Muscles: Chicken, Slow/Fast and more Flashcards

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Q

To straighten the arm at the elbow, the bicep muscle ______ and the triceps muscle ________.

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returns to its original length; contracts

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When muscles receive messages from the nervous system, they

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contract and shorten

  1. WKST
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The muscle below is (multi nuclear)

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Multinucleated

  1. CLF Three muscles
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What is the best synonym for “voluntary?”

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Unforced

  1. WKST
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Q

Fast twitch muscle

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has fewer mitochondria than dark meat

  1. Enrich muscles
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