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Chapter 6 Muscles

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Contractility   show
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show The ability to respond to stimulus  
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show The ability to be stretched  
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show The ability to recoil to its original state  
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show Surrounds the whole muscle  
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Fascia   show
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show The numerous visible bundles of muscles  
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show Surrounds each fasicle  
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show Muscle fibers  
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Endomysium   show
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Shape of the muscle fibers cells   show
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show The cytoplasm of each fiber  
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Actin   show
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show The thick myofilaments that resemble bundles of golf clubs  
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Sarcomeres   show
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What gives muscles a banded apperance   show
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show I-Bands  
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A-Bands   show
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H-Zone   show
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M-Line   show
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show Nerve cells that carry action potentials to skeletal muscle fibers  
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Neuromuscluar junction   show
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Motor Unit   show
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Presynaptic Terminal   show
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show The space between the presynaptic terminal and the muscle cell  
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show Muscle fibers  
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Synaptic Vesicles   show
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show It makes the muscle contract  
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show It breaks down actycholine and makes the muscle relax  
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The Sliding Filament Mechanism   show
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show A contraction of an entire muscle in response to stimulus to one or more muscle fibers  
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show A muscle fiber that isn't able to respond to stimulus until that stimulus reaches a certain level  
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All-or-none response   show
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Lag phase   show
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Contraction phase   show
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show When the muscle relaxes  
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Tetany   show
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show The increase in number of motor units  
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show Adenosine triphosphate  
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show Adenosine diphosphate plus phosphate  
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show Where ATP is produced  
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show ATP  
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Created whenever ATP is stockpiled   show
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show Doesn't require oxygen  
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show Requires oxygen (most beneficial)  
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show The amount of oxygen needed in chemical reactions to convert lactic acid to glucose  
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show When ATP is used up too quickly and can'r make up for the lost  
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Isometric   show
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Isotonic   show
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Muscle tone   show
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show Contract quickly fatigue quickly  
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Slow-twitch muscles   show
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Origin   show
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Insertion   show
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show The muscle that is undergoing equal amounts of activity  
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Synergists   show
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Antagonists   show
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Prime mover   show
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show The descriptive name of a muscle  
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Occipitofrontalis   show
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Obicularis Oculi   show
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show Puckers the lips  
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show Flattens the cheeks  
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show Smiling muscles  
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Lavator Libii Superioris   show
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show Frowning  
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Mastication   show
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Muscles used in mastication   show
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show Changes the shape of the tongue  
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Extrinstic Tongue Muscles   show
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show Neck muscles  
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Erector Spinae   show
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External Intercostals   show
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Internal Intercostals   show
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Diaphragm   show
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show Extends to the sternum, through the naval,to the pubis  
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Rectus Abdominis   show
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show Crosses the rectus abdominis in 3 or more places  
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Trapezius   show
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Serratus Anterior   show
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show Adducts and flexes the arm  
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show Medially rotates, adducts, and powerfully extends the arm  
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Deltoid   show
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show Extends forearm  
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show Flexes forearm  
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Branchialis   show
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Branchioradalis   show
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Retinaculum   show
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Flexor Carpi   show
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Extensor Carpi   show
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show Flexes fingers  
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show Extends fingers  
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show Buttocks  
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Gluteus Medius   show
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show Extends the leg, (anterior)  
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show Flexes the thigh  
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Hamstrings   show
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Gastrocnemius & Soleus   show
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