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Unit 1 - Muscular System

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By: Michael Agwu
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Major Skeletal Muscles
Large muscle on the front of the ...,
Muscle on the front of the chest,
Muscle on the front of the upper arm
19  cards
Antagonistic Pairs
What are antagonistic pairs,
Antagonistic pair for the bicep,
Antagonistic pair for the deltoids
10  cards
Muscle Contractions and Roles
What is an isometric contraction,
What is an isotonic contraction,
What is a concentric contraction
4  cards
Types of Muscles
What are the three types of muscles,
What are the characteristicsof ca...,
What are the characteristics of s...
11  cards
Muscle Fibre Types
What are the three types of muscl...,
What is a type i fibre,
What is a type ii fibre
11  cards
Nervous Control of Muscle Contractions
What causes muscle fibres to cont...,
What is innervation,
What is a motor unit
6  cards
Responses to Exercise
What is a response,
What is an adaptation,
What are some muscular responses ...
7  cards
Adaptations to Exercise
What are skeletal structural adap...,
What is hypertrophy,
What are tendons
5  cards
Impact of Age on Muscle
What is sarcopenia,
What occurs in early life,
What occurs in adult life
6  cards
Cramp
What is a cramp,
What are consequences of cramp,
Which muscles are most affected b...
6  cards
Sliding Filament Theory - The Sarcomere
What are the characteristics of a...,
Structure of the sarcomere,
What are the zones of a sacromere
5  cards
Functions of the Muscular System
What are the five functions of th...,
How is movement helped by the mus...,
How is heat production regulation...
5  cards

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