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1
Q

A Muscle can not _____

A

Push

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2
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Contractility means able to _____

A

Contract

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3
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Sarcolemma is the specialized _____ the surrounds the muscle _____

A

Membrane, Fibers

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4
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A Muscle _____ is another name for muscle cell

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Fiber

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5
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Myo- is a prefix that means related to _____

A

Muscle

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6
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Sarcoplasmic Reticulum is a _____ version of the Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum.

A

Specialized

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7
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Sarcomere is made up of _____ and _____

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Actin, Myosin

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8
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Elasticity means able to _____ to its _____ place

A

Return, Original

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9
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Excitability means able to _____ _____

A

Twitch quickly

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10
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Extensibility means able to be _____

A

Stretched

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11
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Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) is a special _____ storage _____

A

Energy, Molecule

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12
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Adenosine Diphosphate (ADP) can be _____ into _____ by adding another _____

A

Turned, ATP, Phosphate

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13
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Glucose is _____-storing _____

A

Energy, Sugar

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14
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Aerobic Respiration takes place through a series of _____ reactions that require _____

A

Chemical, Oxygen

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15
Q

Never use _____ _____!!!!

A

Anabolic steroids

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16
Q

Muscle atrophy is when a muscle _____

A

Weakens

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17
Q

Rigor Mortis happens when all the _____, in the body, _____ and are unable to _____

A

Muscles, contract, relax

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18
Q

There are _____ _____ and _____ muscles in the body

A

Six hundred, forty

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19
Q

Muscles on opposite sides of a _____ are said to be _____

A

Bone, antagonistic

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20
Q

Intercostal muscles are located in between the _____

A

Ribs

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21
Q

Costal means _____

A

Rib

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22
Q

The Orbicularis Oculi muscle _____ the _____

A

Surrounds, eye

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23
Q

The Gluteus _____ and the Gluteus _____ are two of the muscles in the _____

A

Maximus, minimus, buttock

24
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The trapezius muscle in the upper _____ is shaped like a _____

A

Back, trapezoid

25
The Deltoid is in the _____, and it covers the _____ ___
Shoulder, shoulder cap
26
The Supraspinatus is the muscle in the shoulder that attaches _____ the _____
Above, spine
27
The Infraspinatus hooks up _____ the _____
Below, spine
28
The Teres Minor, along side with the Supraspinatus, surrounds the _____ _____ .
Humerus externally
29
The Supracapularis surrounds the _____ _____
Humerus internally
30
When the Biceps _____ tighten, the _____ brachii loosen.
Brachii, triceps
31
When the Triceps _____ tighten, the _____ brachii loosen.
Brachii, biceps
32
The anterior flexors and the posterior extensors are located in the _____
Forearm
33
The anterior flexors _____ the wrist and fingers.
Flex
34
The posterior extensors _____ the wrist and fingers.
Extend
35
The biggest muscle in the body is the _____ _____
Gluteus Maximus
36
The hardest working muscle in the body is the _____
Heart
37
The muscle that generates the most force compared to its size is the _____
Masseter
38
The Masseter is the powerful _____ muscle that _____ the _____
Chewing, closes, jaw
39
The Intercostal muscles are _____ the _____
Between, ribs
40
The Pectoralis major muscle is the _____ muscle of the _____
Primary, chest
41
The Lacissimus Dorsi is responsible for a large amount of the _____ of the _____
Movement, Humerus
42
The Rectus Abdominus is the muscle that helps keep the _____ stable when we _____
Pelvis, walk
43
There are three types of obliques: _____, _____, and _____.
External, Internal, Tranversus
44
The obliques support and _____ the _____ organs beneath them
Protect, abdominal
45
The rectus femoris is one of the _____ muscles in the _____
Four, quadriceps
46
The hamstring is a group of _____ muscles in the rear of the _____
Three, quadriceps
47
The biceps femoris is the most _____ muscle in the _____
Prominent, hamstring
48
The Gluteus Maximus _____ the _____
Extends, thigh
49
Anterior means in the _____
Front
50
Posterior means in the _____
Back
51
There are two compartments of _____ in the lower _____
Muscles, leg
52
The two compartments in the lower leg are the _____ compartment and the _____ compartment
Anterior, Posterior
53
The Gastrocnemius is in the _____ compartment
Posterior
54
The Fibularis Longus muscle is in the _____ compartment
Anterior
55
The Achilles tendon _____ the _____ muscles to the _____
Connects, calf, heel

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