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Muscular System Review

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show movement, posture heat production, joint stability  
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show excitability-ability to receive and respond to stimulus contractility- ability to shorten or compact extensibility- ability to stretch or lengthen elasticity- ability to return to its original shape and length  
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show connective tissue that surrounds each individual muscle cell/fiber  
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show layer of connective tissue that surrounds the fasciculus (bundle of cells)  
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show connective tissue sheath that surrounds a muscle  
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show a neurotransmitter. A chemical substance that is released at the axon terminals of many neurons to carry the impulse across a synaptic cleft  
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show a band of dense fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bones  
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aponeurosis   show
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show end of a muscle that is attached to a bone that is stationary; the end Opposite the insertion  
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insertion   show
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show muscle fiber gets shorter and thicker  
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show they get longer and thinner  
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How do skeletal muscles move bones   show
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flexion (to bend)   show
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extension (to straighten)   show
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abduction (take away)   show
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show moves a bone or limb toward the midline of the body. arms back to side of body  
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show movement of bone around its own axis in a pivot joint "shaking head no"  
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show backward bending of the foot (toes up) "standing on heels"  
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show pointing sole of foot downward "standing on toes"  
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pronation   show
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supination   show
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show extreme or abnormal extension (extension of knee with plantar flexion)  
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show conelike circular movement of a body segment movement of arm at shoulder joint with elbow extended; finger tips move in a circle  
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show circular muscle around the eyes closes the lid  
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zygomaticus   show
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buccinator   show
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show covers lateral aspect of the jaw closes the mouth, elevates mandible  
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show large fan-shaped muscle that covers the anterior chest adducts the arm across chest  
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deltoid   show
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biceps brachii   show
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triceps brachii   show
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rectus abdominis   show
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show largest gluteal muscle/buttocks extends thigh  
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show group of 4 muscle that form the mass of the anterior thigh; forms a common tendon that passes over patella extends knee, flexes thigh  
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show rectus femoris vastus lateralis vastus medialis vastus intermedius  
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show large muscle in the posterior thigh flexes leg and extends thigh  
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show biceps femoris semimembranosus semitendinosus  
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gastrocnemius   show
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atrophy   show
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show muscle contraction without movement  
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show increase in muscle tension with or without shortening due to excessive motor nerve activity may result in a knot; often associated with mineral deficiency or muscle fatigue  
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myositis   show
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show trauma to a joint with injury to ligaments and/or tendons  
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show "overstretched muscle" commonly called a pull, an injury of a muscle or tendon due to a violent contraction, forced stretching  
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tic   show
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show muscle contraction from a single stimulus  
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paralysis   show
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show paralysis on on side of the body  
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paraplegia   show
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show paralysis of all four extremities  
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paresis   show
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show chronic progressive muscle disorder, causes progressive muscle weakness and atrophy  
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show neuromuscular disorder caused by not enough acetylcholine. Starts in face  
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what muscles does myasthenia gravis affect   show
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signs and symptoms of myasthenia gravis   show
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what is polymositis   show
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show striated muscular tissue tumor  
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muscle biopsy   show
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EMG   show
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show intramuscular  
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show straplike muscle that ascends obliquely over neck laterally flexes and rotates head sternum, clavicle, mastoid attachment  
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