myosin   A type of protein filament that interacts with actin filaments to cause cell contraction; makes up nearly half of the proteins in muscle cells.  
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troponin-tropomyosin complex   regulates contraction function of actin and myosin  
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myosin heads   extends from the thick myosin filaments; are along the entire length of the filament in smooth muscle  
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cross-bridges   temporary connections formed when the myosin heads make contact with the myosin-binding sites on the actin  
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somatic motor nerve   the type of nerve that supplies the skeletal muscle  
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motor neurons   a motor nerve composed of many nerve cells  
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motor unit   consists of a single motor neuron and the muscle fibers that are supplied by the motor neuron  
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recruitment   the consequences of activation of additional motor units  
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neuromuscular junction   "NMJ"; the area where the motor neuron meets the muscle  
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neurotransmitter   a chemical substance that fills membranous pouches  
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acetylcholine    
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acetylcholinesterase   aka "cholinesterase"; an enzyme that is found within the NMJ, near the muscle membrane  
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tetanus   "lockjaw"; sustained muscle contraction; a condition caused when the bacterium (Clostridium tetani) secretes a neurotoxin that causes excessive firing of the motor nerves. This causes excessive release of ACh,  
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botulism   a very serious form of food poisoning; a disease caused by secretion of the bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) which appears most often when food has been improperly processed and canned.  
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spastic paralysis   caused by an excess of ACh activity; a state of continuous muscle contraction  
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flaccid paralysis   caused by a deficiency of ACh activity; a state in which the muscles are limp and unable to contract  
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twitch   when a single electrical stimulus is delivered to a muscle fiber; the muscle fiber contracts and then fully relaxes  
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tonus   muscle tone; refers to a normal continuous state of partial muscle contraction  
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creatine phosphate   a storage form of energy that can be used to replenish ATP quickly during muscle contraction  
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muscle fatigue   the inability of a muscle to contract forcefully following prolonged activity.  
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origin   attaches muscle to the stationary bone  
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insertion   attaches muscle to the more movable bone  
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prime mover   "chief muscle"  
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synergists   "helper muscles"; work with other muscles  
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antagonists   muscles that oppose the action of another muscle  
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hypertrophy   the response to overuse of a muscle  
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atrophy   when prolonged inactivity results in the muscles getting smaller in size  
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contracture   "frozen muscle" a abnormal formation of fibrous tissue within the muscle; freezes the muscle in a flexed position and severely restricts joint mobility  
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