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8 Cards in this Set
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muscle fiber |
long slender skeletal muscle cells |
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myofibril |
tightly packed filament bundles founf within skeletal muscle fibers |
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myosin |
think filament of protein found in skeletal muscle cells |
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actin |
thin filament of protein found in muscles |
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sarcomere |
unit of muscle contraction; composed of two z-lines and the filaments between them |
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neuromuscular junction |
the point of contact between a motor nuerologist and a skeletal muscle cell |
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acetylcholine |
a neurotransmitter that produces an impulse in a muscle cell |
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tendon |
tough connective tissue that connects skeletal muscle to bones |
