Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| muscle composed of cylindrical multinucleate cells with obvious striations; the muscle(s) attached to the body's skeleton; aka voluntary muscle |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| muscle consisting of cross striped muscle fibers; includes cardiac and skeletal muscle |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| muscle under control of the will; skeletal muscle |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the thin connective tissue surrounding each muscle cell |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the connective tissue enveloping bundles of muscle fibers |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a bundle of nerve or muscle fibers bound together by connective tissue |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the sheath of fibrous connective tissue surrounding a muscle |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| cord of dense fibrous tissue attaching a muscle to a bone |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| fibrous or membranous sheet connecting a muscle and the part it moves |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| muscle consisting of spindle-shaped, nonstriated muscle cells; involuntary muscle |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| specialized muscle of the heart |
|
|
Term
| What are the four muscle functions |
|
Definition
| 1)Producing movement 2)Maintaining posture 3)Stabilizing joints 4)Generating heat |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| plasma membrane in muscle cells |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the smallest contractile unit of muscle; extends from one Z disc to the next |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| filaments composing the myofibrils |
|
|
Term
| What are two types of myofilament? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| one of the principal contractile proteins found in muscle; thick |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a contractile protein of muscle; thin |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| specialized smooth endoplasmic reticulum in muscle fibers |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a motor neuron and all the muscle cells it supplies |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| neuron process that carries impulses away from the nerve cell body; efferent process; the conducting portion of a nerve cell |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the region where a motor neuron comes into close contact with a skeletal muscle cell |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the fluid-filled space at a synapse between neurons |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| chemical released by neurons that may, upon binding to receptors of neurons or effector cells, stimulate or inhibit them |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a chemical transmitter substance released by certain nerve endings |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| an electrical event occurring when a stimulus of sufficient intensity is applied to a neuron or muscle cell, allowing sodium ions to move into the cell and reverse polarity |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a response that varies directly with the strength of the stimulus |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| (1) the tense, contracted state of a muscle; (2) an infectious disease |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| requiring oxygen to live or grow |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the product of anaerobic metabolism, especially in muscle |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| having a uniform tension; of the same tone |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| sustained partial ontraction of a muscle in response to stretch receptor inputs; keeps the muscle healthy and ready to react |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| respiration in which oxygen is consumed and glucose is broken down entirely; water, carbon dioxide, and large amounts of ATP are final products |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| attachment of a muscle that remains relatively fixed during muscular contraction |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the movable attachment of a muscle as opposed to its origin |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| muscle whose contractions are primarily responsible for a particular movement; agonist |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| muscles that act in opposition to an agonist or prime mover |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| muscles cooperating with another muscle or muscle group to produce a desired movement |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| muscles acting to immobilize a joint or a bone; fixes the origin of a muscle so that muscle action can be exerted at the insertion |
|
|
