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The tendon is a narrow band of non-elastic, dense, fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone. Movement of the bone is caused when the muscle contracts and pulls on the tendon.

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The Fascia is a sheet of fibrous connective tissue the covers, supports, and separates the muscle or groups of muscle. The Fascia is one of the structures of the muscular system that help to protect the organs in our body.

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The muscular system has many functions for the body. The main functions are generating body heat, holding the body erect, providing movement, aiding the flow of blood through the veins, and moving fluid through the ducts and tubes associated with other body systems.The muscular system also works together with the digestive system in order to move food through the digestive tract

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Muscle fatigue is a symptom that causes muscle function to decrease over time. Muscle fatigue is caused by overuse of the muscle, a state of exhaustion, and excessive activity/exercise.

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A spasm is an involuntary contraction of the muscle. Spasms usually occur as a result of stress, exercise, or dehydration.

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Smooth muscles are involuntary muscles located in the walls of internal organs. These are narrow, tapered, red shaped cells that are non-striated and unicellular fibers. Some examples of these are the digestive tract, blood vessels, and ducts leading to glands.

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The cardiac muscle is a voluntary muscle, forming the muscular walls of the heart. They can be striated, tubular, or unicellular fibers.

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The sliding filament theory is the mechanism allowing the muscles to contract. In this process, the myosin binds to actin, resulting the actin filament to slide across the myosin filament.

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Tetanus muscles reacts with the nervous system caused by toxic bacteria being released. This causes muscle contractions, mainly in the jaw and neck (lockjaw), making it hard to swallow.

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Clonic muscle spasms are involuntary muscle contractions that don't last for a period of time and causes a jerking in the muscle. Tonic muscle spasms are rigid muscle contractions, causing a stiffness in the muscle and lasting for a long period of time.

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Tetany is a state characterized by muscle spasms or tremors. This causes loss of control in the muscles and most commonly occurs in the face, hands, or calves.

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The excitability of a muscle is the ability to receive and respond to stimuli, causing causing contractions of muscle cells. This stimuli may be delivered from a neuron or hormone in the body.

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Rigor mortis is an after death change, resulting in the stiffness of body muscles. This change occurs hours after death and helps to determine how long a person has been dead.

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Automaticity is the ability to spontaneously generate action potentials in the muscles. Automaticity is triggered by many conditions, such as lung disease and hypoxia.

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The skeletal muscle attaches to the bones and provides motion to the body. The types of skeletal muscle are striated, tubular, and nuclear fibers. The are all voluntary muscles.

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The extensibility of a muscle is the ability of a muscle fiber to recoil and resume to its resting length. An example of this would be extending your arm.

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The contractility of a muscle is the ability to be shortened. An example of this would be flexing your elbow. In order to do this, you need to decrease the angle of your arm by contracting the elbow flexor muscle.

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Calcium transports nerve impulses to the muscle as well as generates the interactions between myosin and actin in muscle contractions. Calcium is the regulator of muscle contractions because it prevents the binding of myosin and actin.

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Elasticity of a muscle is the ability to be stretched or extended. This mostly occurs in the tissue throughout the body.

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Actin is a protein formed together with myosin and forms the filament of muscle cells. Actin is also involved in the movement of the muscle as well as muscle contractions.

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Myosin is known for its role in muscle contractions. This is because to converts chemical energy into ATP, causing movement in the muscles.