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dense connective tissue that binds a large number of fascicles which sheathes entire muscle
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epimysium
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thin filaments
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actin
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thick filaments
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myosin
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sarcolemma indents into muscle cell at junctions of A and I bands forming what?
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reverse tubule (T tubule) which run deep into muscle cell between cross channels, or terminal cisternae, of the elaborate smooth endoplasmic reticulum called sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR)
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What are SR terminal cisternae called that abut a T tubule on each side?
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triads
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muscle fibers are enclosed in delicate, areolar connective tissue sheath called?
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endomysium
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several sheathed muscle fibers wrapped by perimysium, forming bundle of fibers called what?
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fascicle, or fasciculus
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epimysia blend into deep fascia, coarser sheets of dense connective tissue that bind muscles into functional groups and into strong cordlike tendons or sheetlike _______, which attach muscles to each other or indirectly to bones
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aponeuroses
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muscles movable attachment is ________and fixed attachment is _______?
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insertion
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What is the time in which cross bridges are active called?
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the period of contraction
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what are striations caused by?
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myofibril arrangement
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What is the effect of the neurotransmitter (acetylcholine) on the muscle cell membrane?
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to modify its permeability properties temporarily
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Why are the connective tissue wrappings of skeletal muscle important? three reasons.
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bundle the muscle fibers together, increasing coordination of their activity, add strength to the muscle provide a route for entry and exit of blood vessels and nerves to the muscle fibers
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Flexor carpi ulnaris flexes the what?
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wrist
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The transversus abdominis functions mainly in what?
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compression of the abdominal contents
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sternocleidomastoid muscle attaches to what?
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the sternum, clavicle, and mastoid process
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Which fibers are stretched and relaxed when a prime mover is active?
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antagonist fibers
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What separates the neuron and muscle fiber membranes?
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synaptic cleft
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What is the connective tissue ensheathing a bundle of muscle cells?
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perimysium
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Which fibers are stretched and relaxed when a prime mover is active?
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antagonist fibers
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Before a muscle cell can be stimulated to contract again, what must occur?
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repolarization
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WHat does the extensor hallucis longus do?
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extends the great toe
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The serratus anterior is known as what?
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the boxer muscle
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fibers that depend on oxygen delivery and aerobic mechanisms
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Slow (oxidative), fatigue-resistant fibers
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a neuron and all the muscle cells it stimulates make up the functional structure called what?
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the motor unit
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What is a resting potential caused by?
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a difference in the concentration of certain ions inside and outside the cell.
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Bundled together, myofilaments form what?
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myofibrils
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What movements are the group of muscles which cross elbow joint and move forearm responsible for?
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flexion, extension, pronation, and supination
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Both actin and myosin are found in which band?
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A band
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What function does G actin have?
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bearing the active sites to which the myosin heads attach during contraction.
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What are the indentations of the sarcolemma into the muscle cell at junctions of A and I bands forming reverse tubule (T tubule) which run deep into muscle cell between cross channels, or terminal cisternae, of the elaborate smooth endoplasmic reticulum called?
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sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR)
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Extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis does what where?
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extends and abducts the wrist
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What regulates the prime mover by providing resistance?
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antagonist
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Contraction of muscle in which the muscle contracts as it lengthens
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Eccentric contraction
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What are inside axon terminals?
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many mitochondria and vesicles containing neurotransmitter chemical called acetylcholine (Ach)
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Which fibers are stretched and relaxed when a prime mover is active?
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antagonist fibers
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Type of fibers that have few mitochondria
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fast glycolitic fibers
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What is a resting potential caused by?
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a difference in the concentration of certain ions inside and outside the cell.
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muscles primarily responsible for producing a particular movement
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prime movers or agonist
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What is the area where SR terminal cisternae abut a T tubule on each side called?
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triads
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A contraction in which the muscle does not shorten but its tension increases is called what?
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isometric
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Powerful wrist flexors that also stabilize the wrist during finger extension is what?
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the flexor carpi ulnaris
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Extensor pollicis longus and brevis does what?
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extends the thumb
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muscles that oppose or reverse a movement
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antagonist
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Neurotransmitter at the neuromuscular junction
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Acetylcholine
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What is always present in the synaptic cleft of a neuromuscular junction?
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acetylcholinesterase
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When a motor neuron fires, what happens to all of the muscle fibers?
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contract
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What is the dense connective tissue that binds a large number of fascicles which sheathes entire muscle called?
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epimysium
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Flexor digitorum profundus is a what?
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slow-acting finger flexor.
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The tibialis posterior muscle works towards what?
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plantar flexion
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What are inside axon terminals?
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many mitochondria and vesicles containing neurotransmitter chemical called acetylcholine (Ach)
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What does the extensor hallucis longus do?
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extends the great toe.
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Ability to be stretched or extended
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extensibility
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What is the area where SR terminal cisternae abut a T tubule on each side called?
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triads
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What regulates the prime mover by providing resistance?
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antagonist
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Oxygen storage molecules in muscle
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Myoglobin
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Which group of muscles cross shoulder joint to insert on humerus and move arm are trunk muscles that originate on the axial skeleton or shoulder girdle
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subscapularis, supraspinatus and infraspinatus, deltoid
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Contraction of muscle in which the muscle contracts as it lengthens
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Eccentric contraction
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Smooth muscles that act like skeletal muscles but are controlled by autonomic nerves and hormones are what?
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multiunit muscles
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Flexor carpi ulnaris flexes the what?
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wrist
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junction between a nerve fiber (axon) and muscle cell
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neuromuscular, or myoneural, junction
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What muscle has a convergent arrangement of fascicles?
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The pectoralis major
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The transversus abdominis functions mainly in what?
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compression of the abdominal contents
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Bundled together, myofilaments form what?
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myofibrils
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The anconeus muscle abducts what during forearm pronation?
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the ulna
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What is the force of muscle contraction controlled by?
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multiple motor unit summation or recruitment.
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very fast-acting myosin ATPases and depend upon anaerobic metabolism during contraction
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Fast (oxidative or glycolytic), fatigable fibers
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What antagonist can also be prime movers?
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biceps muscle (prime mover of elbow flexion) is antagonized by triceps (prime mover of elbow extension)
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has only one nucleus, no sarcomeres, and no gap junctions
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multiunit smooth muscle
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flexor digitorum longus flexes what?
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the toes
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The serratus anterior is known as what?
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the boxer muscle
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Type of fibers that have few mitochondria
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Fast glycolytic fibers
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What is the time in which cross bridges are active called?
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the period of contraction
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Which group of muscles cross elbow joint and move forearm?
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muscles forming musculature of humerus. They arise from humerus and insert in forearm bones
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Fibers that contain abundant amounts of glycogen
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Fast (oxidative or glycolytic), fatigable fiber
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teres major is a synergist of the what? What does it do?
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latissimus dorsi; it extends, medially rotates, and adducts the humerus.
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What function does G actin have?
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bearing the active sites to which the myosin heads attach during contraction.
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What is a powerful forearm extensor.
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triceps brachii
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Flexor digitorum profundus is a what?
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slow-acting finger flexor.
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What happens to the H zones when a muscle fiber contracts?
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they disappear
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teres major is a synergist of the what? What does it do?
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latissimus dorsi; it extends, medially rotates, and adducts the humerus.
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High energy compound in muscle
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creatine phosphate
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Type of fibers that have few mitochondria
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Fast glycolytic fibers
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The anconeus muscle abducts what during forearm pronation?
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the ulna
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Which group of muscles cross elbow joint and move forearm?
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muscles forming musculature of humerus. They arise from humerus and insert in forearm bones
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a sprint by an Olympic runner represents the use of which fibers?
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red
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The transversus abdominis functions mainly in what?
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compression of the abdominal contents
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What is used for maintaining posture, stabilizing joints, and generating heat.
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Some muscle contraction
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What are thick filaments called?
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myosin
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Before a muscle cell can be stimulated to contract again, what must occur?
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repolarization
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What helps keep food between the grinding surfaces of the teeth during chewing?
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The buccinator
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Type of fibers that have few mitochondria
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Fast glycolytic fibers
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The I band contains only which filaments?
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actin (thin) filaments
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What are the indentations of the sarcolemma into the muscle cell at junctions of A and I bands forming reverse tubule (T tubule) which run deep into muscle cell between cross channels, or terminal cisternae, of the elaborate smooth endoplasmic reticulum called?
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sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR)
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What runs at right angles to the axis of the muscle.
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transversus fibers
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Smooth muscle appears to lack what?
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troponin, sarcomeres
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Special 4 characteristics of muscle are?
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excitability, contractility, extensibility, and elasticity
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Contraction of the muscle in which the muscle shortens and does work
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concentric contraction
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masseter is what?
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the main chewing muscle.
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What is the force of muscle contraction controlled by?
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multiple motor unit summation or recruitment.
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The I band contains only which filaments?
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actin filaments
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What muscle has a convergent arrangement of fascicles?
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The pectoralis major
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What antagonist can also be prime movers?
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biceps muscle (prime mover of elbow flexion) is antagonized by triceps (prime mover of elbow extension)
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used in smiling
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zygomaticus major and minor
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used to suck in your cheeks
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buccinator
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used in blinking and squinting
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orbicularis oculi
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used to pout (pulls the corners of the mouth downward)
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depressor labii inferioris
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raises your eyebrows for a questioning expression
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frontalis
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used to form the vertical frown crease on the forehead
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corrugator supercili
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your kisser
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obicularis oris
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prime mover to raise the lower jawbone
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masseter
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tenses skin of the neck during shaving
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platysma
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commonly used for intramuscular injections (three muscles).
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Deltoid or
Vastus lateralis or Gluteus Maximus or Gluteus Medius |
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The insertion tendon of the ________ group contains a large sesamoid bone, the patella.
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quadriceps
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The triceps surae insert in common into the __________ tendon.
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calcaneal or achilles
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The bulk of the tissue of a muscle tends to lie __________ to the part of the body it causes to move.
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proximal
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The extrinsic muscles of the hand originate on the 1.__________, 2.__________, and 3.__________.
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humerus
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Most flexor muscles are located on the 1.__________ aspect of the body; most extensors are located 2.__________. An exception to this generalization is the extensor-flexor musculature of the 3.__________.
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anterior
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protrudes lower lip; wrinkles chin
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mentalis
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perpendicualr cross channels at the A and-I band junctions are what?
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terminl cisternae and always occur in pairs
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What is the major role of SR?
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regulate intracellular levels of ionic calcium
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closes mouth; purses and protrudes lips (kissing and whistling)
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orbicularis oris
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draws corner of mouth laterally; compresses cheek holds food bertween teeth during chewing
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buccinator
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raises and furrows upper lip; opens lips
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levator labii superioris
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draws corner of lip laterally; tenses lip; zygomaticus synergist
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risorius
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various parts can be activated individually; closes eyees, produces blinking, squinting and draws eyebrows inferiorly
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orbicularis oculi
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draws eyebrows medially and inferiorly; wrinkles skin of forehead vertically
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corrugator supercilii
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draws lower lip inferiorly
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depressor labii inferioris
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