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review of muscle structure and function

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Muscle that provides the major force for producting a specific movement   agonist or prime mover  
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muscles named for the # of origins of the muscle   bicep, tricep, quadracep  
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muscle contraction   insertion moces toward the origin  
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muscle that opposes movement, stretched, relaxed, prevents   antagonist  
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contractile unit of a muscle cell   myofibril  
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form of arthritis, autoimmune, bone forms in joint   rheumatoid  
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muscle attached directly to bone   origin  
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muscle attached via a tendon   insertion  
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movement that makes the angle between 2 bones smaller   flexion  
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movement that makes the angle between 2 bones larger   extension  
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muscle functions   movement, posture, generate heat, stabalize joints  
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skeletal muscle   striated, multi-nucleate, voluntary  
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cardiac muscle   intercalated disc, branching cells, involuntary  
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smooth muscle   no striations, involuntary  
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synarthoses   immovable joint  
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diarthoses   moveable joint  
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named for direction of muscle fibers   rectus abdominis, external oblique  
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named for shape   deltoid, trapezius  
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named for action   adductor longus  
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named for location   rectus femoris, biceps brachii  
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synovial   joint that contains fluid  
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build up of uric acid crystals in tissues of joints   gout  
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imflammation of tendon   tendonitis  
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contration of muscle, "squeeze and hold"   isometric  
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