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| Located in LOWER BACK of LEG. Sometimes referred to as the "calf" muscle. |
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| muscles of the CHEST area |
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| muscles located along the SIDES of the BACK |
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| muscle of the FRONT UPPER ARM |
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| group of muscles located in the LOWER FRONT TORSO area |
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| muscle of the BACK of the UPPER ARM |
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| large muscle group of the UPPER FRONT LEG |
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| muscles of the NECK and UPPER BACK |
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| largest muscle of the human body (you sit on it) |
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| sometimes referred to as the "ham string" muscle group located on the BACK of the UPPER LEG |
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| a tendon connecting the HEEL to the MUSCLE of the LOWER LEG |
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| unconsciously controlled (no thought) example: heartbeat, breathing |
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consciously controlled (think about)
example: smiling, standing up, walking |
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| attached to the bones in your skeleton. Voluntary. Striated (banded). React quickly and tire quickly. |
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inside of many internal organs. Involuntary. NOT striated (not banded).
example: stomach muscles
React and tire more slowly. |
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tissue found only in your heart. Involuntary. Striated (banded).
DOES NOT tire quickly. |
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| a strong connective tissue that attaches muscles to bone. |
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| ONLY contract and work in pairs to move a bone. They contract when they receive messages from the nervous system. |
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| Human Body organization from smallest to largest |
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Cell (red blood cells)
Tissue (muscle, nervous, connective)
Organ (heart)
Organ System (circulatory, skeletal)
Organism (humans) |
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| a connective tissue more flexible than bone |
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| a place in the body where two bones come together |
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| connection of bones that allow little or no movement (ex: bones in the skull) |
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| joints held together with strong connective tissues called ligaments or cartilage |
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| strong connective tissues holding together movable joints |
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| the process of the organism's INTERNAL environment keeping stable no matter what changes happen in the EXTERNAL environment |
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