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the muscular system

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the ability of skeletal muscle to shorten with force   contractility  
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the capability of skeletal muscle to respond to a stimulus   excitability  
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the ability to be stretched   extensibility  
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ability to recoil to their original resting length after they have been stretched   elasticity  
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help to produce heat essential for maintenance of normal body temperature   muscles  
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each skeletal muscle is surrounded by a connective tissue sheath called the   perimysium  
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another connective tissue located outside the epimysium   fascia  
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surrounds and separates muscles   fascia  
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a muscle is composed of numerous visible bundles called   muscle fasciculi (fascicle)  
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muscle fasciculi are surrounded by loose connective tissue called the   perimysium  
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the fasciculi are composed of single muscle cells called   fibers  
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each fiber is a   single cylindrical cell containing several nuclei  
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each fiber is surrounded by a connective sheath called the   endomysium  
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the cytoplasm of each fiber is filled with   myofibrils  
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a thread like structure that extends from one end of the fiber to the other   myofibrils  
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what two kinds of protein fibers do myofibrils consist of   actin myofilaments and myosin myofilaments  
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thin myofilaments   actin  
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thick myofilaments   myosin  
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actin and myosin myofilaments form highly ordered units called   sarcomeres  
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sarcomeres are joined end to end to form the   myofibril  
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the ________ is the basic structural and functional unit of the muscle   sarcomere  
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each sarcomere extends from   one z line to another z line  
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the arrangement of actin and myosin give a   banded appearance  
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the i band is ______ and contains _______   light and actin  
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the a band extends the length of the   myosin  
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the a band is   darker  
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in the center of each sarcomere is a light area called   the H zone  
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the H zone consists of only   myosin  
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the myosin myofilaments are anchored in the center of the sarcomere at a dark staining band called   the M line  
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the outside of most cell membranes is   positively charged  
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the inside of cell membranes is   negatively charged  
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the charge difference across the membrane is called the   resting membrane potential  
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the brief reversal back of the charge is called   action potential  
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nerve cells that carry action potentials to skeletal muscle fibers   motor neurons  
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each branch that connects to the muscle forms a ______ near the center of the cell   neuromuscular junction or synapse  
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a single muscle neuron and all the skeletal muscle fibers it innervates are called   a motor unit  
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__________ is formed by an enlarged nerve terminal resting in an indentation of the muscle cell membrane   a neuromuscular junction  
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the enlarged nerve terminal is the   presynaptic terminal  
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the space between the presynaptic terminal and the muscle cell is the   synaptic cleft  
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the muscle fiber is the   postsynaptic terminal  
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each presynaptic terminal contains __________ that secrete a neurotransmitter   synaptic vesicles  
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synaptic vesicles secrete a neurotransmitter called   acetylcholine  
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muscle cell is rapidly broken down by an enzymes called   acetylcholinesterase  
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occurs as actin and myosin myofilaments slide past one another causing sarcomere s to shorten   muscle contraction  
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the sliding of actin myofilaments past myosin myofilaments during contraction is called   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   muscle twitch  
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a muscle fiber will not respond to stimulus until that stimulus reaches a level called _________ at which point the muscle fiber will contract maximally.   threshold  
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muscle fibers maximally contracted   all-or-none response  
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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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time of contraction   contraction phase  
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time during which muscles relax   relaxation phase  
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where the muscle remains contracted without relaxing   tetany  
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the increase in number of motor units being activated is called   recruitment  
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__________ is needed for energy for muscle contraction   ATP (adenosine triphosphate)  
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ATP is 1) 2)   1) produced in the mitochondria 2) short lived and unstable  
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it is necessary for muscle cells to constantly produce   ATP  
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when at rest they cant stockpile ATP but they can store another high-energy molecule, called   creatine phosphate  
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without oxygen   anaerobic respiration  
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with oxygen   aerobic respiration  
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the ____________ is 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.   oxygen debt  
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results when ATP is used during muscle contraction faster than it can be produced in the muscle cells   muscle fatigue  
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the length of the muscle does not change, but the amount of tension increases during the contraction process   isometric  
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the amount of tension produced by the muscle is constant during contraction, but the length of the muscle changes   isotonic  
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costant tension produced by the muscles of the body for long periods of time   muscle tone  
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contract quickly and fatigue quickly and fatigue quickly   fast-twitch fibers  
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contract more slowly and are more resistant to fatigue   slow-twitch fibers  
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the points of attachment of each muscle are its   origin and insertion  
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the ________ is the most stationary end of the muscle   origin  
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the __________ is the end of the muscle undergoing the greatest movement   insertion  
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the portion of the muscle between the origin and the insertion is the   belly  
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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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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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muscles are named according to their   location, size, orientation of fibers, shape, origin, insertion, and function  
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raises eyebrows   occipitofrontalis  
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closes the eyelids and causes " crows feet" wrinkles in the skin at the lateral corners of the eye   orbicularis oculi  
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puckers the lips   orbicularis oris  
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flattens the cheeks trumpeter's muscle   buccinator  
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kissing muscles   orbicularis and buccinator  
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smiling muscle   zygomatius  
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sneering   levator labii superioris  
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frowning   depressor anguli oris  
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