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CH. 6 MUSCLES

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Contraction   to shorten or develop muscle tension  
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Muscle Fibers   muscle cells  
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Skeletal Muscle   muscles attached to skeleton  
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Endomysium   thin connective tissue surrounding each cell  
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Perimysium   connective tissues enveloping bundles of muscle fibers  
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Epimysium   sheath of fibrous connective tissue surrounding muscles  
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Fascicle   bundle of nerve or muscle fibers bound together by connective tissue  
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Smooth Muscle   muscle unstriped and spine shaped; involuntary  
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Cardiac Muscle   heart muscle  
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Sarcolemma   fine, transparent, tubular sheath that envelops the fibers of skeletal muscles  
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Sacomere   extends from one Z disc to the next  
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Myosin   principle contractile proteins found in muscle  
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Actin   contractile protein  
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Sarcoplasmic reticulum   network of tubular or saclike channels in cytoplasm of muscle cells  
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Motor Unit   motor neuron and all the muscle cells it supplies  
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Axon   conducting portion of a nerve cell  
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Acetylcholine   chemical transmitter substance released by certain nerve endings  
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Muscle fatigue   decline in ability to use muscles  
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Isotenic   having tension of the same tone  
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Isometric   of the same length  
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Origin   muscle that remains fixed during muscle contractions  
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Insertion   moveable attachment of muscle opposed to its origin  
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Synergists   muscles working with other muscles to produce movements  
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Antagonists   muscles that work against movements  
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Fixators   muscles acting to immobilize a joint or a bone  
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Contractility   skeletal muscle to shorten with force  
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Excitability   the capacity of skeletal muscle to respond to a stimulus  
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Extensibility   the ability to be stretched  
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Elasticity   ability to go back to its original form after being stretched  
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Muscle twitch   contraction of entire muscle in response to a stimulus that causes the action  
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Contraction phase   time of contraction  
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Relaxation phase   times when muscles are relaxed  
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Tetany   muscle remains contracted without relaxing  
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Recruitment   increase in number of motor units activated  
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Creatine Phosphate   found in vertebrate muscle, where it serves to store phosphates to provide energy for muscular contraction  
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Anaerobic respiration   without oxygen  
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Aerobic respiration   with oxygen  
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Oxygen Debt   amount of oxygen needed in chemical reactions to replenish muscle cells  
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Muscle Tone   constant tension produced by muscles of the body for long periods of time  
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Fast- twitch Fibers   contract quickly and fatigue quickly  
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Slow- twitch Fibers   contract slowly and are more resistant to fatigue  
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Belly   portion of muscle between its origin and the insertion  
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Prime mover   one muscle that plays the major role  
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Ways to classify muscle names   location, size, shape, orientation of fibers  
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Occipitofrontalis   raises the eyebrows  
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Orbicularis oculi   closes the eyelids and causes "crows feet" wrinkles  
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Orbicularis oris   puckers lips  
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Buccinator   flattens cheeks  
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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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4 pairs of mastication muscles   2 pairs of pterygoids, temporalis, and masseter  
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Intrinsic Tongue Muscles   changes shape of tongue  
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Extrinsic Tongue Muscles   move the tongue  
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Sternocleidomastoid   lateral neck muscle and prime mover; rotates and abducts head  
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Erector Spinae   group of muscles on each side of the back; responsible for keeping it straight and the body erect  
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Thoracic Muscles   muscles that move the thorax  
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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   accomplishes quiet breathing  
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Abdominal Wall Muscles   flex and rotate the vertebral column, compresses abdominal cavity, and holds abdominal viscera  
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Linea alba   vertical linear identification extending from sternum through the navel, to the pubis  
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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   medically rotates, adducts, and powerfully extends the arm  
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Deltoid   attaches humerus to the scapula and clavicle  
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Triceps brachii   extends forearm  
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Biceps brachii   occupies anterior compartment of the arm  
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Brachialis   flexes forearm  
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Retinaculum   band of connective tissues that cover the flexor and extensor tendons  
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Flexor carpi   flexes wrist  
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Extensor carpi   extends wrist  
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Flexor digitorum   flexes fingers  
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