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Muscular System Flashcards

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1
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The two types of involuntary muscles (unconscious control)

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Smooth and Cardiac

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2
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Which type of muscle is this?

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Cardiac Muscle

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3
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Semi-striped muscles with some branching

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Cardiac

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3
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Which type of muscle is this?

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Smooth Muscle

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4
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Type of muscle cell that has only one nucleus

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Cardiac

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The strength of muscle contraction is controlled by

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The number of muscle cells activated

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Which type of muscle has striations? (stripes)

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Skeletal

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What are the two types of filaments?

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Thick filaments - myosin Thin filaments - actin

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This type of muscle contracts rapidly, and with great force

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Skeletal

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Which type of muscle is this?

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Skeletal Muscle

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Found in the stomach, blood vessels, and intestine

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Smooth Muscles

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The main functions of the muscular system are

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Producing movement, maintaining posture, stabilizing joints, and generating heat

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12
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Muscles are slow to contract

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Smooth Muscles

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13
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Found only in the heart

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Cardiac

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14
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Sliding filament theory explains how

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The thick and thin filaments within the muscle past one another, shortening the entire length of the muscle

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16
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This type of muscle has no stripes and no branching

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Smooth

17
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What happens when your muscles contract?

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The thin and thick filaments slide over and pass each other

18
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Which type of muscle is the only voluntary type?

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Skeletal

19
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The three types of muscles

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Skeletal Smooth Cardiac

20
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This type of muscle is attached to bones with tendons

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Skeletal

21
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Multinucleated (many nuclei)

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Skeletal Muscle Cells

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