reciprocal inhibition Flashcards
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reciprocal inhibition
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relaxation of muscles on one side of a joint to accommodate contraction on the other side. In some allied health disciplines, this is known as reflexive antagonism. the central nervous system sends a message to the agonist’s muscle to contract.
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Belly
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the thickest part of the muscle
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Tendon
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attaches to the muscle
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Fasciculus
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a group of muscle fibres (bundle)
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Fibre
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hair-like strand with nerve attachment
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Myofibril
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very fine contractile strands that make up a fibre
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Sacromere
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smallest contracting unit - makes up a myofibril
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actin/myosin
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microscopic protein filaments that slide over each other to enable contraction. makeup sarcomere
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