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Ch.6 Muscle

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The ability of skeletal muscle to shorten with force.   What is Contractility.  
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The capacity of skeletal muscle to respond to a stimulus.   What is Excitability.  
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The ability to be stretched.   What is extensibility.  
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Ability to recoil to their original resting length after they have been stretched.   What is elasticity.  
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Each skeletal muscle is surrounded by a connective tissue sheath called.   What is Epimysium.  
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Another connective tissue located outside the epimysium. It surrounds and separates muscles.   What is fascia.  
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Muscle composed of numerous visible bundles   What is muscle fascicle.  
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Muscle surrounded by loose connective tissue   What is Perimysium.  
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The fascicle are composed of single muscle cells   What is Fibers.  
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Muscle Cells   What is Muscle Fibers.  
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Buttocks   What is Gluteus Maximus.  
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Chest Muscle   What is Pectoral Muscle.  
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Anterior thigh muscle   What is Quadriceps Femoris.  
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Posterior thigh muscle   What is Hamstrings.  
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Top arm muscle   What is Bicep  
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Bottom arm muscle   What is Tricep  
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ATP   What is Adenosine Triphosphate  
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ADP   What is Adenosine Diphosphate  
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Creatine Phosphate   What is High-energy molecule  
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Anaerobic respiration   Without oxygen  
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Aerobic respiration   With oxygen (more efficient)  
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Isometric   (Equal Distance) - Amount of tension increases during the contraction process  
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Isotonic   (Equal Tension) - But the length of the muscle changes  
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Muscle tone   Keeps head up and back straight  
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Fast twitch fibers   Contract quickly and fatigue quickly  
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Slow twitch fibers   Contract more slowly and are more resistant to fatigue  
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Origin   Most stationary end of the muscle  
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Insertion   Muscle undergoing the greatest movement  
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Belly   Portion of muscle between the origin and insertion  
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Synergists   Muscles that work together to accomplish specific movements  
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Antagonists   Muscles that work in opposition  
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Occipitofrontalis   Raises the eyebrows  
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Prime Mover   Muscle that plays a major role among a group of synergists  
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Orbicularis oculi   Closes the eyelids and causes "crows feet"  
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Orbicularis oris   Puckers the lips  
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Buccinator   Flattens the cheeks  
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Orbicularis oris/ Buccinator   Kissing muscles  
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Zygomaticus   Smiling muscle  
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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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Intrinsic tongue muscles   change the shape of the tongue  
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Extrinsic tongue muscles   move the tongue  
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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 the arm  
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Latissimus dorsi   Medially rotates, adducts, and powerfully extends the arm  
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Deltoid   Attaches the humerous to the scapula and clavicle  
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Triceps brachii   extends the forearm  
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Biceps brachii   Flexes the forearm, Occupies the anterior compartment of the arm  
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Brachialis   Flexes forearm  
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Brachioradialis   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 fingers  
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Sartorius   Flexes the thigh  
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Sliding filament mechanism   the sliding of actin myofilaments past myosin myofilaments during contraction  
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Muscle twitch   Contraction of an entire muscle in response to a stimulus  
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Threshold   muscle fiber will not respond to stimulus until that stimulus reaches a level  
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Lag phase   time between application of a stimulus to a motor neuron and the beginning of a contraction  
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contraction phase   time of contraction  
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Relaxation phase   time during which the muscle relaxes  
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Tetany   muscle remains contracted without relaxing  
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recuitment   increase in number of motor unit being activated  
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