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Kinesiology CH. 1
first chapter material
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
09/28/2012

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what is the muscle attachment?
Definition
the place where the muscle tendon meets the periosteum.
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what is the periosteum?
Definition
the connective tissue that surrounds the bone attaching firmly.
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what is a tendon?
Definition
the connective tissue connecting muscle to bone.
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what is the muscle belly?
Definition
the entire mass of fobers of the muscle.
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what it the epimysium?
Definition
the connective tissue (fascia) surrounding he muscle belly.
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what is a fascicle?
Definition
a bundle of muscle fibers.
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what is the perimysium?
Definition
the fascia surrounding each fascicle.
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what is the endomysium?
Definition
the fascia surrounding each individual muscle fiber.
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what is a muscle fiber?
Definition
one cell of muscle tissue that has many nucleii along its length.
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what are all the different muscle fiber arrangements?
Definition
fusiform, pennate, convergent, parallel, and circular.
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Parallel Muscle
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[image]
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Fusiform
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[image]
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Convergent muscle
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[image]
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Circular muscle
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[image]
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Pennate muscle
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[image]
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Serrated muscle
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