What It Is
It supplies the energy to reset the myosin heads
What is ATP?
Flexes elbow
What is the biceps brachii?
These ions flood the myofibrils during muscle contraction
What is Ca+2?
This happens to muscles of astronauts due to the lack of gravity
Also known as the calf muscle
What is the gastrocnemius?
Flexes the knee
What is the hamstring?
The 2 myofilaments
What are myosin and actin?
Muscle tension after death
What is rigor mortis?
Where a nerve and muscle meet
What is a neuromuscular junction or a synapse?
Muscles that aid in rotating the torso/chest
What are the external obliques?
This blocks the myosin binding sites
What is tropomyosin?
These muscles use peristalsis
What are smooth muscles of the digestive tract?
Muscle that closes the eye
What is the orbicularis oculi?
Abducts the thigh
What is the gluteus maximus?
The neurotransmitter that initiates muscle contraction
What is acetylcholine?
The difference between a strain and a sprain
What is...a strain is overuse of a muscle whereas a sprain usually involves tearing and takes longer to heal?