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| Vertebrae nearest to the sternum? |
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| Vertebrae nearest to the pelvis |
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| Where is the sacrum and coccyx? |
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| The muscle will respond to a stimulus |
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| the muscle can change length |
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| the muscle will tighten to produce a force |
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| the muscle will return to it's original length |
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| What are three types of muscles? |
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1. Involuntary
2. Cardiac muscle
3. Voluntary |
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| Characteristics of the involuntary muscles? |
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1. smooth
2. found in walls of blood vessels
3. cannot be controlled |
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| Characteristics of the cardiac muscles? |
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1. found in the heart
2. contracts and relaxes causing the pumping of the heart. |
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| Characteristics of the voluntary muscles? |
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1. attached to the skeleton
2. cause movement when they contract and release
3. generally under conscious control |
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| How are skeletal muscles arranged? |
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| In pairs around joints. When one muscle moves the joint in one direction, the other muscle moves it back. |
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| The muscle causing the movement |
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| The muscle that relaxes to allow movement to occur |
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* longer than it is wide
* allow a large range of movement
* Femur, Tibia |
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* square in shape
* to provide strength
* carpals
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* thin flat and curved
* protects vital organs
* ribs
* sternum |
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* varied function
* pelvis
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* supports and protects the body
* provides a framework for movement
* stores minerals & manufactures blood |
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* enables movement
* maintains posture
* produces heat |
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* heart pumps blood around the body
* enables the transport of oxygen around the body, carbon dioxide, nutrients & waste |
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| * takes oxygen from air and supplies it to the blood as well as removing carbon dioxide |
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