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Muscle Tissue
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skeletal smooth cardiac |
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Tissue a group of biological cells that perform a similar function;
Muscle Tissue tissue consisting of cells that are specialized to shorten or contract, resulting in movement of some kind. There are three types of muscle tissue:
Skeletal muscle is a form of striated muscle tissue existing under voluntery control and muscle ussualy attached to skeleton.
Smooth muscle is controled by invalentery movement mainly makes up organs and blood vessels.
Cardiac is controled by involuntary movment the only organ it creates is heart. It made up of cylinders-strieted fuced brenches.
(for pictures and more info. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeletal_striated_muscle )
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| is a single muscle cell. A connective tissue fiber is a thin strand of extracellular material. |
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protein in fibers
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action myosin |
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Action a brief change in membrane potential of a nerve or muscle cell due to the movement of ions across plasma membrane. Also called a nerve impulse.
Myosin is principle contractile proteins found in muscle. It's composed of thick filaments with cross-bridges.
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| is a form of fibers that are combined into parallel fibers. |
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| Inside the cardiac muscles is the intercalated discs which is known to join various adjacent cells together.. It is only when it functions properly that the heart can work effectively. |
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extension vs. fiexion
(movement term 1)
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extention when moving small body part away from self.
flexion when moving small body part toward your self.
http://www.imaios.com/Media/Images/e-anatomy/Anatomical-terms-of-location-position-motion/extension-flexion-dorsiflexion-plantar |
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abduction vs. adduction
(movement terms 2 ) |
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abduction when moving limb away from the body.
adduction when moving limb toward body.
http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/A/adduction.html |
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supination vs. pronation
(movement terms 3) |
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Supination is to rotate the forearm so that the palm faces up(celing).
Pronation is to rotate the forearm so that the palm faces down( floor). |
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from where muscle is attached
(ex: scapula, humerus)
(for pictures:
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.enchantedlearning.com/hgifs/Humanskel_bw.GIF&imgrefurl=http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/skeleton/Skelprintout.shtml&h=485&w=296&sz=11&tbnid=Us2wiAGlX3a9lM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=55&zoom=1&docid=v6M4xlewRzuW7M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=2333Tr_9DuWU0QHtqPm3Ag&sqi=2&ved=0CDYQ9QEwAQ&dur=3502 |
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to which bone muscle is attached not on the main skeleton.
(ex: radium, ulna) |
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| a cord of dense fibrous connective tissue attaching muscle to bone. |
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