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10 Cards in this Set
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skeletal |
striated and voluntary
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smooth |
non-striated and involuntary |
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cardiac |
striated and involuntary
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first class lever
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load fulcrum effort ex. lift head off chest -advantage or disadvantage depending on whether load or effort is closer to fulcrum |
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second class lever
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effort load fulcrum ex. standing on toes -mechanical advantage |
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third class lever |
fulcrum effort load ex. most muscles -always mechanical disadvantage |
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prime mover
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provide major force for a specific movement
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synergists |
aid in prime movers, promote same movement
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antagonists |
muscle that opposes the prime mover, generally relaxed during prime movement |
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fixators |
type of synergist, immobilize a bone or a muscle origin ex. scapula |
