#3 Flashcards

1
Q

skeletal muscles are responsible for moving

A

bones

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2
Q

what chemical helps to regenerate ATP

A

creatine phosphate

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3
Q

muscle fibers are made of individual fibers ( not filaments) called

A

myrofibril

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4
Q

connective tissue that surrounds fasicles is

A

perimysium

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5
Q

poisons such as botulism that prevent the release of acetylcholine would cause muscles to

A

contract

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6
Q

voluntary

A

skeletal

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7
Q

involuntary

A

smooth, cardiac

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8
Q

what neurotransmitter is associated with the muscles

A

acetycholine

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9
Q

makes up the heart

A

cardiac

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10
Q

found in digestive system

A

smooth

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11
Q

what cell organelle provides atp needed for muscle activity

A

mitochondria

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12
Q

the gap between the nerve and the muscle is called the

A

synapse

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13
Q

muscles grow/ enlarge

A

hypertrophy

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14
Q

muscle shrinkage/ become smaller

A

atrophy

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14
Q

a person who has a disease that inhibits the production of cholinesterase would have what kind of symptoms

A

muscles stay contracted

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15
Q

cholinesterase is an enzyme that breaks down

A

acetylcholine

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16
Q

during a muscle contraction, cross bridges from between what two structures

A

actin and mysoin

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17
Q

in a sacomere, the band I is made of

A

actin

18
Q

band A is made of

A

mysoin

19
Q

the dark and light fibers of the muscles give cells a ____ appearance

A

striated

20
Q

the energy source for muscle contraction is

A

ATP

21
Q

vesicles in the motor neuron store what substance

A

acetycholine

22
Q

when recruitment occurs, the number of motor units being activated

A

increase

23
Q

sustained contraction of individual fibers, even when muscle is at reset is known as

A

muscle/ tone

24
Q

the immovable ends of the muscle is the

A

origin

25
Q

the movable end of the muscle is

A

insertion

26
Q

muscle fatigue is likely due to a buildup of

A

lactic acid

27
Q

a sacromere is defined as the region between two

A

z lines

28
Q

the condition where a body becomes stiff after death is called

A

rigor mortis

29
Q

when atp has been used it becomes

A

ADP

30
Q

what is a motor unit

A

a neuron and the skeletal muscle fibers

31
Q

myofibrils are composed of

A

muscle fibers

32
Q

the muscle fiber membrane is specialized to form a _____ at the neuromuscular junction

A

motor end plate

33
Q

which type of connective tissue surrounds fascicles ( bundles)

A

perimysium

34
Q

what type of tissues surrounds the entire muscle

A

epimysium

35
Q

the substance that crosses the gap between a neuron and a muscle fiber is the

A

acetylcholine

36
Q

tendons connect ____ to ____

A

muscle, bone

37
Q

bundles of muscle fibers are called

A

fascicles

38
Q

the minimum amount of stimulus required for a muscle contraction to occur is the

A

threshold

39
Q

what model explains how muscles contract

A

sliding filament theory

40
Q

the A bands are

A

dark

41
Q

the I bands are

A

light

42
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A