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29 Cards in this Set
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Skeletal |
Voluntary Striated |
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Cardiac |
Involuntary Striated |
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Smooth |
Involuntary Non-striated |
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Agonist |
Prime mover |
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Antagonist |
Directly opposes prime mover |
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Synergist |
Contracts with prime mover |
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Fixator |
Stabilizes joint to allow other movements |
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Masseter muscle |
Closes the jaw |
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Nuchal Ligament |
Attaches to cervical vertebra to hold horses head up |
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Muscles of Inspiration |
External intercostal Diaphragm |
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Muscles of Expiration |
Internal intercostal Abdominal muscles |
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IM Sites for Dogs and Cats |
Biceps femoris Quadriceps Triceps Brachii Epaxial |
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IM Sites for Horses |
Trapezius Triceps Brachii Glutes Hamstrings Pectoral |
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IM Sites for Cattle |
Trapezius Triceps Brachii Glutes Hamstrings Coccygeal |
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IM Sites for Swine |
Semitendinosus Trapezius Brachiocephalicus |
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Proteins of Muscles |
Actin and Myosin |
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Tendons |
Connect muscle to bone |
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Aponeuroses |
Thick fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle to bone or other muscles |
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Visceral Smooth Muscle |
In organs that contract |
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Multi-Unit |
Individual smooth muscle cells |
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Multi-Unit Smooth Muscle Location |
Iris Small Blood Vessels |
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Fascicles |
Groups of skeletal muscle fibers |
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Endomysium |
Fine connective tissue that surround each individual muscle fiber |
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Perimysium |
Connective tissue surrounding the fascicle |
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Epimysium |
A sheath of fibrous elastic tissue that surrounds groups of muscle fascicles (Most outer layer) |
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Layers of Abdominal Muscles |
Transverse abdominis Internal abdominal oblique External abdominal oblique
Bonus question: is this starting deep or superficial? Answer: deep |
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Muscles of Hamstring |
Semimembranosus Semitendinosus Biceps femoris
Bonus question which part is the most superficial? Answer: biceps femoris |
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The Neurotransmitter for Skeletal Muscle |
Acetylcholine |
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Muscle that twitches? |
cutaneous trunci |
