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muscular system

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4 functions:   *movement *structures/postures *heal productions *protection  
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movement:   all body movement depends of muscle action  
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structure/posture:   muscle accounts for @ least 50% body weight  
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heal productins:   wounds close after time, fascia re-closes an open area.  
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Protection:   limits movement to avoid injury:golgi tendon organ/muscle spindle  
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1.muscle:   skeletal (voluntary) A. attached to bone B. slow twitch/fast twitch  
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2.muscle:   cardiac (involuntary) A. heart b. controls itself & its rhythm: mechanical/electrical C. designed for endurance  
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3.muscle   smooth (involuntary) A. found in visera, blood vessels, intestines B. designed to maintain long contractions.  
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1.muscle cell:   muscle fiber  
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2.endomysium:   surrounds fibers  
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3.perimysiun:   surrounds fasicles  
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4.muscle:   bundles of fasicles  
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5.epimysium:   surrounds muscle  
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deep fascia:   surrounds groups, become tendons @ the end of muscle  
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aponeurosis:   broad sheet of connective tissue  
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retinaculum:   bandage like connective tissue, holds structures in place.  
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muscletone:   partial state of muscle  
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contraction:   posture  
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flacid:   lack of tone  
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hypertonicity:   too much tone  
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agonist:   prime mover  
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synorgist:   assists the prime mover  
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antagonist:   opposes prime mover  
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fixator:   stabilize proximal aspects so that dostal can move to it's max  
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isometric contraction:   no change in movement  
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isotonic contraction:   change in muscle lenght  
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lever system:   *class 1 (FAR) *class 2 (FRA): wheel barrel; power speed *CLASS 3 (AFR): bicep curl  
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suport:   holds bones in place; every bone is connected to another bone by ligaments (except hyoid)  
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synovial joints:   hinge/ball socket/gliding/saddle  
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amphiarthrotic   slightly movable, vertabrae  
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synarthrotic:   no mov't skull sutures  
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synovial darthrotic:   freely moving; knees, elbows, shoulders  
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flexability:   3 different joints in body; based on mov't or degree of mov't  
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