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Muscular System Vocabulary

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AtrophyTo waste away or decrease in size
BicepsSkeletal muscles found in the upper arm.
Cardiac Muscleinvoluntary muscles located in the heart
involuntary musclemuscle that does not respond to thinking about movement
quadricepsSkeletal muscles found at the front of your thigh.
skeletal musclevoluntary muscles attached to bone
smooth muscleinvoluntary muscles located in the hollow internal organs
striated musclemuscle that appears to be striped (cardiac and skeletal)
tendonstough tissue that attachs skeletal muscle to bone
tricepsskeletal muscles found at the back of the upper arm
voluntary musclemuscle that responds when thinking about movement
muscleproduces body movement by pulling on bones when they contract
blood vessela tubular vessel that carries blood through tissues and organs
muscle fiberstructural cells of the muscle
fasciclesorgnized bundle of muscle fibers
endomysiuma thin layer of tissue that covers each muscle fiber
epimysiumthe outer surface of the muscle
striationsa series of ridges and linear marks on the muscle fiber
actin and myosin filamentsresponsible for the movement of a muscle
myofibrilsrod-like unit of a muscle cell
myocytesmuscle fibers in striated muscles and can turn into chains of myofibrils


Jessica Schwartz

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