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11 Cards in this Set
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Twitch contraction
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A single stimulation given to a motorneuron supplying a muscle
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Elastic components of muscle
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Tendons
Connective tissue Sacrolemma |
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Viscous component of muscle
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Muscle fluids
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Active force
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Maximum force generated by an isometric twitch
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Preload
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Amount of force within the muscle prior to contracting
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When does preload change in cardiac muscle
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When venous return and/or end diastolic volume changes
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Work
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Weight and length multiplied by afterload
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Unfused tetanus
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Sustained contraction with slight fluctuations in force
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Fused tetanus
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Sustained contraction with no fluctuation in force
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Recruitment
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Spatial summation
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Which motorneurons are recruited first?
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Slow
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