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Sarcomeres
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The most basic unit of contraction
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Tendon
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A cord or strap of dense tissue that connects a muscle to bone is called a ____.
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Skeletal muscle
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Functional partners of bone
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Z lines
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What are dark bands that define the two ends of each sacromeres called.
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Sliding filament model
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This is the explanation of how muscles contract
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Myosin
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The "thick" muscle filament is composed of:
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Lactic acid (lactate)
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Which molecule is produced during exercise, resulting in the oxygen debt
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A motor neuron and the muscle fibers it innervates
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A motor unit is made up of _________________
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Tendon
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The structure that connects muscles to bones is the ______
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Sarcolemma
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The fiber cell membrane is termed the ______
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Sarcomere
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The smallest, functional unit of contraction is the
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Twitch
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What type of contraction is characterized by a rapid, jerky response to a single
stimulus?
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Excretion
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Which of the following is not performed by muscles?
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Skeletal muscle system
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Muscle tissue refers to all contractile tissue. To what does the term muscular system
most often refer?
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When a muscle fiber contracts, it contracts completely
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The all-or-none response means that
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