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Muscular System

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Conractile protein found in the thin myofilaments of skeletal muscle   Actin  
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when stimulated, a muscle fiber will contract fully or not at all   all or none  
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those having opposing actions; for example, muscles that flex the upper arm are antagonists to muscles that extend it   antagonist  
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broad fibrous sheets of connective tissue   aponeuroses  
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wasting away of tissue   atrophy  
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increase in size, structure, or function   hypertrophy  
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equal measure   isometric  
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type of muscle contraction in which the muscle length changes, producing movement of a joint   isotonic  
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the uscle mainly responsible for producing a particular movement   prime mover  
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basic functional or contractile unit of skeletal muscle   sacromere  
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muscles that assists the prime mover with movement   synergists  
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inflammation of the tendon sheath   tenosynovitis  
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three names of smooth muscle   involuntary, smooth, visceral  
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which muscle type has multiple nuclei   skeletal  
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attachement to the bone that remains relatively stationary   origin  
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point of attachment to the bone that moves when a muscle contracts   insertion  
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main part of the muscle   body  
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what attaches bone to bone   ligament  
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what attaches muscle to bone   tendon  
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