SBGR Muscular Word Scramble
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myofibril | Organized collections of myofilaments in skeletal and cardiac muscle cells |
sarcomere | The smallest contractile unit of a striated muscle |
actin | The protein component of microfilaments that forms thin filaments in skeletal muscles and produces contractions of all muscles through interaction with thick (myosin) filaments |
troponin | Binds to tropomyosin and to actin, holding the troponin-tropomyosin complex in position |
excitation | Generation of an action potential in the sarcolemma |
twitch | A single stimulus-contraction-relaxation cycle in a skeletal muscle |
tension | A pull |
antagonist | A muscle that opposes the movement of an agonist |
origin | In skeletal muscle, the point of attachment that does not change position when the muscle contracts; usually defined in terms of movements from the anatomical position |
insertion | A point of attachment of a muscle; the end that is easily moveable |
hyperextension | Extension past the anatomical position |
atrophy | The wasting away of tissues from a lack of use, ischemia, or nutritional abnormalities |
paralysis | The loss of voluntary motor control over a portion of the body |
botulism | Caused by the consumption of food contaminated with toxins produced by Clostridium botulinum |
rigor mortis | Generalized muscle contraction throughout the body after death |
pronation | The rotation of the forearm that makes the palm face posteriorly |
supination | The rotation of the forearm such that the palm faces anteriorly |
abduction | Movement away from the midline of the body, as viewed in the anatomical position |
adduction | Movement toward the axis or midline of the body, as viewed in the anatomical position |
myasthenia gravis | Characterized by loss of Ach receptors at the neuromuscular junctions |
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Mobic | |
Roxanol | |
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