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3rd-4th Anatomy/Physiology 11 Mrs. Eastham's class

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Contractility   Ability of Skeletal muscles to shorten  
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Excitability   capacity of Skeletal muscle response to stimulus  
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Extensibility   Ability to be stretched  
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Elacity   ability to recoil  
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Epimysium   surrounds muscles  
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Facia   Surrounds and separates muscle  
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Perimysium   Loose connective tissue surrounds bundle of muscle  
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Fibers   Muscle cells  
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Endomysium   surrounds muscle fibers  
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Myrofibrils   Threadlike structure; extends from end to end of fibers  
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Actin Myofilaments   thin myofilaments  
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myosin myofilaments   Thick myofliaments  
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sarcomeres   joined end to end to form myofibril  
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Resting membrane Potential   charge difference across the membrane  
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Action potential   brief reversal back of the charge  
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Motor neurons   carry action potential to skeletal muscle fibers  
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Neuromusclular Junction   branch that connects to the muscle forms  
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Synapse   Neuromusclular Junction  
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Motor unit   single motor neuron  
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Presynaptic terminal   enlarged nerve terminal  
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synaptic cleft   Muscle cell  
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Postsynaptic termjnal   Muscle fiber  
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Synaptic vesicles   secretes acetylcholine  
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Acetycholine   contract  
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acetycholinesterase   relax  
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Sliding filament echanism   Sliding actin past myosin during contraction  
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Muscle Twitch   contration of entire muscle  
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Threshold   when a muscle responds to a stimulus  
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All-or-nothing response   muscle contract maximally  
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lag phase   time between stimulus and contraction  
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contraction phase   time of the contraction  
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relaxation phase   time during which muscle relaxes  
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tetany   muscle stays contracted  
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recruitment   number of muscle units being activated  
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Creatine phosphate   high energy molecule  
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anaerobic Respiration   without oxygen  
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aerobic   with oxygen( most efficient)  
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oxygen debt   increased respiration to replenish creatine phosphate stores  
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Muscle Fatigue   when atp is used faster than it can be produced  
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isometric   when tension changes but muscle does not  
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Isotonic   when muscle changes but tension does not  
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Muscle tone   constant tension produced by muscles of body for long periods of time  
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fast-twitch fibers   Contract quickly but fatigue quickly  
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slow twitch fibers   contract slowly buy fatigue slowly  
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origin   most stationary end of muscle  
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insertion   end of muscle going greatest movement  
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belly   muscles on bewteen head and insertion  
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synergist   muscles that work together to accomplish a movement  
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antagonist   muscles that work in opposition  
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prime mover   muscle that play a major role in movement  
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Occipitofrontalis   raises the eyebrow  
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orbicularis oculi   closes eyelid  
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orbicularis oris   puckers lips  
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Buccinator   flattens cheeks  
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zygomaticus   smiling muscles  
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levator labii superioris   sneering  
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Depressor anguli oris   frowning  
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mastication   chewing  
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Mastication muscles   2 pair of pterygoids, temporalis and masseter  
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Intrinsic Tongue Muscles   change the shape of the tongue  
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extrinsic tongue muscles   move the tongue  
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Sternocleidomastoid   rotates and abducts the head  
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platysma   pulls the corners of the mouth inferiorly  
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erector spinae   keeps back straight and the body erect  
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external intercostals   elevate the ribs during inspiration  
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internal intercostals   contract during forced expiration  
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Diaphragm   aids in breathing  
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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 arm  
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Latissimus dorsi   medially rotates adducts and extends the arm  
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deltoid   major abductor of the upper limb  
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Triceps brachii   extends the forearm  
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Biceps brachii   flexes forearm  
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Brachialis   flexes forearm  
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Brachioradailis   flexes and supinates the forearm  
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flexor carpi   flexes the wrist  
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extensor carpi   extends the wrist  
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flexor digitorum   flexes the fingers  
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extensor digitorum   extends the finger  
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gluteus maximus   buttocks  
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Quadriceps   extends the leg  
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