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The Muscular System

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Four organ systems that are essential for the proper functioning of the muscular system are the?   Skeletal, respiratory, circulatory, and nervous  
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The organ system that carries carbon dioxide away from contracting muscles is the?   Circulatory system  
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The organ system that transmits impulses for contraction to muscles is the?   Nervous system  
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The organ system that is moved by muscle is the?   Skeletal system  
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The organ system that ensures adequate oxygen intake for muscles is the?   Respiratory system  
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Muscles are attached to bones by?   Tendons  
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Tendons are made of?   Fibrous connective system  
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The fibers of a tendon merge with the?   Fascia of a muscle and the periosteum of a bone  
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The more stationary attachment of a muscle to a bone is called the?   Origin  
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The more movable attachment of a muscle to a bone is called the?   Insertion  
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Muscles with opposite functions are called?   Antagonists  
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Muscles with the same or similar function are called?   Synergists  
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When a muscle contracts, its specific action is to?   Pull a bone  
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Muscles that move the lower leg must cross the?   Knee joint  
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Muscles that move the forearm must cross the?   Elbow joint  
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The state of slight contraction present in healthy muscle is called?   Muscle tone  
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The state of slight contraction present in healthy muscles is called muscle tone, and depends on?   Nerve impulses  
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About 25% of the body's heat at rest is produced by the?   Muscle tone of the skeletal muscles  
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Exercise that involves contraction with movement is called?   Isotonic  
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Exercise that involves contraction without movement is called?   Isometric  
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Having a mental picture of where our muscles are is called?   Muscle sense  
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The sensory receptors in muscles are called?   Stretch receptors  
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Stretch receptors information is essential for?   Muscle sense  
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The contraction of skeletal muscles is initiated by the?   Frontal lobes of the cerebrum  
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What part of the brain coordinates the actions of skeletal muscles?   Cerebellum  
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Conscious muscle sense is a function of the?   Parietal lobes of the cerebrum  
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The integration of unconscious muscle sense is a function of the?   Cerebellum  
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The direct energy source for muscle contraction is?   ATP  
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Two indirect energy sources for muscle contraction are?   Creatine phosphate and glycogen  
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The most abundant energy source for muscle contraction is?   Glycogen  
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In muscles, the waste product creatinine comes from?   Creatine phosphate  
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Creatine phosphate is excreted by the?   Kidneys  
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The simple reaction of cell respiration is:   Glucose+Oxygen converted to Carbon Dioxide+Water+Heat+ATP  
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In cell respiration, what is waste product is produced?   Carbon dioxide  
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In cell respiration, what is produced for muscle contraction?   ATP  
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In cell respiration, what is produced to contribute to body temperature?   Heat  
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In muscles, oxygen is stored by?   Myoglobin  
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The iron-containing protein in muscles is?   Myoglobin  
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Myoglobin's function is to?   Store oxygen  
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Lactic acid is produced in muscles that lack?   Oxygen  
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Lactic acid causes?   Fatigue  
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When oxygen is not present in contracting muscles, what is formed that causes fatigue?   Lactic acid  
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The term oxygen debt refers to a lack of oxygen during the process of?   Cell respiration  
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In the neuromuscular junction, what is the end of the motor neuron called?   Axon terminal  
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In the neuromuscular junction, what is the space called?   Synapse  
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In the neuromuscular junction, what is the membrane of muscle fiber called?   Sarcolemma  
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In the neuromuscular junction, acetylcholine is contained within the?   Axon terminal  
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In the neuromuscular junction, cholinesterase is contained within the?   Sarcolemma  
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In a neuromuscular junction, the impulse is transmitted from the motor neuron by?   Acetylcholine to the muscle fiber  
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In the neuromuscular junction acetylcholine is inactivated by?   Cholinesterase  
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The units of contraction within a muscle fiber are called?   Sarcomeres  
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Within a muscle fiber, the sarcoplasmic reticulum contains?   Calcium ions  
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Within a sarcomere, the contracting proteins are?   Myosin and actin  
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During polarization, the muscle fiber has a ________ charge outside the membrane and a _________ charge inside?   Positive, negative  
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During polarization, _______ ions are abundant outside the muscle fiber and _______ ions are abundant inside?   Sodium, potassium  
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During depolarization of a muscle fiber, _______ ions rush into the cell?   Sodium  
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During depolarization of a muscle fiber, there is a _______ charge outside the membrane and a _______ charge outside?   Negative, positive  
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During repolarization of a muscle fiber, ________ ions rush out of the cell?   Potassium  
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Depolarization of a muscle fiber is stimulated by?   Acetylcholine  
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Depolarization of a muscle fiber is stimulated by acetylcholine that allows the entry of?   Sodium ions  
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In the sliding filament mechanism, _________ filaments pull _______ filaments toward the center of the sarcomere?   Myosin, actin  
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In the sliding filament mechanism, the inhibiting proteins are?   Troponin and tropomyosin  
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In the sliding filament mechanism, the inhibiting proteins are shifted out of the way by?   Calcium ions  
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During exercise, there is more blood within muscles because of?   Vasodilation within the muscles  
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During exercise, excess heat is given off as _______ increases?   Sweating  
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During exercise, more blood will be circulated to muscles because of increased?   Heart rate  
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The muscle around the eye that closes the eye is the?   Orbicularis oculi  
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The muscle around the mouth that puckers the lips is the?   Orbicularis oculi  
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The muscle attached to the mandible that raises the lower jaw is the?   Masseter  
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The muscle on the shoulder that abducts the arm is the?   Deltoid  
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The muscle on the front of the arm that flexes the forearm is the?   Biceps brachii  
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The muscle on the back of the arm that extends the forearm is the?   Triceps brachii  
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The muscle on the upper back that raises or lowers the shoulder is the?   Trapezius  
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The muscle on the chest that flexes and adducts the arm is the?   Pectoralis major  
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The muscle on the back of the trunk that extends and adducts the arm is the?   Latissimus dorsi; Teres major  
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The muscle on the ventral side of the trunk that flexes the vertebral column is the?   Rectus abdominus  
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The muscle on the buttock that extends the thigh is the?   Gluteus maximus  
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The muscle in the inguinal area that flexes the thigh is the?   Iliopsoas  
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The muscle on the front of the thigh that flexes the thigh is the?   Quadriceps femoris  
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The muscle group on the back of the thigh that extends the thigh is the?   Hamstring group  
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The muscle on the lateral side of the hip that abducts the thigh is the?   Gluteus medius  
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The muscle on the front of the thigh that flexes the thigh and lower leg is the?   Sartorius  
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The muscle group on the medial side of the thigh that adducts the thigh is the?   Adductor group  
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The muscle on the front of the lower leg that dorsiflexes the foot is the?   Tibialis anterior  
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The muscle on the back of the lower leg that plantar flexes the foot is the?   Gastrocnemius; Soleus  
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A synergist to the gastrocnemius is the?   Soleus  
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An antagonist to the gastrocnemius is the?   Tibialis anterior  
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An antagonist to the gastrocnemius is the tibialis anterior, because it?   Dorsiflexes the foot  
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The muscular system includes?   Muscles and accessory structures  
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Muscular system provides?   Mobility and movement  
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Muscular system produces?   Heat  
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Muscular does NOT include ______ or ______ muscle?   Cardiac, smooth  
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Muscle cells are specialized for?   Contraction  
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What do fibers do to produce movement?   Shorten  
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Each muscle is made up of thousands of individual muscle cells AKA?   Fibers  
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The brain recruits high numbers of ______ based on need?   Fibers  
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What anchors muscle to bone and other muscles?   Tendons  
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What is a flat, sheet-like tendon called?   Aponeurosis  
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Tendons are a deep continuation of __________ that covers the muscle?   Deep fascia  
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Tendons merges with the _________ to anchor to bone?   Periosteum  
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Where the muscle originates is called?   Origin  
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Usually the origin is more?   Stationary and more proximal  
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What is the opposite end of the origin across a joint from the origin called?   Insertion  
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What is the primary muscle (prime mover) that brings about the desired movement called?   Protagonist  
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What is the muscle that does the opposite of the desired movement called?   Antagonist  
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What is the secondary muscles that bring about the desired movement called?   Synergist  
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What role of the brain initiates the signal to the muscle in the premotor and motor areas of the cortex?   Frontal lobes  
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What role of the brain coordinates the movements in a very specific order?   Cerebellum  
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What role of the brain is for subconscious input?   Cerebellum  
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What is muscle tone?   Slight contraction of muscle that is present most of the time  
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Postural muscles increase when standing vs.?   Lying  
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What is thermogenesis?   Heat production from normal muscle metabolism  
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Thermogenesis is due to?   Chemical reactions and friction  
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Thermogenesis is increased with?   Increased activity  
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Muscle sense is AKA?   Proprioception  
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What is the brain's awareness of position of the muscle and thus the joint called?   Muscle sense  
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Muscle sense is sensed by?   Stretch receptors (muscle spindle fibers, proprioceptors, GTOs)  
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Muscle sense detect?   Changes in the length of the muscle  
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Primary energy source for muscle contraction?   ATP  
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ATP is ______ lasting?   Short  
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Secondary energy sources for muscle contraction are?   Creatine phosphate and glycogen  
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Creatine phosphate breaks into?   Creatine and phosphate  
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Creatine phosphate breaks into creatine and phosphate to release energy to make more?   ATP  
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Most creatine is converted back to creatine phosphate but some of it is converted to?   Creatinine  
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What is creatinine?   A nitrogenous waste product  
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What is glycogen?   Chains of glucose molecules  
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What is the most abundant energy source for muscle contraction?   Glycogen  
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What is broken down into glucose which goes through cell respiration?   Glycogen  
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What carries oxygen in the blood?   Hemoglobin  
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Hemoglobin contains iron which binds the?   Oxygen  
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What carries oxygen in the muscle?   Myoglobin  
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Myoglobin contains iron which binds the?   Oxygen  
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What makes the muscle red?   Myoglobin  
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When O2 need is greater than the supply, it is called?   Oxygen debt  
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What is hypoxia?   Deficiency of oxygen  
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During oxygen debt, glucose is converted into ___________ in anaerobic respiration?   Lactic acid  
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During oxygen debt, lactic acid is converted to ___________ in the liver?   Pyrovic acid  
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What is recovery oxygen uptake?   Breathing to supply the oxygen required by the liver to detoxify lactic acid  
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What causes breathing to slow gradually after stopping exercise?   Recovery oxygen uptake  
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What is a microscopic structure?   Muscle fiber  
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What is the motor nerve ending at each muscle fiber?   Neuromuscular junction  
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What is the enlarged end of the motor neuron called? (There are 3 different names)   Axon terminal; motor end plate; synaptic knob  
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The axon terminal, AKA motor end plate or synaptic knob contains sacs of?   Acetylcholine (ACh)  
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What is the cell membrane of the muscle fiber called?   Sarcolemma  
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Sarcolemma contains ________ sites for ACh?   Receptor  
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Sarcolemma contains ________ that deactivates ACh?   Cholinesterase  
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What is the junction between the axon terminal and the muscle fiber sarcolemma?   Synapse  
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What is synapse AKA?   Synaptic cleft  
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What is the contractile units in the muscle fiber called?   Sarcomere  
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What are groups of sarcomeres called?   Myofibrils  
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What is AKA thin filaments?   Actin  
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What is thin contractile proteins that interact with myosin?   Actin  
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What is myosin AKA?   Thick filaments  
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What are thicker contractile proteins called?   Myosin  
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What is a protein backbone that anchors actin filaments?   Z line  
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What forms the end boundaries of the sarcomere?   Z line  
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What is the protein that anchors myosin to the Z line?   Titin  
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What 2 inhibitory proteins prevent contraction when relaxed?   Troponin and tropomyosin  
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What is the ER of the muscle cell called?   Sarcoplasmic reticulum  
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The sarcoplasmic reticulum stores?   Calcium ions  
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Nerve impulse causes release of ____ from ___________?   ACh, axon terminal  
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ACh causes electrical impulse in the ___________?   Sarcolemma  
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Contraction causes actin filaments to pull against myosin filaments called the?   Sliding filament mechanism  
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At rest, a sarcolemma is?   Polarized  
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A sarcolemma has a resting potential when it is?   Polarized  
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When sarcolemma is polarized, the outside is ___ and inside is ___?   +. -  
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When sarcolemma is polarized, there is more _______ and ________?   Sodium, potassium  
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The gradient of the sarcolemma is set up by the?   Sodium-potassium pump  
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The gradient set up by the sodium-potassium pump requires?   ATP  
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During sarcolemma depolarization, ACh bonds to?   ACh receptors  
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Sarcolemma depolarization causes the sarcolemma to become more _________ to Na+?   Permeable  
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During sarcolemma depolarization, Na+ rushes into the cell and depolarizes it, causing?   A reversal of charges  
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T tubules are AKA?   Transverse tubules  
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What are channels that carry the action potential to the inner parts of the cell?   T tubules  
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Sarcolemma repolarization occurs by?   Resetting the action potential  
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Contraction occurs by process of?   Sliding filament mechanism  
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What is reducing the angle of a joint called?   Flexion  
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What is increasing the angle of a joint called?   Extension  
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What is tilting the foot/ankle medially called?   Inversion  
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What is tilting the foot/ankle laterally called?   Eversion  
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What is rotating the palm up called?   Supanation  
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What is rotating the palm down called?   Pronation  
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What is (R & L)-side bending called?   Lateral flexion  
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What is (R,L, internal, external)-rotating around a joint called?   Rotation  
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What is moving in a circular motion without rotation called?   Circumduction  
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What is bringing a part away from the midline called?   Abduction  
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What is bringing a part toward the midline called?   Adduction  
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What is bringing a part toward the midline or posteriorly called?   Retraction  
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What is bringing a part away from the midline or anteriorly called?   Protraction  
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What is (A,P,R,L) called?   Translation  
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What is decreasing angle of ankle joint called?   Dorsiflexion  
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What is increasing angle of ankle joint called?   Plantar flexion  
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What are the 3 muscles that make up the calf called?   Gastrocnemeus, soleus, plantaris  
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What are the 4 muscles that make up the rotator cuff called?   Supraspinatous, infraspinatous, subscapularis, teres minor  
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The glutes are made up of 3 muscles called?   Gluteus maximus, gluteus minimus, and gluteus medius  
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