Human Body: Muscular System Flashcards

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Three major types of muscle

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1) Smooth Muscle
2) Cardiac Muscle
3) Skeletal Muscle

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Smooth Muscle

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Muscle that contracts automatically and are involuntary

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Cardiac Muscle

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Muscle that makes up the heart

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Skeletal Muscle

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Muscle that is connected by bones and tendons

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Fascia

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Connective tissue that surrounds each bundle of muscle fibers and outside every muscle; runs throughout the entire body

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Tendons

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Connective tissue that connects muscle to bone

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Ligaments

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Connective tissue that connects bone to bone

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The entire process of a muscle contracting is referred to as this theory

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Sliding Filament Theory

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Myosin

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Thick filament of protein that catches on actin when a muscle contracts

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Actin

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Thin filament of protein that catches on myosin when a muscle contracts

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Steps to a muscle contracting

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Steps to a muscle relaxing

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Concentric Contraction

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Type of contraction where the ends of the muscle come closer together; muscle shortens when working

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Eccentric Contraction

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Type of contraction where the ends of the muscle move farther apart; muscle lenthens when working

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Isometric Contraction

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Type of contraction where muscle is working but doesn’t move position; muscle stays same length when working

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