the smaller filaments of a muscle fiber
What is actin?
muscles withers away from lack of use
What is atrophy?
is a set of nerves that carries involuntary and automatic commands that control blood vessels, body organs,and glands.
What is the autonomous nervous system
Heart muscle
What is a cardiac muscle?
Over 600
How many bones are in the body?
increase in muscle size when overused
What is hypertrophy?
attachment to movable bone
What is Insertion?
a muscle that is not under conscious control
What is involuntary muscle?
connects bone to bone
What is a ligament
Muscle fiber
What is a muscle cell?
lack of Oxygen and from over use
What happens when your muscle tire?
the state of balanced muscle tension that makes normal posture, coordination, and movement possible.
What is muscle tone?
a protein is present in muscle fibers that aids in contraction and makes up the majority of muscle fiber.
What is Myosin
Place to find your pulse
What is your wrist and neck
Muscles are attached to this
What is nerves?
when one muscle of a pair contracts the other does what?
What is Relaxes?
Striated and voluntary
located in the walls of internal organs such as the digestive track, blood vessels, and ducts leading from glands.
What are smooth muscles?
injury to a ligament
What is a sprain?
muscle connected to bones; voluntary or skeletal muscles
What is a striated muscle?
attaches muscles to bone
What is tendon?
inflammation in tendon
What is tendinitis?
two basic groups of muscles
What is Voluntary and involuntary?
muscles connected to internal organs, involuntary or smooth muscle
What is a visceral muscle?
muscles that you are able to control
What is voluntary muscles?
nerves tell them when and how to do their jobs
What do nerves do for a muscle?
Who did NOT discover America?
Muscle cell or fiber
What is the basic unit of a muscle?
only place cardiac muscle can be found
What is the heart?
What do muscles need to stay alive
What is food, water, and oxygen?