#3 Flashcards

(43 cards)

1
Q

skeletal muscles are responsible for moving

A

bones

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2
Q

what chemical helps to regenerate ATP

A

creatine phosphate

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3
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muscle fibers are made of individual fibers ( not filaments) called

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myrofibril

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4
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connective tissue that surrounds fasicles is

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perimysium

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5
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poisons such as botulism that prevent the release of acetylcholine would cause muscles to

A

contract

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6
Q

voluntary

A

skeletal

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7
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involuntary

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smooth, cardiac

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8
Q

what neurotransmitter is associated with the muscles

A

acetycholine

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9
Q

makes up the heart

A

cardiac

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10
Q

found in digestive system

A

smooth

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11
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what cell organelle provides atp needed for muscle activity

A

mitochondria

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12
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the gap between the nerve and the muscle is called the

A

synapse

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13
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muscles grow/ enlarge

A

hypertrophy

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14
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muscle shrinkage/ become smaller

A

atrophy

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14
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a person who has a disease that inhibits the production of cholinesterase would have what kind of symptoms

A

muscles stay contracted

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15
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cholinesterase is an enzyme that breaks down

A

acetylcholine

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16
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during a muscle contraction, cross bridges from between what two structures

A

actin and mysoin

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17
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in a sacomere, the band I is made of

18
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band A is made of

19
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the dark and light fibers of the muscles give cells a ____ appearance

20
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the energy source for muscle contraction is

21
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vesicles in the motor neuron store what substance

22
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when recruitment occurs, the number of motor units being activated

23
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sustained contraction of individual fibers, even when muscle is at reset is known as

24
the immovable ends of the muscle is the
origin
25
the movable end of the muscle is
insertion
26
muscle fatigue is likely due to a buildup of
lactic acid
27
a sacromere is defined as the region between two
z lines
28
the condition where a body becomes stiff after death is called
rigor mortis
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when atp has been used it becomes
ADP
30
what is a motor unit
a neuron and the skeletal muscle fibers
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myofibrils are composed of
muscle fibers
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the muscle fiber membrane is specialized to form a _____ at the neuromuscular junction
motor end plate
33
which type of connective tissue surrounds fascicles ( bundles)
perimysium
34
what type of tissues surrounds the entire muscle
epimysium
35
the substance that crosses the gap between a neuron and a muscle fiber is the
acetylcholine
36
tendons connect ____ to ____
muscle, bone
37
bundles of muscle fibers are called
fascicles
38
the minimum amount of stimulus required for a muscle contraction to occur is the
threshold
39
what model explains how muscles contract
sliding filament theory
40
the A bands are
dark
41
the I bands are
light
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