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| a sheet of fibrous conective tissue that is deep to the skin and surrounds muscles and organs. |
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| a cord of dense regular connective tissue that attaches a muscle to periosteum of bone |
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| ATP (Adenosine Triphospate) |
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| the "energy currency" of living systems. |
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| a wasting away of muscles. |
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| an increase in the diameter of muscle fibers. |
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| the tension developed by the muscle remains almost constant while the muscle shortens. |
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| the inability of a muscle to contract after prolonged activity. |
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| the attatchment of the other muscle tendon to the stationary bone. |
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| the attatchment of a muscle tendon to a movable bone. |
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| within opposing pairs, this muscle contracts to cause a desired action. |
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| the muscle which stretches and yields to the effects of the prime mover. |
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| inflammation of the muscle fibers (cells). |
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| when the overall length of a muscle increases during contraction. |
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| a muscle shortens and pulls on another structure such as a tendon to produce movement and to reduce the angle at a joint. |
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| requiring molecular oxygen |
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| the muscle develops tension but does not shorten. |
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| not requiring molecular oxygen. |
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| a sheet like tendon joining one muscle with another or another bone. |
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