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Human A&P Muscle Theory Vocabulary

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epimysium   fibrous covering of who muscle  
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Perimysium   Fibrous covering of fascile. a fascile is a small bundle of muscle fibers covered by the perimysium.  
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Endomysium   Fibrous covering of a single muscle cell (also called a muscle fiber)  
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Sarcolemma   muscle cell membrane  
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Sarcoplasm   muscle cell cytoplasm  
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sarcoplasmic Reticulum (SR) (   specialized form of smooth ER  
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Transverse tubules (T tubules)   provide a series of tunnels through the sarcoplasm that play a major role in coordinating the contraction of a muscle fiber. The transverse tubules conduct the electrical impulses.  
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Myofibrils   contraction organelle made up of bundles of thick and thin myofilaments.  
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Myosin   thick filaments are made up of the protein myosin  
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actin   thin filaments are made up of the protein actin.  
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Sarcomeres   repeating structural and functional unit of a muscle fiber.  
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Summation   addition of twitch tension when a stimulus is applied before tension has completely relaxed  
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Incomplete tetanus   tension peaks and falls repeatedly and builds up beyond twitch tension.  
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Complete tetanus   tension is steady (no relaxation phase) and largest if stimuli arrive at very high rates  
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Motor unit   a motor neuron and all the muscle cells it controls  
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recruitment   to increase muscle tension by activating more motor units  
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Muscle tone   tension in a "resting" muscle produced by a low level of spontaneous motor neuron activity  
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Muscle fatigue   when a muscle loses the ability to contract due to a low pH (lactic acid buildup), low ATP levels, or other problems  
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recovery period   time after muscle activity that it takes to restore pre- exertion conditions.  
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oxygen debt   amont of excess oxygen used during the recovery period  
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Fast fibers   large diameter, abundant myofibrils, ample glycogen, scant mitochondria. produce powerful, brief contractions  
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slow fibers   smaller diameter, rich capillary supply, many mitochondria, much myoglobin. Produce slow steady contractions  
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Myoglobin   a globular protein found in slow fibers that is similar to hemoglobin. Myoglobin binds to oxygen  
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Anaerobic endurance   time over which a muscle can contract effectively under anerobic conditions (when oxygen is not present of present in only small amounts).  
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Hypertrophy   increase in muscle bulk. can result from aerobic training  
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Z lines   Anchor for thin filaments  
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M line   extends through the Z lines to the end of the thick filament to keep both thick and thin filaments in alignment  
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A Band   areas containing thick filaments  
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I Bands   areas containing thin filaments  
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Calcium   the key that unlocks active sites and starts a muscle contraction  
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Muscle tension   the pulling force on the tendons that muscle cells generate when contracting  
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Muscle Twitch   a brief contraction-relaxation response to a single action potential (or nerve impulse)  
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Aerobic endurance   time over which a muscle can contract supported by mitochondria, which is producing ATP  
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Atrophy   a wasting away of muscles  
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