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Anatomy
Term | Definition |
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Skeletal Muscles | Provides skeletal movement, control entrances and exits of digestive tract, produce heat, support skeletal position, and protect soft tissue. -striated -voluntary |
Axial Muscles | Support and position axial skeleton |
Appendicular Muscles | Support, move, and brace limbs |
Three types of Muscle Tissue | Skeletal Smooth Cardiac |
Tendons | Tough, fibrous cords, of connective tissue that link skeletal muscles to bones. |
Excitability | Response to stimuli |
Conductivity | Able to conduct action potential |
Contractibility | Able to shorten in length |
Extensibility | Streches when pulled |
Elasticity | Tends to return to orginal shape and length after conctraction or extension. |