Exercise and Skeletal Muscle Flashcards

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muscle hypertrophy

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  • building muscle increase fiber size but not number of fibers
  • results from repetitive, exhaustive stimulation of muscle
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muscle atrophy

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reduced stimulation results in reduced muscle size, tone, and power due to lack of use

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3
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muscle tone

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some muscle fibers activated and some in resting state

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4
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isometric contraction

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muscle length is constant

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5
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isotonic contraction

A

muscle length is shortening

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6
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concentric contraction

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muscle length is shortening

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7
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agonist

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prime mover, muscle that does most of the work in an area

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8
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antagonist

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muscle that opposes the agonist

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9
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synergist

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muscles that help or assist the agonist

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