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Muscle Tissue
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Undergraduate 2
11/30/2010

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Myofibril
Definition
Threadlike structures found inside a muscle fiber.
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Skeletal
Definition
Also known as striated voluntary muscles
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Excitability
Definition
Muscle irritability
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Myosin
Definition
Protein component of thick filament
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Aponeurosis
Definition
Broad, flt tendon layer
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Tendon
Definition
Attatches muscle to bone
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Lactic Acid
Definition
Fermented pyruvate
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Motor Unit
Definition
A neuron and the muscle cell it supplies
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Protection
Definition
One function of muscles
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Titin
Definition
Accessory protein in a sarcomere
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Refractory
Definition
Period when muscle has temporarily lost excitability
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Atrophy
Definition
Wastinf away of muscle mass
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Acetylcholine
Definition
Muscle neurotransmitter
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Fascicle
Definition
Spindle shaped with central belly
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Myoglobin
Definition
Extra oxygen storage in muscle
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Creatine Phosphate
Definition
Extra ATP storage in muscle
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Glycogen
Definition
Extra glucose storage in muscle
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Posture
Definition
Some muscles contribute to this most of the day
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Force
Definition
Muscle contraction produces this
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Sarcomere
Definition
Contraction unit of muscle cell
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Smooth
Definition
Visceral or non-striated, involuntary muscle tissue
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Sarcolemma
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Another name for the muscle cell membrane
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Cardiac
Definition
Muscle tissue found in the heart
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Epimysium
Definition
Connective tissue membrane surrounding the whole muscle
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Involuntary
Definition
These muscles contract without conscious control
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Contractility
Definition
Ability to develope tension or internal force
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Hypertrophy
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An increase in muscle mass
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Lygane
Definition
Muscle paralytic
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Tetanus
Definition
A sustained contraction with no relaction between stimuli
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Isometric
Definition
Contraction without muscle shortening
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Fast Glycolytic
Definition
White muscle fiber
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Voluntary
Definition
These muscles can contract at the will of the individual
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Insertion
Definition
The most movable muscle attachment end
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Troponin
Definition
Muscle regulatory protien, binds calcium
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Sleeve
Definition
A rigid structure that allows movement around a pivot joint
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Origin
Definition
The attachment of a muscle at its most stable end
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Actin
Definition
Protein component of thin filament
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