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Skeletal Muscle
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
10/26/2010

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myofibril
Definition
bundle of myofilaments
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myofilament
Definition
muscle filament
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actin
Definition
thin contractive protien
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myosin
Definition
thick contractive protiens
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sarcomere
Definition
smallest contractive unit of a muscle: z to z
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endomyosium
Definition
innermost layer-connective tissue surrounding each bundle of muscle fibers
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fascicle
Definition
bundle of muscle fibers
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perimysium
Definition
connective tisse wrapping around the fascicle
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epimysium
Definition
outermost connective tissue that wraps around the whole muscle (rope)
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tendon
Definition
end of muscle- allows muscle to attach to bone (cordlike)
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aponeurosis
Definition
sheet of connective tissue connects muscle to the part it moves
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agonist
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prime mover
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antagonist
Definition
opposite movement
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synergist
Definition
helps prime mover- helper muscle
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fixator
Definition
type of synergist that stabilizes the area- "stabilizer"
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