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Muscles
How they work, different types
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Biology
11th Grade
04/21/2008
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Flexor
 Definition
Causes a limb to bend more
Term
Extensor
 Definition
Causes a limb to become straighter
Term
Tendons
 Definition
Attach muscle to bone
Term
Ligaments
 Definition
Attach bones to bones
Term
Important proteins in the body:
 Definition
Actin and Myosin
Term
Fast twitch and slow twitch muscles:
 Definition
Depend on the type of Actin and Myosin in the body
Term
Your muscles contract when:
 Definition
Actiand and Myosin proteins pull on each other
Term
Bones are made from:
 Definition
Collagen and Calcium Phosphate
Term
Four functions of bones:
 Definition
Protection, muscle attachment, make blood, store minerals
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