General
term means continuous and partial contraction of skeletal muscles
GAIT
term means the covering of a muscle cell
Sarcolemma
classification of muscles cause specific or desired movements
Agonists
Which type of athletes tend to have a high ratio of slow twitch muscles present in their lower extremities
Marathon Runners
chemical is the universal unit of energy in the cell
Adenosine triphosphate
function does the muscular system perform
Heat Production/Move skeleton
term refers to a thin filament protein
classification has parallel muscle fiber arrangement
Fusiform
term refers to contractions that generate force while muscle length remains the same, without movement occurring
Isometric
Which ion does the sarcoplasmic reticulum store and release
calcium
structure anchors muscles to bone
Tendon
Which structure is a band of connective tissue that acts like a bracelet to help stabilize tendons and keep them in place
retinaculum
classification has muscles fibers arranged as a central tendon with muscle fibers emerging diagonally, giving them a featherlike appearance
Pennate
term refers to contractions that cause a muscle to shorten in length while generating force
Concentric
term refers to folded sections of the sarcolemma that are part of the neuromuscular junction
Motor end plate
term means continuous and partial contraction of skeletal muscles
Muscle Tone
term refers to a single motor neuron and all muscle fibers it innervates
Motor Unit
classification of muscles lengthen while prime movers and their synergists contract to produce the desired action
Antagonists
Breathing heavily after strenuous exercise is due to which process?
Oxygen debt
term refers to myosin pulling thin filaments toward the center of the sarcomere
power stroke
Which state are muscle cells in when they receive a stimulus by the nervous system via a motor neuron
Excited
Which of the following is the tendinous attachment on the bone and is more movable during contraction
Insertion
classification of muscles cross two joints
Biarticular
term refers to the stage of glucose breakdown that uses oxygen
Anerobic glycousis
a single motor neuron and all muscle fibers it innervates
motor unit