https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc en-us 2018-10-25 18:08:04 UTC 2025-09-30 17:56:56 UTC hello@padlet.com tjon0084 https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297114558 a flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone.]]> 2018-10-25 18:16:31 UTC https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297114558 tjon0084 https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297114723 a thin sheath of fibrous tissue enclosing a muscle or other organ.]]> 2018-10-25 18:16:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297114723 tjon0084 https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297114955 It protects the organs. The cardiac muscle pumps blood. Smooth muscle aids digestion. Smooth muscle ensures blood flow. The muscular system creates movement.]]> 2018-10-25 18:17:04 UTC https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297114955 tjon0084 https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297116205 is the decline in ability of a muscle to generate force. It can be a result of vigorous exercise but abnormal fatigue may be caused by barriers to or interference with the different stages of muscle contraction.]]> 2018-10-25 18:19:13 UTC https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297116205 tjon0084 https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297116415 a sudden involuntary muscular contraction or convulsive movement.]]> 2018-10-25 18:19:35 UTC https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297116415 tjon0084 https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297116932 Tonic seizures involve sudden stiffening and contraction of the muscles. Clonic seizures involve rhythmic twitching or jerking of one or several muscles.]]> 2018-10-25 18:20:28 UTC https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297116932 tjon0084 https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297117135 a bacterial disease marked by rigidity and spasms of the voluntary muscles.]]> 2018-10-25 18:20:48 UTC https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297117135 tjon0084 https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297117219 a condition marked by intermittent muscular spasms, caused by malfunction of the parathyroid glands and a consequent deficiency of calcium.]]> 2018-10-25 18:20:55 UTC https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297117219 tjon0084 https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297117383 muscle tissue in which the contractile fibrils are not highly ordered, occurring in the gut and other internal organs and not under voluntary control.]]> 2018-10-25 18:21:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297117383 tjon0084 https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297117481 another term for myocardium.]]> 2018-10-25 18:21:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297117481 tjon0084 https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297117742  It is a form of striated muscle tissue, which is under the voluntary control of the somatic nervous system.]]> 2018-10-25 18:21:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297117742 tjon0084 https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297117871 The sliding filament theory explains the mechanism of muscle contraction based on muscle proteins that slide past each other to generate movement]]> 2018-10-25 18:22:00 UTC https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297117871 tjon0084 https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297118273  a cellular protein found especially in microfilaments and active in muscular contraction, cellular movement, and maintenance of cell shape.]]> 2018-10-25 18:22:35 UTC https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297118273 tjon0084 https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297118343 a fibrous protein that forms (together with actin) the contractile filaments of muscle cells and is also involved in motion in other types of cells.]]> 2018-10-25 18:22:42 UTC https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297118343 tjon0084 https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297118443 Because of the presence of calcium, your muscles can now contract.]]> 2018-10-25 18:22:52 UTC https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297118443 tjon0084 https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297118620  Contractility is the ability of muscle cells to forcefully shorten.]]> 2018-10-25 18:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297118620 tjon0084 https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297118927 Extensibility is the ability of a muscle to be stretched. For instance, let's reconsider our elbow flexing motion we discussed earlier. In order to be able to flex the elbow, the elbow extensor muscles must extend in order to allow flexion to occur. Lack of extensibility is known as spasticity.]]> 2018-10-25 18:23:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297118927 tjon0084 https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297119097  Elasticity is the ability to recoil or bounce back to the muscle's original length after being stretched.]]> 2018-10-25 18:23:53 UTC https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297119097 tjon0084 https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297119342 Excitability is the ability to respond to a stimulus, which may be delivered from a motor neuron or a hormones]]> 2018-10-25 18:24:15 UTC https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297119342 tjon0084 https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297119589 The heart automaticity is a fundamental physiological function in higher organisms. ]]> 2018-10-25 18:24:40 UTC https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297119589 tjon0084 https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297119792 stiffening of the joints and muscles of a body a few hours after death, usually lasting from one to four days]]> 2018-10-25 18:24:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tjon0084/2e396m0eo8yc/wish/297119792