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Chapter 6 Muscles

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Muscle Cells   Muscle fibers  
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muscle responsible for smiling   zygomaticus  
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contractility?   the ability of skeletal muscle to shorten with force  
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fascia?   located outside the epimysium. It surrounds and separates muscles.  
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excitability   the capacity of skeletal muscle to respond to a stimulus  
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mastication muscle- deep to the mandible   pterygoid  
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lateral neck muscle   rotates and abducts the head  
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occipitofrontalis (frontalis)   raises the eyebrows  
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levator labii superioris-responsibility?   sneering  
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changes the shape of the tongue.   intrinsic tongue muscles  
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temporalis-responsibility?   chewing  
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fast-twitch fibers   contract quickly and fatigue quickly  
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muscle tone   constant tension produced by muscles of the body for long periods of time  
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anaerobic respiration   without oxygen  
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aerobic respiration   with oxygen  
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slow-twitch fibers   contract slowly and more resistant to fatigue  
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origin (head)   most stationary end of the muscle  
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insertion   end of muscle undergoing the greatest movement  
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portion between the origin and the insertion   belly  
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amount of oxygen needed to convert lactic acid to glucose   oxygen debt  
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muscles that work together to accomplish specific movements   synergists  
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muscles that work in opposition to one another   antagonists  
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one muscle that plays the major role in accomplishing the desired movement   prime mover  
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length of the muscle contraction does not change   isometric  
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amount of tension produced by the muscle   isotonic  
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masseter-responsibilty?   chewing  
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prime mover of the lateral neck muscle?   sternocliedomastoid  
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torticollis   meaning a twisted neck  
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moves the tongue   extrinsic tongue muscles  
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pulls corners of the mouth downward   platysma  
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single sheetlike muscle that covers the anterolateral neck   platysma  
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muscle used to frown?   depressor anguli oris  
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points of attachment of each muscle   origin and insertion  
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2 types of muscle contractions   isometric and isotonic  
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results when ATP is used during muscle contraction faster than it can be produced   muscle fatigue  
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kissing muscles   orbicularis and buccinator  
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orbicularis oris   puckers the lips  
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flattens the cheek "trumpeters muscle"   buccinator  
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closes the eyelids and causes crow's feet   orbicularis oculi  
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contraction of an entire muscle   muscle twitch  
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sliding of actin myofiloments past myosin myofilaments during contraction   sliding filament mechanism  
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the muscle fiber will contract maximally at its   threshold  
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known as "abs"   rectus abdomonis  
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elevate ribs during respiration   external intercostals  
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"white line" extends from sternum to the pubis   linea alba  
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deltoid?   felxes, extends, and abducts the arm  
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erector spinae?   group of muscles on each side of back, responsible for keeping back straight and body erect  
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responsible for quiet breathing   diaphram  
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gives the rectus abdomonis a segmented appearence in muscled person   tendinous inscriptions  
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"swimmer's muscle"   latissimus dorsi  
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attaches humerous to scapula   rotator cuff muscles  
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shoulder, attaches humerous to scapula and clavicle, adducts the upper limb   deltoid  
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extends forearm   triceps brachii  
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flexes the forearm   biceps brachii  
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primary flexor of the forearm   brachialis  
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flexes and pronates the forearm   brachioradialis  
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flexes wrist   flexor carpi  
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extends the wrist   extensor carpi  
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buttocks   gluteus maximus  
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bulge of the calves   gastronemius and soleus  
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