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68wm6 1101 ch7 muscular(nguyen)

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show the specialized contractile cells of muscle tissue that are grouped together and arranged in a highly organized way  
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what is skeletal muscle?   show
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what is cardiac muscle?   show
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what is smooth muscle?   show
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what is origin?   show
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show attachment of a muscle to the bone that it moves when contraction occurs(as distinguished from its origin)  
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What are tendons?   show
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show small, cushion-like sacs found between moving body parts, making movement easier  
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what is synovial membrane?   show
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show tube-shaped structure lined with synovial membrane that encloses certain tendons  
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what are myofilaments?   show
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what is myosin?   show
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show contractile protein found in the thin myofilaments of skeletal muscle  
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show contractile unit of muscle; length of a myofibril between two Z bands  
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what is the prime mover?   show
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what are synergists?   show
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show those having opposing actions; for ex, muscles that flex the upper arm are antagonists to muscles that extend it  
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what is tonic contraction?   show
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show postion of the body  
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what hypothermia?   show
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show loss of muscle power; weakness  
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what is paralysis?   show
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what is oxygen debt?   show
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what is a motor neuron?   show
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show the point of contact between the nerve endings and muscle fibers  
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show chemicals by which neurons communicate  
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show a single motor neuron with the muscle cells it innervates  
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what is threshold stimulus?   show
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what are the three primary functions os the muscular system?   show
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what is eccentric contraction?   show
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show twitch, tetanic, isotonic, isometric  
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show frontal, temporalis, orbicularis oculi, orbicularis oris, zygomaticus, masseter, sternocleidomastoid, trapezius  
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what is the iliopsoas?   show
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what is happening with "concentric contraction"?   show
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what is happening with "eccentric contraction"?   show
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what isotonic contraction?   show
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show the muscle does not shorten and no movement results, muscle's length during isometric contraction and relaxation is about equal; same length/changing tension  
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what is disuse atrophy?   show
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show orbicularis oculi  
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show zygomaticus  
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what muscle raises the eyebrows?   show
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show masseter(elevates the mandible), temporal(assists masseter in closing the jaw)  
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