muscular system padlet by Maya Banigan https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u en-us 2021-10-14 18:02:04 UTC 2021-10-21 01:15:30 UTC hello@padlet.com tendon k2111739 https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817878117 Tendons are the connective tissues that transmit the mechanical force of muscle contraction to the bones; the tendon is firmly connected to muscle fibres at one end and to components of the bone at its other end. ... A tendon is composed of dense fibrous connective tissue made up primarily of collagenous fibres.]]> 2021-10-14 18:15:14 UTC https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817878117 Fascia k2111739 https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817883034 Fascia is a thin casing of connective tissue that surrounds and holds every organ, blood vessel, bone, nerve fiber and muscle in place. The tissue does more than provide internal structure; fascia has nerves that make it almost as sensitive as skin.]]> 2021-10-14 18:17:33 UTC https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817883034 5 basic function of the muscular system k2111739 https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817883860 They control heartbeat, breathing, and digestion. ]]> 2021-10-14 18:17:55 UTC https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817883860 muscle fatigue k2111739 https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817884250 Muscle fatigue is a symptom that decreases your muscles' ability to perform over time. It can be associated with a state of exhaustion, often following strenuous activity or exercise. When you experience fatigue, the force behind your muscles' movements decrease, causing you to feel weaker.]]> 2021-10-14 18:18:06 UTC https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817884250 spasm k2111739 https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817884643 a sudden involuntary muscular contraction or convulsive movement.
"shifting heavy loads without help brought on muscular back spasms"
]]> 2021-10-14 18:18:18 UTC https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817884643 clonic vs tonic muscle spasms k2111739 https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817885299 Clonic spasms refer to alternating involuntary muscular contraction and relaxation in quick succession. Tonic spasms are rigid muscle contractions that last a period of time.]]> 2021-10-14 18:18:37 UTC https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817885299 tetanus k2111739 https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817885863 Tetanus is an infection caused by bacteria called Clostridium tetani. When the bacteria invade the body, they produce a poison (toxin) that causes painful muscle contractions. Another name for tetanus is “lockjaw”. It often causes a person's neck and jaw muscles to lock, making it hard to open the mouth or swallow.]]> 2021-10-14 18:18:53 UTC https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817885863 tetany k2111739 https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817886139 a condition marked by intermittent muscular spasms, caused by malfunction of the parathyroid glands and a consequent deficiency of calcium.

]]> 2021-10-14 18:19:01 UTC https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817886139 smooth muscle k2111739 https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817886588 Smooth muscle, also called involuntary muscle, muscle that shows no cross stripes under microscopic magnification. ... Smooth muscle tissue, unlike striated muscle, contracts slowly and automatically. It constitutes much of the musculature of internal organs and the digestive system.]]> 2021-10-14 18:19:15 UTC https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817886588 cardiac muscle k2111739 https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817886958 involuntary striated muscle tissue found only in the heart ]]> 2021-10-14 18:19:25 UTC https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817886958 skeletal muscle k2111739 https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817887370 organs of the vertebrate muscular system ]]> 2021-10-14 18:19:38 UTC https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817887370 sliding filmnt theory of muscle k2111739 https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817888086 the mechanism of muscle contraction based on muscle proteins that slide past each other to generate movement.]]> 2021-10-14 18:19:58 UTC https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817888086 actin k2111739 https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817889132 a protein that forms (together with myosin) the contractile filaments of muscle cells, and is also involved in motion in other types of cell.]]> 2021-10-14 18:20:26 UTC https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817889132 myosin k2111739 https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817889526 a superfamily of motor proteins best known for their roles in muscle contraction and in a wide range of other motility processes in eukaryotes.]]> 2021-10-14 18:20:38 UTC https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817889526 calcium as it relates to muscle k2111739 https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817890409 facilitates the interaction between actin and myosin during contractions]]> 2021-10-14 18:21:05 UTC https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817890409 contractility muscles k2111739 https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817891027 the ability of muscle cells to forcefully shorten.( muscles can only pull, never push.)]]> 2021-10-14 18:21:23 UTC https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817891027 extensibility of muscle k2111739 https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817891891 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.]]> 2021-10-14 18:21:48 UTC https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817891891 elastically of muscle k2111739 https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817892510 the ability to stretch a muscle to reach its full range of movement without restriction. ]]> 2021-10-14 18:22:08 UTC https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817892510 excitability of the muscle k2111739 https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817893361 Excitability is a property of a cell, allowing it to respond to stimulation by rapid changes in membrane potential produced by ion fluxes across the plasma membrane.]]> 2021-10-14 18:22:31 UTC https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817893361 automaticity of muscle k2111739 https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817893911  the ability to spontaneously depolarize and generate an action potential. ... Contractility: the potential to do work, often measured as the ability of muscle tissue to develop tension or shorten.]]> 2021-10-14 18:22:46 UTC https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817893911 rigor mortis k2111739 https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817894395 Rigor mortis is possibly one of the most well known of the taphonomic changes and is the process that causes the muscles in the body to stiffen resulting in rigidity due to a range of chemical changes in the muscle structure.]]> 2021-10-14 18:23:01 UTC https://padlet.com/k2111739/7rjg3iexra59b75u/wish/1817894395