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Muscular System
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Undergraduate 2
02/13/2012

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Term
Muscul/o
My/o
Myos/o
Definition
Muscles
Term
Fasci/o
Definition
Fascia covers, supports and separates muscles.
Term
ten/o
tend/o
tendin/o
Definition
tendons attach muscles to bones
Term
muscle fibers
Definition
the long, slender cells that come together to make up muscles.
Term
myofascial
Definition
pertaining to muscle and fascia
Term
tendon
Definition
nonelastic, dense fibrous connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone.
Term
skeletal muscles
Definition
striated.
attach to bones.
voluntary muscles.
Term
smooth muscles
Definition
located in the walls of internal (visceral) organs.
move and control fluids.
involuntary muscles controlled by autonomic nervous system.
unstriated.
Term
myocardial muscle
Definition
form the muscular walls of the heart.
striated.
involuntary.
Term
muscular innervation
Definition
stimulation of a muscle by an impulse transmitted by a motor nerve
Term
neuromuscular
Definition
pertaining to the relationship between a nerve and muscle.
Term
antagonistic pairs
Definition
contraction and relaxation opposition setups.
Term
contraction
Definition
tightening of a muscle
Term
relaxation
Definition
muscle returns to its original form.
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