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| What is the difference Between aerobic and anaerobis respiration? |
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| aerobic respiration is the complete energy releasing, breakdown of glucose to carbon dioxide and water in the presence of oxygen. Anaerobic is the same but does not involve oxygen and creates less energy |
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| What is the role of actin, moysin, and cross bridges in a muscle contraction? |
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| Myosin and actin link, myosin crossbridges pull actin filaments inward. |
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| The amount of oxygen required after physical activity to convert accumulated lact acid to glucose. |
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| What is a neuromuscular junction? |
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| The connection between the motor neuron and the muscle fiber. It is responsible for causing the muscle to contract. |
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| What is the name of tissue that connect muscle to bone? |
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| What is an isometric contraction? |
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| where the muscle generates force while muscle length remains the same |
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| What is an isotonic contraction? |
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| Where the muscle shortens under a constant load. |
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| What is a tetanus contraction? |
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| When resulting forceful, sustained contraction lackes even partial relaxation. |
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| Provides the most movement |
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| What is an atagonist muscle? |
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| A muscle that resists prime movers action and cause movement in the opposit direction |
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| What is a synergistic muscle? |
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| A muscle that contracts and assists the prime mover |
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| Explain the difference between origin and insertion. |
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| Origin is where the muscle starts..also known as the immoveable part. The Insertion is the moveable part of the muscle. |
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| thread like protein filaments |
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| the segment of a myofibril that extends from one z line to the next. |
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| What is the difference between acetylcholine and acetylcholinesterase? |
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Definition
| Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter that stimulates contractions. Acetylcholinesterase breaks done acetylcholine. |
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| What is the role of calcium in muscle contraction? |
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Definition
| Calcium diffuses into the sarcoplasm and binds to troponin then casuses that and tropomyosin to expose binding sites on actin. |
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| Where are cardiac muscles found? |
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| Where are smooth muscles found? |
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| irises of the eye, stomach, uterus... |
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| Where are skeletal muscles found? |
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| Which types of muscles are involuntary? |
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Definition
| Smooth and Cardiac muscles |
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| Which types of muscles are voluntary? |
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| Which types of muscles are straited? |
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| Which types of muscles are unstriated? |
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| Where does a muscle get the energy it needs for a muscle contraction? |
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Definition
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| moving away from the midline of the body |
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| moving closer to the midline of the body |
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| moving in a circular path |
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| bending the foot towards the shin |
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| turning the foot so the sole faces outward |
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| straightening parts at a joint so the anger between them increases |
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| turning the foot so the sole is facing inward |
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| bend the foot towards the sole (down |
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| turing the hand to the palm is facing downward |
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| turning the hand so the palm is facing upward |
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