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| moving away from the midline of the body; opposit of adduction. |
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contractile protein found in the thin myofilamnets of sketal muscle |
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| moving toward the midline of the body, opposite motion of abduction |
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| when stimulated a muscle fiber will contract fully or not at all; whether a contraction occurs depends on whether the stimulus reaches the required threshold. |
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| wasting way of tissue; decrease in size of a part, sometimes referred t0 as disuse atophy |
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loss of muscle power; weakness |
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| act of bending decreasing the angle between two bones at the joint |
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| increased size of a part caused by an increase in the size of the cells |
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| subnormal core body temp. below 37C |
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| attachment of a muscle to the bone that it moves when contractions occurs |
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| type of muscle contractions in which muscle does not shorten |
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| transmits nerve impulses from the brain and spinal chord to muscles and glandular epithelial tissues. |
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| a single motor neuron with muscle cells it innervates |
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| ultramicroscopic thread-like structures found in myofibrils |
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| contractile protein found in the thick filaments of sketal muscle |
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| the point of contract between the nerve endings and muscle fibers |
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| the attachment of a muscle to the bone that does not move when contraction occurs , as distungished from insertion |
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| continued increased metabolism that occurs in a cell to remove excess latic acid that resulted from excerise |
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| loss of power of motion, especially voluntary motion |
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| the bottom of the foot is directed downward; this motion allows a person to stand on his or her tip toes |
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| the muscle responsible for producing a particular movement |
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| to turn the palm dowmward |
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| movement around a longitudinal axis |
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| contractile unit of muscle; length of a myofibril between to Z bands |
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| agent that causes a change in the activity of a structure |
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| to turn the palm of the hand upward; opposite of pronate |
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| muscle that assists a prime mover |
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| bands or chords of fibrous connective tissue that attach a muscle to a bone or other structure. |
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| inflammation of a tendon shaft |
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| special type of sketal muscle contraction used to maintain posture |
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