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Ch. 10 - Muscular System Pt. I
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- 1muscular systemcomprised of about 600 skeletal muscles
- 2myologythe study of muscles
- 3endomysiumareolar connective tissue covering an individual muscle fiber
- 4fasciclesbundle of muscle fibers
- 5perimysiumconnective tissue sheath surrounding an individual fascicle
- 6epimysiumconnective tissue layer surrounding an individual muscle
- 7deep fasciaconnective tissue sheet separating adjacent muscles
- 8superficial fasciaconnective tissue sheet, separating muscle and skin
- 9direct (fleshy) attachmentmuscle attachment to bone in which collagen fibers of the epimysium are continuous with the periosteum
- 10indirect attachmentmuscle attachment in which the epimysium form a tendon that merges into the periosteum
- 11fusiform musclemuscle that is thick in the middle and tapered at each end
- 12parallel musclemuscle that has a uniform width
- 13convergent musclemuscle that is fan-shaped
- 14pennate musclemuscle that is feather-shaped
- 15circular musclemuscle that forms a ring around a body opening
- 16prime mover (agonist)muscle that produces most of the force during a particular joint action
- 17synergistmuscle that aids the prime mover
- 18antagonistmuscle that opposes the prime mover
- 19fixatormuscle that prevents a bone from moving
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- Muscular system study guide.
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- newsha · Mar 2015
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