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Muscular System Flashcards

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Fascia

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Connective tissue surrounds bones and muscles

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Epimysium

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Inner layer of fascia directly surrounds the muscle
(Deep fascia)

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Fascicles

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Largest bundles of fiber in the muscle.
Surrounded by perimysium

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Perimysium

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Tissue that surrounds fascicle

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Endomysium

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Wraps around individual muscle fibers in the fascicle

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Order of muscle fibers

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Epimysium
Perimysium
Fascicle
Endomysium
Muscle fiber

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Tendon

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Muscle to bone
*Strain

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Glycogen

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Glucose stored in tissue
The storage form of carbs

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Myoglobin

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Protein based molecule that carries oxygen to muscles

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Myofibrils

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Where muscle contraction occurs
(Actin &myosin)

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Myofilaments

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Inside myofibril
Contains actin & myosin

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Actin

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Thin myofilament produces contraction

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Myosin

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Thick myofilament that produced contraction

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Sarcomere

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The unit that contains actin and myosin where the actual contraction occurs.

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Z line

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Meeting point of each sarcomere

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18
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Neuromuscular junction

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Where nervous system talks to muscle fibers

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Synapse

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Small gap between motor neuron and muscle

20
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Action potential

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Nerve impulse from CNS thru PNS into muscle across neuromuscular junction

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Neurotransmitters

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Chemical messenger that crosses the synapse between neuron and muscle

22
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Acetylcholine

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Helps with action potential cross the synapse

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Sliding filament theory

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The steps of actin (thin) and myosin (thick) slide pass each other to cause contraction.
*shortening the sarcomere

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Excitation contraction coupling

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The physiological process of muscle contraction

25
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Power stroke

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Myosin binds to actin pulling together to shorten muscle

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Adenosine triphosphate
ATP

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Molecule that is the main form of energy

27
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Type 1

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Slow twitch
Smaller and generate lower force
Last longer

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