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* Muscular System

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2 major functions of the muscular system movement heat production
How does the muscular system provide movement muscles span over a joint(s) allowing the bones to move and propel. lift. chew, talk. etc
How does the muscular system provide heat production rapid muscle contration provides heat for the body
Skeletal muscle contraction uses ACH ATP Sodium Calcium
origin muscle origination less moveable part
insertion muscle grows into this point most moveable part
muscle action what happens when the more mobile bone is brought toward the more stable bone during a muscular contraction
agonist a muscle whose contraction moves a part of the body directy
antagonist lengthening muscle while contracting to facilitate the arrect of the bone movement
prime mover the muscle which provides the primary force of movement
synergist muscles that work with the prime mover to create movement
fixators a muscle which acts as the stabilizer and helps the agonist work effectively
stabilizer smaller muscle that support the body/joint while the primary mover performs the intended movement
shunt muscle originates closer to the joint it crosses than the joint it inserts. Helps to stabilize the joint
spurt muscle originates farther from the joint than it inserts
neurtralizers muscles that contract to prevent unwanted actions that occur as a result of the contraction of other muscles
contracture muscle contraction activity without electrical activity
convulsion abnormal, uncoordinated tetanic contractions of varying groups of muscles
cramps painful muscle spasms
fasciculation visible, involuntary twitch of the muscles of a motor unti of short duration
fibrillation abnormal contraction in which muscle contract asychronously
hypertonia increase in muscle tone
hypotonia decrease in muscle tone
myalgia pain originating in the muscle
myoma tumor in the muscle
myositis inflammation of muscle
rigidity muscle spasm of both agonist and antagonist
spasm persistent contraction of muscle that cannot be released voluntarily
spasticity muscle spasm observed in conditions and brain or spinal cord injury. Increased excitability of the stretch reflex
tic involuntary spasmodic twitch of muscle (usually in the face)
tremor repetitive, involuntary, oscillatory movement caused by irregular contraction of opposing muscle groups
intrinsic muscles smaller muscles located within the various body areas (hand, foot, trunk)
extrinsic muscles muscles that originate outside the area and crosses a joint (forearm to hand, lower leg to foot, etc)
actin thin filament
myosin thick filament
fascicles bundles of muscle fibers surrounded by connective tissue
perimysium connective tissue layer surrounding fascicle
epimysium connective tissue layer which surrounds the whole muscle
aponeurosis thick layer of connective tissue which covers sensitive structures such as the spine or skull
sarcoplasm cytoplasm enclosed in the sarcolemma
T tubules transverse tubes, transmit impulses, house the myofibrils
SR sarcoplasmic reticulum, transverse tubules which contains high levels of of calcium ions required for muscular contraction
myofilaments arrangement of protein filaments, do not run the entire length of the muscle
sarcomere functional unit of the muscle which enables the muscle to contract
Z line "zig-zag" Z disk; Z line to Z line is one complete sarcomere
M line protein fibers that hold myosin filaments in place
A Band width of the myofibril occupied by the myosin filament
I band width of the myofibril occupied by the actin filament
H zone the space in the sarcomere which the actin and myosin do not cross
tropomyosin protein that prevents actin-myosin interaction
troponin protein
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