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PAPER 1 - The Muscular System Flashcards

1
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Define ISOTONIC CONTRACTION

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  • muscle changes length, producing movement
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Define CONCENTRIC CONTRACTION w/ example

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  • muscle shortens, producing tension
  • e.g. bicep curl (upwards)
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Define ECCENTRIC CONTRACTION w/example

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  • muscle lengthens producing tension
  • e.g. bicep curl (downwards)
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Define ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION w/example

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  • muscle contracts, but no change in movement/length
  • e.g. holding a plank
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5
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What are FIXATORS ?

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  • muscle that STABILISES one body part while another one moves
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Define FLEXION

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decreasing the angle between bones + joint

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Define EXTENSION

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  • increasing the angle between bone + joint
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Define LATERAL

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  • towards the outside
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Define MEDIAL

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towards the middle

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10
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Define POSTERIOR

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towards the back

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Define ANTERIOR

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towards the front

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12
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What movement occurs at the WRIST ?

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  • flexion
  • extension
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13
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What movement occurs at the ELBOW ?

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  • flexion
  • extension
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14
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What movement occurs at SHOULDER ?

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  • flexion + extension
  • adduction + abduction
  • medial rotation + lateral rotation
  • horizontal flexion + extension
  • circumduction
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15
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What movement occurs at the HIP ?

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  • flexion
  • extension
  • adduction
  • abduction
  • medial rotation
  • lateral rotation
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16
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What movement occurs at the KNEE ?

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  • flexion
  • extension
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17
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What movement occurs at the ANKLE ?

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  • plantar flexion
  • dorsi flexion
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18
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What are the three muscle types ?

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  • slow oxidative (type 1)
  • fast oxidative (type 2)
  • fast glycolytic (type 2b)
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19
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What are SO muscle fibres designed to do?
give example

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  • Energy for sub max. aerobic work
  • Low contractile force
  • Individual fibres recover quickly
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20
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What are FOG muscle fibres designed to do ?

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  • produce large amounts of force quickly
  • can resist fatigue
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21
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What are FG muscle fibres designed to do ?

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  • Last 2-10s of contraction where max effort is needed quickly
  • Accompanied by eccentric muscle fibre damage, causing DOMS
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22
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Function of a MOTOR NEURON

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transmits NERVE IMPULSEs to a group of MUSCLE FIBRES

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What is a NEUROTRANSMITTER ?

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  • carries ELECTRICAL IMPULSES across SYNAPTIC CLEFT to MUSCLE FIBRE
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24
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Define AEROBIC

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exercise in the presence of oxygen
low intensity
long-duration

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Define ANAEROBIC

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high intensity
short-duration
exercise without the presence of oxygen

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26
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Define FATIGUE

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  • SUBJECTIVE feeling of tiredness w/a GRADUAL ONSET
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27
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Define ELASTICITY

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ABILITY of an object/material to return to its normal shape after being stretched or compressed

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28
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What is a motor neuron?

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  • Carry signals from CNS to effectors
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29
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What is a Neurotransmitter? w/example

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  • transmits an impulse from nerve cell to nerve cell, muscle, organ, or tissue.
  • ACH
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30
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What are the 3 hamstring muscles?

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Biceps femoris
Semimembranosus
Semitendinosus

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31
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What are the 4 quadricep muscles?

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Rectus femoris
Vastus lateralis
Vastus medialis
Vastus intermedius

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32
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5 functions of the skeleton

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  • Support
  • Protection
  • Movement
  • RBC production
  • Mineral Store
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33
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What is an agonist?

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  • Produces a movement
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34
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What is an antagonist?

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  • Opposes produced movement
35
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Define Joint

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  • where two or more bones articulate to create movement
36
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5 features of a synovial joint

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  • Ligament
  • Synovial fluid
  • Articular Cartilage
  • Joint Capsule
  • Bursa
37
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Movements at the Sagittal plane

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  • Flexion + Extension
  • Plantar + Dorsi Flexion
38
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Movements at the Frontal plane

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  • Abduction + Adduction
39
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Movements at the Transverse Plane

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  • Horizontal Flexion + Extension
  • Rotation
40
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2 ball + socket joints

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  • Shoulder
  • Hip
41
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3 hinge joints

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  • Elbow
  • Knee
  • Ankle
42
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Only Condyloid Joint

43
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Movements at ball + socket joint

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  • Flexion + Extension
  • Abduction + Adduction
  • Horizontal Flexion + Extension
  • Medial + Lateral Rotation
44
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Movements at hinge joint

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  • Flexion + Extension
  • Plantar + Dorsi Flexion
45
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Movements at condyloid joint

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  • Flexion + Extension
  • Abduction + Adduction
46
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Articulating bones at shoulder

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  • Humerus + Scapula
47
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Articulating bones at Elbow

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  • Humerus
  • Radius
  • Ulna
48
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Articulating bones at wrist

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  • Radius
  • Ulna
  • Carpals
49
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Articulating bones at hip

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  • Femur
  • Pelvic Girdle
50
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Articulating bones at knee

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  • Femur
  • Tibia
51
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Articulating bones at ankle

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  • Tibia
  • Fibula
  • Talus
52
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Agonist + Antagonist during wrist flexion

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  • Ag.- Wrist Flexors
  • Ant.- Wrist Extensors
53
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Agonist + Antagonist during Elbow flexion

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  • Ag. - Bicep Brachii
  • Ant. - Tricep Brachii.
54
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Agonist + Antagonist during Shoulder flexion

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  • Ag. - Anterior Deltoid
  • Ant. - Posterior Deltoid
55
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Agonist + Antagonist during hip flexion

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  • Ag. - Iliopsoas
  • Ant. - Gluteus Maximus
56
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Agonist + Antagonist during knee flexion

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  • Ag. - Bicep Femoris… (Hamstring Group)
  • Ant. - Rectus Femoris… (Quad Group)
57
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Agonist + Antagonist during dorsi flexion

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  • Ag. - Tibialis Anterior
  • Ant. - Gastrocnemius + Soleus
58
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2 types of isotonic contraction

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  • Eccentric
  • Concentric
59
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Define Action Potential

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  • +ve electrical charge conducting nerve impulses down a motor neuron into muscle fibres
60
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Stage 1 of Muscular Contraction

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  • Nerve Impulse initiated in motor neuron cell body
61
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Stage 2 of Muscular Contraction

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  • NI conducted down axon of motor neuron by AP to synaptic cleft
62
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Stage 3 of Muscular Contraction

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  • Neurotransmitter ACH secreted into synaptic cleft to conduct NI across gap
63
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Stage 4 of Muscular Contraction

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  • electrical charge above threshold = muscle fibre contracts
64
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Stage 5 of Muscular Contraction

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  • All or none Law = complete contraction/none at all
65
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Define DOMS

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  • Pain + Stiffness in muscles associated w/eccentric contraction
66
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Example of SO fibre in sport

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Endurance Athletes - Marathons

67
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Example of FOG fibres in sport

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High Intensity Athletes - 800 - 1500m

68
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Example of FG fibres in sport

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Explosive athletes - 100m sprint

69
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Fatigue Resistance + Aerobic Capacity of SO

70
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Fatigue Resistance + Aerobic Capacity of FOG

71
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Fatigue Resistance + Aerobic Capacity of FG

72
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Mitochondria + Myoglobin Density of SO

73
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Mitochondria + Myoglobin Density of FOG

74
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Mitochondria + Myoglobin Density of FG

75
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2 structural characteristics

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  • Mitochondria Density
  • Myoglobin Density
76
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2 functional characteristics

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  • Fatigue Resistance
  • Aerobic Capacity
77
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What is a ligament?

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  • Tough band of slightly elastic connective tissue
78
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Function of a ligament

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  • Connect bone to bone + stabilise joints during movement
79
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Pocket Valves

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  • Prevent backflow of blood
80
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Muscular Pump

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  • squeeze on veins + push blood back to heart
81
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Gravity

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  • aids in moving blood from upper body back to heart
82
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Smooth Muscle

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  • venoconstricts to push blood back to heart
83
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Respiratory Pump

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  • Returns blood from thoracic cavity + abdomen back to heart

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