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68WM6 A&P 2 Muscular System

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What are the three types of muscle tissue?   Skeletal, Cardiac and Smooth  
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What are the unique dark bands called that make up Cardiac Muscle?   Intercallated disks  
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How is smooth muscle described?   Involuntary, Non Striated and Visceral with a single nucleus  
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How is Skeletal muscle described?   Striated and voluntary with multiple nuclei  
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What are the the functional parts of a skeletal muscle?   Origin, Insertion and Body  
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How are sarcomere seperated from each other?   Dark bands called Z-lines  
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What are the three primary functions of skeletal muscle?   Movement, Posture or muscle tone and Heat Production  
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What contractions allow us to maintain body position?   Tonic contractions  
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What produces most of the heat required to maintain normal body temperature?   Contraction of muscle fibers  
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What is the result of muscle cells being repeatedly stimulated with adequate rest?   Fatigue  
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What chemical produces the energy necessary for muscle contraction?   ATP  
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What is produced when a muscle contracts without adequate oxygen?   Lactic Acid (Soreness)  
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What is the metabolic effect required to burn excess lactic acid that may accumulate during prolonged periods of exercise?   Oxygen Debt  
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What is needed to begin any muscle contraction?   A Stimulus, or electrical nerve impulse  
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What is the specialized never that transmits an impulse to a muscle?   Motor Neuron  
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What is the specialized point of contact between a nerve ending and the muscle it fires to?   Neuromuscular Junction  
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What is the minimal level of stimulation required to cause a muscle fiber to contract?   Threshold Stimulus  
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What are quick, jerky movements?   Twitch  
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What are sustained and steady muscular contractions in rapid succession?   Tetanic  
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What is strength training?   Exercise involving contraction of muscles against heavy resistance  
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What is endurance training?   Increasing a muscle's ability to sustain moderate exercise over a long perios of time  
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