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Muscular System
Biology 1 Honors
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Biology
10th Grade
03/31/2011

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Term
muscle
Definition
consists of groups of fibers, or cells bound together
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Smooth, Cardiac, and Skeletal
Definition
What are the 3 types of muscles?
Term
smooth muscle
Definition
found in the walls of your internal organs and blood vessels that squeeze and exert pressure; involuntary
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cardiac muscle
Definition
straited; only found in the heart and makes it contract; involuntary
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skeletal muscle
Definition
straited; attached to and moves your muscles; voluntary
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opposing
Definition
The majority of muscles work in ________ pairs.
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myrofibrils
Definition
long fused muscle cells that make up muscle fibers which make up muscles
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myosin
Definition
thick filament that makes up myfibrils along with actin
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actin
Definition
thin filament that makes up myfibrils along with myosin
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sacromeres
Definition
Each myrofibril can be divided into sections called ___________ which are the functional units of muscle.
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sliding filament theory
Definition
when signaled, the actin filaments within each scaromere slide toward one another, shortening the sacromeres in a fiber and cause the muscle to contract
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