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Muscular System

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show A neurotransmitter that stimulates contraction of skeletal muscles  
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actin   show
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agonist   show
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show The muscle that opposes an agonist; it must relax when the agonist contracts; also a substance that interferes with or opposes the action of a drug  
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cardiac muscle   show
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fascia   show
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fascicle   show
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insertion   show
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show An organ that produces movement by contracting; also the tissue that composes such organs (roots: my/o, muscul/o)  
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show One of the two contractile proteins in muscle cells; the other is actin  
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show The point of contact, or synapse, between a branch of a motor neuron and a muscle cell  
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show In a given movement, the point where a muscle is attached to a stable part of the skeleton  
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prime mover   show
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skeletal muscle   show
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show Involuntary muscle that makes up the wall of hollow organs, vessels, and ducts; visceral muscle  
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synergist   show
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tendon   show
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tonus   show
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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)   show
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chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)   show
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creatine kinase (CK)   show
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show A disease of unknown origin involving muscular inflammation as well as dermatitis and skin rashes  
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show Study of the electrical activity of muscles during contraction  
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fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS)   show
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show A group of hereditary muscular disorders marked by progressive weakness and muscular atrophy  
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show A disease characterized by progressive muscular weakness; an autoimmune disease affecting the neuromuscular junction  
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polymyositis   show
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repetitive strain injury (RSI)   show
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sprain   show
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strain   show
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tendinitis   show
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show Inflammation of a tendon and its sheath  
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