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chapter 6 muscles

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contractility   the ability of skeletal muscle to shorten with force  
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elasticity   ability to recoil to their original resting length after they have been stretched  
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extensibility   the ability to be stretched  
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excitability   the capacity of skeletal muscle to respond to a stimulus  
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What does an I band consist of?   actin  
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tetany   where the muscle remains contracted without relaxing  
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Where is ATP produced?   mitochondria  
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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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Muscles that work together to accomplish specific movements are called...   synergists  
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Muscles that work in opposition to one another are called...   antagonists  
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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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Triceps brachii   extends the forearm; occupies the posterior component of the arm  
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Biceps brachii   flexes the forearm; occupies the anterior component of the arm  
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Brachialis   flexes forearm  
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Brachioradialis   flexes and supinates the forearm  
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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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Lastissimus dorsi   medially rotates, adducts, and powerfully extends the arm. "swimmer muscles"  
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Deltoid   attaches the humerus to the scapula and clavicle, and is the major abductor of the upper limb  
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Occipitofrontalis   raises the eyebrows  
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Orbicularis oculi   closes the eyelids and causes "crows feet" wrinkles in the skin at the lateral corners of the eye  
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Orbicularis oris   puckers the lips  
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Buccinator   flattens the cheeks; trumpeter's 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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Each skeletal muscle is surrounded by a connective tissue sheath called the...   epimysium  
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What is another connective tissue located outside the epimysium that surrounds and separates muscles?   fascia  
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A muscle is composed of numerous visible bundles called what?   muscle fasciculi (fascicle)  
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Muscle fasciculi are surrounded by loose connective tissue called the what ?   perimysium  
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The fasciculi are composed of single muscle cells called what?   Muscle fibers  
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Each fiber is surrounded by a connective tissue sheath called the what?   endomysium  
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The cytoplasm of each muscle fiber is filled with what?   myofibrils  
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What are myofibrils?   a threadlike structure that extends from one end of the fiber to the other  
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2 major kinds of protein fibers   actin and myosin  
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gluteus maximus   buttocks  
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quadriceps femoris   extends the leg; anterior thigh muscles  
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sartorius   "tailors muscle"; flexes the thigh  
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hamstring muscles   posterior thigh muscles; flexes the leg and extends the thigh  
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intrinsic foot muscles   20 muscles that flex, extend, abduct, and adduct the toes  
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peroneus   lateral muscles of the leg; everters of the foot and aid in plantar flexion  
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gastrocnemius and soleus   form the calf muscle; form the calcaneal tendon, flex the foot and toes  
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retinaculum   strong band of fibrous connective tissue that covers the flexor and extensor tendons and holds them in place around the wrist so that they do not “bowstring” during muscle contraction  
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intrinsic hand muscles   19 hand muscles  
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interossi muscles   located between the metacarpals, are responsible for the abduction and adduction of the fingers  
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gluteus medius   hip muscle and common injection site  
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diaphragm   accomplishes quiet breathing, dome-shaped muscle  
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erector spinae   group of muscles on each side of the back, responsible for keeping the back straight and the body erect  
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sternocleidomastoid   lateral neck muscle and prime mover, rotates and abducts the head  
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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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linea alba   a vertical linear indentation is visible, extending from the sternum, through the navel to the pubis; consists of white connective tissue rather than muscle  
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rectus abdominis   muscles on each side of the linea alba  
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tendinous inscriptions   cross the rectus abdominis at three or more locations, causing the abdominal wall of a well-muscled person to appear segmented  
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The time of contraction is the...   contraction phase  
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The time during which the muscle relaxes is the...   relaxation phase  
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The increase in number of motor units being activated is called...   recruitment  
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Anaerobic respiration   without oxygen  
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Aerobic respiration   with oxygen  
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Origin   the most stationary end of the muscle  
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The portion of the muscle between the origin and the insertion is...   belly  
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Among a group of synergists, if one muscle plays the major role in accomplishing the desired movement, it is the...   prime mover  
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The end of the muscle undergoing the greatest muscle is...   insertion  
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isometric   the length of the muscle does not change, but the amount of tension increases during the contraction process  
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isotonic   the amount of tension produced by the muscle is constant during contraction, but the length of the muscle changes  
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oxygen debt   the amount of oxygen needed in chemical reactions to convert lactic acid to glucose and to replenish the depleted stores of creatine phosphate stores in muscle cells  
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The time between application of a stimulus to a motor neuron and the beginning of a contraction is the...   lag phase  
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A muscle fiber will not respond to stimulus until that stimulus reaches a level called...   threshold  
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The sliding of actin myofilaments past myosin myofilaments during contraction is called the...   sliding filament mechanism  
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