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Muscles Flashcards

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characteristics of muscle

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irritablity
contractility
extensibility
elasticity
atrophy/hypertrophy
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breakdown of muscle

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Muscle–> fasiculi (bundle)–> myofibril (muscle cell)–> actin & myosin filaments

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fusiform muscle fibers

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parallel (biceps brachii, sartorius)

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penniform muscle fibers

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feather-like, decreased length=increased force

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SAID principle

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specific adaption to imposed demand

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