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the muscular system

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the ability of skeletal muscle to shorten with force   show
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show excitability  
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show extensibility  
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show elasticity  
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help to produce heat essential for maintenance of normal body temperature   show
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show perimysium  
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show fascia  
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show fascia  
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show muscle fasciculi (fascicle)  
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show perimysium  
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show fibers  
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show single cylindrical cell containing several nuclei  
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show endomysium  
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show myofibrils  
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a thread like structure that extends from one end of the fiber to the other   show
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what two kinds of protein fibers do myofibrils consist of   show
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thin myofilaments   show
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show myosin  
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show sarcomeres  
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sarcomeres are joined end to end to form the   show
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the ________ is the basic structural and functional unit of the muscle   show
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show one z line to another z line  
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show banded appearance  
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the i band is ______ and contains _______   show
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show myosin  
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the a band is   show
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show the H zone  
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the H zone consists of only   show
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the myosin myofilaments are anchored in the center of the sarcomere at a dark staining band called   show
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the outside of most cell membranes is   show
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the inside of cell membranes is   show
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the charge difference across the membrane is called the   show
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the brief reversal back of the charge is called   show
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show motor neurons  
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show neuromuscular junction or synapse  
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show a motor unit  
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show a neuromuscular junction  
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the enlarged nerve terminal is the   show
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show synaptic cleft  
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show postsynaptic terminal  
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each presynaptic terminal contains __________ that secrete a neurotransmitter   show
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show acetylcholine  
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muscle cell is rapidly broken down by an enzymes called   show
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show muscle contraction  
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show sliding filament mechanism  
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a contraction of an entire muscle in response to a stimulus that causes the action potential in one or more muscle fibers   show
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show threshold  
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muscle fibers maximally contracted   show
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show lag phase  
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time of contraction   show
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time during which muscles relax   show
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show tetany  
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the increase in number of motor units being activated is called   show
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show ATP (adenosine triphosphate)  
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show 1) produced in the mitochondria 2) short lived and unstable  
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it is necessary for muscle cells to constantly produce   show
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show creatine phosphate  
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without oxygen   show
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show aerobic respiration  
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show oxygen debt  
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results when ATP is used during muscle contraction faster than it can be produced in the muscle cells   show
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show isometric  
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the amount of tension produced by the muscle is constant during contraction, but the length of the muscle changes   show
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show muscle tone  
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show fast-twitch fibers  
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contract more slowly and are more resistant to fatigue   show
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the points of attachment of each muscle are its   show
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the ________ is the most stationary end of the muscle   show
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show insertion  
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show belly  
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muscles that work together to accomplish specific movements are called   show
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show antagonists  
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among a group of synergists, if one muscle plays the major role in accomplishing the desired movement, it is the   show
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muscles are named according to their   show
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raises eyebrows   show
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closes the eyelids and causes " crows feet" wrinkles in the skin at the lateral corners of the eye   show
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show orbicularis oris  
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flattens the cheeks trumpeter's muscle   show
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show orbicularis and buccinator  
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smiling muscle   show
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sneering   show
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frowning   show
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