Muscular System V1.4 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Conractile protein found in the thin myofilaments of skeletal muscle | Actin |
when stimulated, a muscle fiber will contract fully or not at all | all or none |
those having opposing actions; for example, muscles that flex the upper arm are antagonists to muscles that extend it | antagonist |
broad fibrous sheets of connective tissue | aponeuroses |
wasting away of tissue | atrophy |
increase in size, structure, or function | hypertrophy |
equal measure | isometric |
type of muscle contraction in which the muscle length changes, producing movement of a joint | isotonic |
the uscle mainly responsible for producing a particular movement | prime mover |
basic functional or contractile unit of skeletal muscle | sacromere |
muscles that assists the prime mover with movement | synergists |
inflammation of the tendon sheath | tenosynovitis |
three names of smooth muscle | involuntary, smooth, visceral |
which muscle type has multiple nuclei | skeletal |
attachement to the bone that remains relatively stationary | origin |
point of attachment to the bone that moves when a muscle contracts | insertion |
main part of the muscle | body |
what attaches bone to bone | ligament |
what attaches muscle to bone | tendon |
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