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Muscular System

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The muscular system provides _______ & mobility   movement  
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The muscular system provides movement & ________   mobility  
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The muscular system produces ____ to maintain the body's temperature   Heat  
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The muscular system includes three types of muscle, they are   Skeletal, smooth, & cardiac muscles  
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Muscle cells are specialized for __________   contraction  
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Muscle fibers ________ to produce movement   shorten or contract  
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Muscles ONLY ____ to bring about movement   pull  
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Muscle cells are called   myocytes  
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The brain recruits higher numbers of muscle ______ to produce the desired movement   fibers  
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Skeletal muscles are ____________ muscles   voluntary  
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________ anchors muscle to bone and other muscles   Tendons  
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Tendons anchor _______ to _____ and other muscles   muscle to bone  
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Tendons are made of fibrous ___________ tissue   connective  
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Flat sheet-like tendons are called   aponeurosis  
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Tendons are a continuation of _____ _____ that covers muscle   deep fascia  
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The tendons merge with the _________ to anchor to bone   periosteum  
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The _____ is where the muscle originates   origin  
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The origin is where the muscle ________   originates  
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The origin is usually the more ___________ of the two ends and usually more proximal   stationary  
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The __________ is the opposite end of the origin and crosses a joint   insertion  
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The opposite end of the muscle from the origin is the   insertion  
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The primary mover muscle is called   The protagonist  
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The protagonist muscle is the ______ mover   primary  
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The muscle that does the opposite of the desired movement is called the   antagonist  
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The antagonist brings about the ______ of the primary muscles movement   opposite  
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A _________ is a secondary muscle/s that help bring about the desired movement of the primary mover   synergist  
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The synergist is a _________ muscle that brings about the desired movement   secondary  
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The _____ lobes of the brain initiate the signal to the muscle   frontal  
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The ___________ coordinates the movements of muscles   cerebellum  
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The cerebellum _________ the movements of muscles   coordinates  
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Muscle tone is the slight __________ of muscle that is present most of the time   contraction  
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The slight contraction of muscle that is present most of the time is responsible for   muscle tone  
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____________ is heat production from normal muscle metabolism   Thermogenesis  
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Thermogenesis is ____ production from normal muscle metabolism   heat  
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Thermogenesis produces heat in the muscles by decomposition reactions & ________   friction  
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Increased activity increases   thermogenesis  
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Proprioception is also known as _______ _____   Muscle sense  
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Muscle sense is also known as   Proprioception  
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Proprioception is the brain's awareness of the position of the _______ and the _____   muscle and the joint  
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______ receptors send signals to the brain for proprioception   stretch  
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Stretch receptors send signals to the brain for   proprioception  
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What four organ systems are essential for proper functioning of the muscular system?   Skeletal, respiratory,circulatory, & nervous systems  
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_______ receptors detect changes in the length of the muscle   stretch  
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Stretch receptors detect changes in the _______ of the muscle   length  
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The primary energy source for muscles is   ATP  
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ATP is the _______ energy source for muscles   primary  
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Creatine phosphate and glycogen are muscles _______ source of energy   secondary  
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Creatine phosphate and _______ are muscles secondary source of energy   glycogen  
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________ is the most abundant energy source for muscles   Glycogen  
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Glycogen is broken down into _______ for cellular respiration   glucose  
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Cellular respiration is glucose + O2 -> CO2 + ___ + ATP + heat   H2O  
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Hemoglobin carries O2 in the ______   blood  
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Myoglobin carries oxygen to the _______   muscle  
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Myoglobin makes the muscles a darker ___   red  
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________ stores oxygen to the muscles   myoglobin  
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When the oxygen need is greater than the supply, it creates _______ ____   oxygen debt  
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Oxygen debt is created with the oxygen _____ is greater than the _______   need, supply  
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During oxygen debt glucose is converted into _____ ____ in anaerobic respiration   Lactic acid  
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Lactic acid is converted to _______ _____ in the liver   pyruvic acid  
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Breathing to supply the oxygen required by the liver to detoxify lactic acid is called   Recovery oxygen uptake  
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Recovery oxygen uptake is the result of _______ debt   oxygen  
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The muscle fiber is the microscopic structure of the _______ cell   muscle  
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The neuromuscular junction is where you will find the _____ nerve ending for each muscle fiber   motor  
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The motor nerve ending connection for each muscle fiber is called the _____________ junction   neuromuscular  
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The motor end plate is the ________ ____ of the motor neuron   enlarged end  
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The enlarged end of the motor neuron is called the _____ ____ ______   motor end plate  
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The motor end plate contains sacs of ___________   acetylcholine  
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Exercise that involves muscle contraction WITH movement is called   isotonic  
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Isotonic exercise involves muscle contraction _____ movement   with  
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Exercise that involves muscle contraction WITHOUT movement is called   Isometric  
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Isometric exercise involve muscle contraction ________ movement   without  
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Lactic acid is produced in muscles that lack ______ and it causes fatigue   oxygen  
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When oxygen is not present in contraction muscles, _____ ____ is formed and that causes fatigue   lactic acid  
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The term oxygen debt refers to a lack of oxygen during the process of ____ _________   cell respiration  
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The lack of of oxygen during cell respiration causes something referred to as _______ ____   oxygen debt  
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In the neuromuscular junction, the ____ _______ is the end of the motor neuron   Axon terminal  
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IN the neuromuscular junction, the _______ is the space between the axon terminal and the muscle cell membrane   synapse  
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In the neuromuscular junction, the ________ is the membrane of the muscle fiber   sarcolemma  
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In the neuromuscular junction, acetylcholine is contained within the ___ _______   axon terminal  
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IN the neuromuscular junction, cholinesterase is contained within the __________   sarcolemma  
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In the neuromuscular junction, acetylcholine is inactivated by   cholinesterase  
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The units of contraction within a muscle fiber are called   sarcomeres  
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The sarcomeres are the units of _________ within a muscle fiber   contraction  
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Within the muscle fiber, the sarcoplasmic reticulum contains ______ ___   calcium ions  
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Within a sarcomere, the contracting proteins are _____ & _______   actin & myosin  
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During polarization, _______ ions are abundant outside the muscle fiber and ________ ions are abundant inside   sodium, potassium  
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During depolarization of a muscle fiber, _______ ions rush _______ the cell   Sodium, into  
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During depolarization of a muscle fiber, there is a ______ charge outside the membrane and a ________ charge inside   negative, positive  
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During repolarization of a muscle fiber, ______ ions rush ______ the cell   potassium, out of  
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Depolarization of a muscle fiber is stimulated by _________ that allows the entry of sodium ions   acetylcholine  
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In the sliding filament mechanism, _______ filaments pull actin toward the center of the sarcomere   myosin  
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In the sliding filament mechanism, the inhibiting proteins are troponin and _________   tropomyosin  
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Troponin and tropomyosin are the _________ proteins   inhibiting  
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The cell membrane of the muscle fiber is called the   sarcolemma  
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The sarcolemma contains _______ sites for acetylcholine   receptor  
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The sarcolemma contains ____________ that deactivates acetylcholine   cholinesterase  
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The _______ is the junction between the axon terminal and the muscle fiber sarcolemma   synapse  
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The synapse is also known as the ______ _____   synaptic cleft  
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The contractile unit of the muscle fiber is called a   sarcomere  
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Groups of sarcomeres are called   myofibrils  
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Myofibrils are groups of __________   sarcomeres  
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_____ is also known as thin filaments   actin  
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Actin is also known as _____ filaments   thin  
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_____ is thin contractile protein that interacts with myosin   Actin  
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Actin is thin contractile protein that interacts with   myosin  
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Myosin is also known as _______ filaments   thick  
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_____ is also known as thick filaments   myosin  
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The protein backbone that anchors actin filaments is called the _-____   z-line  
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The z-line is the protein backbone that anchors ____ filaments   actin  
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The z-line forms the end boundaries of the ________   sarcomere  
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The end boundaries of the sarcomere are formed by the _-____   z-line  
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The protein that anchors myosin to the z-line is called   Titin  
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Titin is the protein that anchors ______ to the z-line   myosin  
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_______ & _________ are the inhibitory proteins that prevent contraction or sliding when a muscle is relaxed   troponin & tropomyosin  
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The endoplasmic reticulum of the muscle cell is called _______ _______   sarcoplasmic reticulum  
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The sarcoplasmic reticulum is the ________ reticulum of the muscle cell   endoplasmic  
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The sarcoplasmic reticulum stores ______ ions   calcium  
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Calcium ions are stored in the _________ _______ of the muscle cell   sarcoplasmic reticulum  
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Sarcolemma polarization requires ___   ATP  
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ATP is required in _________ polarization   sarcolemma  
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The _-_______ are channels that carry the action potential to the inner parts of the cell   T-tubules  
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Muscle contraction is made possible by the _______ filament mechanism   sliding  
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Reducing the angle of a joint is called   Flexion  
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Increasing the angle of a joint is called   Extension  
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Tilting the foot/ankle medially is called   Inversion  
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Tilting the foot/ankle laterally is called   Eversion  
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Rotating the palm up is called   Supination  
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Rotating the palm down is called   Pronation  
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Lateral flexion is ____ bending   side  
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Rotating around a joint is called   Rotation  
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Moving in a circular motion without rotating is called   Circumduction  
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Moving in a _______ motion without rotating is called circumduction   circular  
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Bringing a part away from the midline is called   Abduction  
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Abduction is when you bring a part _____ from the midline   away  
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Bringing a part toward the midline is called   Adduction  
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Adduction is when you bring a part _____ from the midline   toward  
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Bringing a part toward the midline or posteriorly is called   Retraction  
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Retraction is when you bring a part _____ the midline or posteriorly   Toward  
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Bringing a part away from the midline or anteriorly is called   Protraction  
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Protraction is when you bring a part _____ from the midline or anteriorly   away  
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Moving something on a level plane is called   Translation  
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Decreasing the angle of the ankle joint is called   Dorsiflexion  
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Translation is when something is moving on a ____ ____   level plane  
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Increasing the angle of the ankle is called   Plantar flexion  
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Dorsiflexion is _________ the angle of the ankle joint   decreasing  
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Plantar flexion is ______ the angle of the ankle joint   increasing  
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To flex the arm the _____ ______ contract to pull the forearm up   Biceps Brachii  
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To extend the arm the _____ ______ contract to straighten the arm   Triceps Brachii  
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When a muscle contracts it ________ and _____ a bone   shortens & pulls  
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Muscles are attached to bones by ______   tendons  
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An antagonist to a muscle that flexes the arm would be a muscle that _______ the arm   extends  
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The part of the brain that coordinates voluntary movement is the __________   Cerebellum  
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The specific part of the brain that initiates muscles contraction is the _____ ____   Frontal lobe  
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During exercise, the blood flow within a muscles is increased by   vasodilation  
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Synergistic muscles are those that have the same ________   function  
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An isometric contraction is one ________ movement   without  
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An isotonic contraction is one _____ movement   with  
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The mineral released within sarcomeres to trigger contraction is _______   calcium  
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Conscious muscle sense is integrated by the ______ lobes of the brain   parietal  
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The ______ of a muscle merges with the periosteum that covers the bone   tendon  
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The deltoid is the shoulder muscle that ______ the arm   abducts  
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Good muscle tone improves ____________ and helps maintain posture   coordination  
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In the muscle when glycogen is used for energy, it is first broken down to   glucose  
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The axon terminal is the end of the _____ neuron   motor  
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Acetylcholine makes the sarcolemma very permeable to ________ ions   sodium  
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Increase cell respiration produces more heat, ___ and carbon dioxide   ATP  
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During exercise, increased respiration is necessary to exhale excess _______ _______   carbon dioxide  
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Oxygen is brought to muscle fibers by __________ in red blood cells   hemoglobin  
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The sarcoplasmic reticulum releases calcium ions following ______________   depolarization  
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During depolarization, the inside of the sarcolemma becomes   Positive  
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Antagonistic muscles are on _______ sides of a joint   opposite  
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A ________ is a sustained contraction of one muscle fiber   tetanus  
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A tetanus is a _________ contraction of one muscle fiber   sustained  
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Muscle sense is the brain's mental picture of where ________ are in their environment   muscles  
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___________ causes depolarization of the sarcolemma   Acetylcholine  
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Muscle ____________ are responsible for skeletal movement   contractions  
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Muscle contraction requires delivery of oxygen by the ___________ system   circulatory  
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_________ muscles work together   Synergistic  
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The _____________ muscle plantar flexes the foot   gastrocnemius  
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The ________ muscle closes the jaw   masseter  
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The gluteus _______ muscle abducts the thigh   medius  
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The __________ muscle raise the shoulder   Trapezius  
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The mineral on myoglobin and hemoglobin that oxygen sticks to is   iron  
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The opposite of flexion is   extension  
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The opposite of extension is   flexion  
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The opposite of abduction is   Adduction  
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The opposite of adduction is   abduction  
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The opposite of pronation is   supination  
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The opposite of supination is   pronation  
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The opposite of plantar flexion is   Dorsiflexion  
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The opposite of dorsiflexion is   Plantar Flexion  
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Uncontrolled rapid nerve impulses that prolong a muscles contraction is called   tetanus  
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________ ions are more abundant inside the cell during polarization   potassium  
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_______ releases energy from ATP, then pulls the actin   myosin  
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When a muscle fiber is relaxed, the sarcolemma has a _______ charge outside and a ______ charge inside   Positive, negative  
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The concentrations of ions are maintained by ________ & _______ pumps during polarization, depolarization, and repolarization   sodium & potassium  
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The structural units of contractions are   sarcomeres  
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The proteins that contract when a muscle fiber receives a nerve impulse are ______ & _______   myosin & actin  
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The stretching of muscles is detected by ______ ________   stretch receptors  
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Besides strengthening skeletal muscles of the body, aerobic exercise also strengthens the ______ & ___________ muscles   Heart & respiratory  
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