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| 4 basic functions of muscle tissue |
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Definition
1. produces movements (through contractions)
2. stabilizes body positions
3. moves and stores substances (food, blood, urine, sperm, etc)
4. generates heat |
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| Term defined as the involuntary contraction of the skeletal muscle (in thermogenesis) |
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| fibrous Connective Tissue deep to skin, around muscles & organs |
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| what kinds of tissue (2) makes up Superficial fascia |
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Definition
1. Areolar CT
2. Adipose CT |
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| role of Superficial Fascia |
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| separates muscles from skin |
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| what kind of tissue makes up the Deep fascia |
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| Dense Irregular Connective Tissue |
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| separates groups of muscles with the same function |
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| composition and role of Epimysium |
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Definition
| Dense Irregular CT; surround the whole muscle |
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| Histology and role of Perimysium |
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Definition
| Dense Irregular CT; Surrounds muscle fascicles |
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| Histology and role of Endomisyum |
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Definition
| Areolar CT; separates individual muscle fibers |
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| an extension of epimysium, perimysium and endomysium, made of Dense Regular CT and bundles of collagen fibers that attaches muscle to periosteum of bone |
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| which neurons activate muscles to contract |
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| through which structure is the muscle fiber stimulated by nerve? |
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| precursors of muscle cells |
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