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20 Cards in this Set
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contractility |
The muscle fibers capacity to undergo shortening |
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bursa |
Small fluid filled sac |
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synergist |
Helping muscles; a muscle that works with a prime mover to produce a given movement |
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synapse |
Junction between a neuron and another cell |
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glycogen |
Storage form of glucose |
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osteoporosis |
Abnormal loss of bone |
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marrow |
Substance that fills the central cavity of a long bone |
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atrophy |
Wasting or decreasing in size |
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epiphysis |
End of a long bone |
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excitability |
The ability to transmit an electric current along the plasma membrane |
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endosteum |
Thin membrane that lines the bone marrow cavity |
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sarcomere |
Contracting subunit of skeletal muscle |
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articulation |
A joint |
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antagonist |
Muscle that produces an opposite action against anothee muscle |
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acetycholine |
Neurotransmitter |
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synovial |
Lubricating fluid found in joints |
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periosteum |
Connectice tissue membrane coveeing a bone |
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osteocyte |
Mature bone cell |
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neurotransmitter |
Chemical released from the ending of an axon |
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diaphysis |
Shaft of a long bone |
