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Chapter 6 Anatomy

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contractility   ability of skeletal muscle to shorten with force  
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excitability   capacity of skeletal muscle to respond to stimulus  
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extensibility   ability to be stretched  
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elasticity   ability to recoil to their original size after being stretched  
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origin   most stationary endo of the muscle  
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insertion   the end of the muscle undergoing the greatest movement  
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belly   portion of the muscle between the origin and the insertion  
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synergist   muscles that work together for specific movements  
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antagonists   muscle that work in opposition to one another  
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prime mover   muscle plays the major role in accomplishing movement  
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epimysium   skeletal muscle surrounded by tissue sheath  
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fascia   connective tissue located outside of epimysiumper  
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perimysium   muscle is  
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muscle cells   muscle fibers  
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endomysium   connective tissue sheath  
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myofibrils   threadlike structure  
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actin myofilaments   strands of pearls twisted together  
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myosin myofilaments   bundles of minute golf balls  
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sarcomeres   actin and myosin myofilaments formed  
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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   nerve cells that carry action potentials  
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neuromuscular junction or synapse   branch connects to muscles to form  
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motor unit   single motor neuron and skeletal muscle fibers  
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presynaptic terminal   enlarged nerve terminal  
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synaptic cleft   the space between the presynaptic terminal and the muscle cell  
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postsynaptic terminal   muscle fiber of synaptic cleft  
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synaptic vesicles   presynaptic terminal  
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acetylcholine   neurotransmitter  
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acetylcholinesterase   synaptic cleft between the neuron and muscle cell  
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sliding filament mechanism   myofilaments during contraction  
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muscle twitch   contraction of an entire muscle response to a stimuli  
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threshold   a level stimuli reaches  
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all-or-none   muscle fiber contract maximally  
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lag phase   beginning of contraction  
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contraction phase   time of contraction  
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relaxation phase   time during which muscle relaxes  
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tetany   muscle remains contracted without relaxing  
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recruitment   increase in number of motor units being activated  
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ATP   needed for energy for muscle contraction  
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ATP   produced in the mitochondria  
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ATP   short lived and unstable  
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ADP   plus phosphate  
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creatine phosphate   high energy molecule  
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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 convert lactic acid  
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muscle fatigue   when ATP is used during contraction  
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isometric   equal distance  
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isotonic   equal tension  
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muscle tone   muscle tone refers to constant tension  
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fast twitch fibers   contract quickly and fatigue  
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slow twitch fibers   contract more slowly and are more resistant to fatigue  
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origin   stationary end of the muscle  
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insertion   the end of the muscle undergoing the greatest movement  
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belly   portion of the muscle between the origin and the insertion  
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synerigsts   muscles that work together to accomplish specific movement  
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antagonist   muscle that works in opposition to one another  
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sliding filament mechanism   myofilaments during contraction  
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muscle twitch   contraction of an entire muscle response to a stimuli  
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threshold   a level stimuli reaches  
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all-or-none   muscle fiber contract maximally  
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lag phase   beginning of contraction  
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contraction phase   time of contraction  
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relaxation phase   time during which muscle relaxes  
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tetany   muscle remains contracted without relaxing  
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recruitment   increase in number of motor units being activated  
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muscles that work opposite of eachother   antagonists  
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anaerobic respiration   produces lactic acid within the muscle  
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a muscle fiber is surrounded by the   endomysium  
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a muscle is composed of numerous bundles called   fasculi  
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slow twitch   muscle fibers fatigue quickly  
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fast twitch   muscle fibers fatigue quickly  
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tongue muscles   intrinsic and extrensic  
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orbicular oculi   closes eyelid  
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not a characteristic of skeletal muscle   reversibility  
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muscle twitch   a contraction of an entire muscle in response to stimuli  
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