Week 2 Flashcards

Chemistry and muscle anatomy

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1
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K+, Ca2+, Na+

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Proper amount and concentration required for proper functioning of nerves and contraction of muscle tissue

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Pennate muscles

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Featherlike - fascicles lie at an angle or obliquely to line of pull - greater amount of force than ROM

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Superficial fascia

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Under the skin

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Reversible rxn

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Chemical run may be reversed under special circumstances - synthesis, decomposition, and exchange run are all reversible

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Atomic weight

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Average mass number for a particular element based on the typical proportion of different isotopes found in nature

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Octet rule

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Atoms with fewer or more that 8 e- in outer energy level will attempt to lose, gain, or share e- with other atoms to achieve stability

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Epimysium

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Coarse sheath which covers the muscle as a whole

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Bases

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Alkaline substances - shift H+/OH- in favor of OH- either by accepting H+ or releasing OH- - transportation of respiratory gases - elimination of waste products from body

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Endomysium

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Surrounds individual muscle fibers

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10
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Inorganic molecules

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O2- required to complete decomposition rxns necessary for the release of energy (oxidation)
CO2- produced as a waste product - helps maintain the acid-base balance - drives breathing
Electrolytes

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Cation

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Positively charged ion

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Water

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Comprises of more that 50% body weight - intra/extracellular fluid - polar

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13
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How are muscles named (7)

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Location - function - shape - direction of fibers - number of heads/divisions - point of attachment - size of muscle

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14
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Third class levers

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L^_____P^______
^
F
Most common type in body - permit rapid and extensive movement

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15
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Buffers

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Normal pH of body is 7.36-7.41 - maintain homeostasis - donates/removes H+ as needed

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16
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Somatic motor neurons

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Axon extends from brain or spinal cord to a GROUP of skeletal muscle fibers - axon can branch many times because each axon extends to a different skeletal muscle fiber

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17
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Blood supply in muscle

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1 artery and 1-2 veins accompany each nerve that penetrates the muscle. Loads of capillaries for transfer of nutrients/waste

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18
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Isometric

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Muscle length doesn’t change during contraction

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19
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Fixated muscles

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Joint stabilizers - maintain posture or balance during contraction of prime movers acting on joints in arms and legs - type of synergist

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20
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Synthesis rxn

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A + B — — — > AB

Energy

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21
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Instertion

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Point of attachment that moves when a muscle contracts. Insertion bone moves along line of force

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22
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Matter

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Anything that has mass and occupies space

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23
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Spiral muscles

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Have fibers that twist between their point of attachment

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Parallel muscles

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Vary in length - straplike muscles with parallel fascicles that run along line of pull of the muscles - greater ROM but less power/force

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25
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Smooth muscle tissue

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Nonstriated - involuntary

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26
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Inorganic compounds

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Usually lack C - structurally simple - lack C-C or C-H covalent bonds

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27
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Major elements in body

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Oxygen - carbon - hydrogen - nitrogen

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28
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Origin

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Point of attachment that does not move when muscle contracts. Origin bone more stationary during contraction at a joint

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29
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Chemistry

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Structure, arrangement, and composition of substances and interactions they undergo

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30
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Ionic bonds

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Chemical bond formed by transfer of e- from one atom to another - when dissolved in water, atoms become ions

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31
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Mass

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Amount of matter in any moment, which does not change

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32
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Hyrdogen bonds

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Very weak bonds that result from unequal charge distribution on a molecule (polar molecules) - Water as a solid, liquid, or gas

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33
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Isotonic

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Muscle length changes during contraction (concentric or eccentric)

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34
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Ion

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Atom with an electrical charge because of unequal protons and neutrons - occurs during ionization or the gaining/losing of electrons

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Electrons

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Negatively charged and found in outer shells or electron clouds surround nucleus

36
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Electron shell

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Rings which contain certain amount of energy (e-) and determine if the atom is chemically reactive

37
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Deep fascia

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Around muscles, bones, and organs

38
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Neutrons

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Neutrally charged and found in nucleus

39
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Circular muscles

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Orbicular and sphincters - circle body openings - fascicles run in ring pattern - generate small amounts of ROM and force

40
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Acids

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Substances that release H+ in solution

>7 pH

41
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Atomic number

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Number of protons in nucleus - identifies the element

42
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Synergist

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Muscles that contract at the same time as the prime mover - facilitate prime mover actions so that the prime move produced a more effective movements and helps control unwanted movements

43
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Mass number

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Mass number = protons + neutrons

44
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First class levers

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L^____________Pv
^
F
Not many in body

45
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Fascia

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Fibrous connective tissue found under the skin and sounding many deeper organs, including skeletal muscles and bones

46
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Chemical bonds

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Ionic, covalent, hydrogen bonds

47
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Electrolytes

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Substances that dissociate in solution to form ion (acids/bases/salts)

48
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Nonpolar

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No electric charge due to atom placement: oils and lipids

49
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Element

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Pure - cannot be broken down or decomposed into 2 or more different substances - 26 in human body

50
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Second class levers

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P^_____L^______
^
F
Controversy regarding presence in body

51
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Exchange rxn

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AB + CD — — — > AD + BC

52
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Colliod

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Molecules become dispersen without settling out (blood plasma)

53
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Eccentric

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Still contracting as muscle lengthens

54
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Lever

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Any rigid bar free to turn about a fixed point (fulcrum)

55
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Decomposition

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AB — — — > A + B

Energy

56
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Cardiac muscle tissue

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Striated - involuntary

57
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Convergent muscles

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Fascicles radiate out like blades on a fan - fascicles run along the line of pull

58
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Tendon sheath

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Tube-like tunnel around tendon of muscle and lined with synovial membrane to reduce friction and enable mobility

59
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Chemical run factors

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Concentration, temperature, and catalysts

60
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Aponeuroses

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Flat sheet of connective tissue which usually merges with the fibrous wrappings of another muscle (back, stomach, palm of hand)

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Skeletal muscle tissue

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Striated (alternating dark and light protein bands) - voluntary motion (even subconscious)

62
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Isotopes

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Same element, different amount of neutrons - different mass numbers, same atomic number

63
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Covalent bonds

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Bond formed by sharing of one or more pairs of electrons - most common chemical bonds in body - these compounds form most of the body’s structures - stronger than ionic bonds

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Fusiform muscles

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Fascicles that may be close to parallel in the center but converge to a tendon at one or both ends

65
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Properties of water

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Solvent - tends to dissociate ionic compounds - permits transport of essential matierials - high heat index (absorbs and gives up heat slowly)

66
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Perimysium

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Surrounds fascicles (bundles) together

67
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Organic compounds

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Generally defined as compounds composed of C-C and/or C-H covalent bonds - generally larger and more complex - biomolecules

68
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Aqueous solution

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Mixture of 2+ molecules (salt water)

69
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Prime movers

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Agonists - muscles that directly perform OR provide major force for a specific movement

70
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4 components of lever systems

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Rigid bar (bone)
Fixed pivot or fulcrum (joint)
Load or resistance that’s moved
Force or pull (muscle contraction)

71
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Anion

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Negatively charged ion

72
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Salts

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Result from chemical interaction of acid and base - electrolyte compounds that dissociate in solution to form +/- charged ions that, when water is removed, form crystals

73
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Concentric

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Muscle shortens as contracts

74
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Compound

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2+ elements joined together

75
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Weight

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Force of gravity acting on matter, does change

76
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Tendon

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Endomysium, perimysium, and epimysium are continuous with fibrous tissue extending beyond the muscle (wrist, ankle joints)

77
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Protons

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Positively charged and found in nucleus

78
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Molecule and compounds

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Molecule- 2+ atoms of the same kind

Compound- 2+ different atoms

79
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Muscle tissue properties

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Electrical excitability (action potentials), contractility, extensibility (stretch), and elasticity ( return to original length)

80
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_pH scale

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Power of Hydrogen - Measure acidity and alkalinity of a solution - 7 is neutral

81
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Muscle tissue function

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Produces body movements - stabilizes body position - storing and moving of substances within the body (sphincters, diameter of blood vessels, and peristalsis) - generating heat (thermogenesis and shivering)

82
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Atoms (3 subatomic particles)

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Smallest units of matter - protons, neutrons, and electrons

83
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Antagonists

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Muscles that when contracting, directly oppose prime movers - relaxed or contracting minimally when prime mover is contracting - provide precision and control during contraction of prime movers