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A&P Muscles
muscles
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
08/19/2008

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Term

Smooth Muscle

 

voluntary?

striated?

# of nuclei?

innervation?

Definition

involuntary

non-straited

single nuclei

not necessary for function

Term

Cardiac Muscle

 

voluntary?

striated?

# of nuclei?

innervation?

Definition

involuntary

straited

single nuclei

necessary for function

Term

Skeletal Muscle

 

voluntary?

striated?

# of nuclei?

innervation?

Definition

voluntary

striated

multiple nuclei

necessary for function

Term
APONEUROSES
Definition

broad sheets of fibrous connective tissue that attach muscles to bones or other muscles

Term
Origin of the muscle
Definition
muscle site that moves the least
Term
Insertion of the muscle
Definition
muscle site that moves the most
Term
Prime mover
Definition
a muscle or muscle group that directly produces a desired movement
Term
Synergist
Definition
Something that aids the action of something else
Term
Fixator
Definition
a muscle that stabilizes a joint so that other muscles can produce effective movements and other joints
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