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Muscular System - Defintions

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Function/Action
show a result of muscular contraction. relies on the functioning of the muscles, bones and joints.  
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show stabilising joints, posture and balance through continued partial muscle contraction.  
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Heat production   show
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show glycogen and oxygen  
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show ability to contract (shorten).  
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Excitability   show
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show ability to stretch without being damaged.  
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show ability to return to original length and shape after contraction or extension (spring).  
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show adenosine triphosphate  
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Aerobic respiration   show
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show the absence of oxygen  
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show protein unique to muscles and is an energy storage form  
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show also known as muscle growth  
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Creatinine   show
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show raises eyebrows  
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Orbicularis oculi   show
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show closes/pouts lips  
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masseter   show
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Temporalis   show
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Sternocleidomastoid   show
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Trapezius   show
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show Initial abduction of shoulder  
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show Hip flexor (pulls thigh towards trunk)  
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show Extends, adducts and internally rotates arms  
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show Bending backwards or sideways (vertebral extension or lateral flexion).  
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Erector spinae   show
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Pectoralis major   show
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show Vertebral flexion: Bending forward (crunches).  
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show Rotation, bending sideways.  
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Deltoid   show
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show Stabilises shoulder joint; flexion and supination of forearm  
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Triceps brachii   show
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show Flexes the hand at the wrist joint  
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Extensor carpi muscle   show
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Gluteus maximus   show
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show Externally rotates hips  
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show Bends knee (flexes knee)  
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show Flexes hip and extends knee  
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Thigh abductors   show
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Tibialis anterior   show
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Soleus   show
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Gastrocnemius   show
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show Cardiac muscle cells are joined end-to-end by specialised structures  
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hyperplasia   show
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show mature cells  
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myoblasts   show
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show cell membrane in muscle cell/fibre  
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transverse tubules   show
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show stores calcium needs for muscle contraction  
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myoglobin   show
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myofibrils   show
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myofilaments   show
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show thin filaments  
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show thick filaments  
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show basic unit of striated muscle  
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fascia   show
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