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Origin Tendon

Closest to center line-wide

Insertion Tendon

Further from center line-narrow

Gaster

Fat part of muscle

Distil

Furthest from center

Isometric

contraction without muscle movement

Isotonic

contraction with muscle movement

concentric

contraction (of fibers) and muscle shortening

Ecentric

Contraction with muscle lengthening.

Agonist

Power muscle

Antagonist

Muscle that turns off an opposite side of agonist

Stabilizer

Stabilize the joints

Synergist

Helper muscles

Nuetralizer

Stop unwanted motion in joints

CAt

calcium ion