structure
White/gray fibrous connective tissue surrounding muscles.
What is fascia?
Muscle fibers vary in speed of contraction and are known as this.
What are slow-twitch and long-twitch fibers.
Cardiac muscle contraction that is spontaneous and involuntary is known as this.
What is myogenic?
Muscles that contract and assist the prime mover are called this.
What is synergists?
Surgery is performed on tendon injuries as soon as possible to avoid this complication.
What is atrophy?
Specialized fascia that binds muscle to muscle.
What is aponeurosis?
Involuntary muscles are also known as this.
What are smooth muscles?
Long-distance runners who train in high altitudes develop this cardiac condition.
What is hypertrophy?
The muscle that does most of the work of flexing and contracting.
What is a prime mover?
Skeletal muscle is innervated by these.
What is motor neurons?
Connects bone to bone.
What is a ligament?
This is the most common type of smooth muscle.
What is visceral smooth muscle.
Cardiac muscle is the only smooth muscle to contain these.
What are striations?
Another name for the prime mover.
What is agonist?
The motor neuron and muscle fibers that are connected to the branches of the axon are called this.
What is a motor unit?
Connects muscle to bone.
What is a tendon?
Visceral smooth muscle is located in these areas.
What are the stomach, intestines, bladder and uterus?
This aids in detecting and diagnosing abnormalities of the heart beat and rate by producing a graph.
What is electrocardiography?
The insertion is the end of the muscle that is attached to this part of the bone.
What is moveable?
The primary neurotransmitter of motor neurons acting on skeletal muscle.
What is acetylcholine?
This procedure is performed to treat compartment syndrome.
What is a fasciotomy?
The coordinated contractons and relaxations of the longitudinal and circular layers of smooth muscle.
What is peristalsis?
Cardiac cells are joined together at each end by traversing cross-bands known as this.
What are intercalated disks?
These muscles resit the prime mover's action and work to cause action in the opposite direction.
What is an antagonist?
This is a major component in muscle fatigue.
What is lactic acid?