https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai en-us 2018-10-25 17:02:58 UTC 2023-04-09 01:44:44 UTC hello@padlet.com mcol0993 https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297073103 a flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone.]]> 2018-10-25 17:09:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297073103 mcol0993 https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297074609  thin sheath of fibrous tissue enclosing a muscle or other organ.]]> 2018-10-25 17:12:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297074609 mcol0993 https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297075413 The muscular system creates movement. It protects the organs. The cardiac muscle pumps blood. Smooth muscle aids digestion. Smooth muscle ensures blood flow.]]> 2018-10-25 17:13:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297075413 mcol0993 https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297077041 Muscle fatigue 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 17:15:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297077041 mcol0993 https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297077731 a sudden involuntary muscular contraction or convulsive movement.]]> 2018-10-25 17:16:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297077731 mcol0993 https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297078388 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.]]> 2018-10-25 17:18:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297078388 mcol0993 https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297078935  bacterial disease marked by rigidity and spasms of the voluntary muscles. The prolonged contraction of a muscle caused by rapidly repeated stimuli.]]> 2018-10-25 17:19:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297078935 mcol0993 https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297080114 A condition marked by intermittent muscular spasms, caused by malfunction of the parathyroid glands and a consequent deficiency of calcium]]> 2018-10-25 17:21:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297080114 mcol0993 https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297080759 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 17:22:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297080759 mcol0993 https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297081623 The muscular tissue of the heart. Cardiac muscle tissue is only found in your heart, where it performs coordinated contractions that allow your heart to pump blood through your circulatory system.]]> 2018-10-25 17:23:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297081623 mcol0993 https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297082580 a muscle that is connected to the skeleton to form part of the mechanical system that moves the limbs and other parts of the body.]]> 2018-10-25 17:25:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297082580 mcol0993 https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297084007 According to the sliding filament theory, Overlapping actin and myosin (thick) filaments of muscle fibers slide past the actin (thin) filaments during muscle contraction, while the two groups of filaments remain at relatively constant length.]]> 2018-10-25 17:27:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297084007 mcol0993 https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297085721 a protein that forms (together with myosin) the contractile filaments of muscle cells, and is also involved in motion in other types of cells.]]> 2018-10-25 17:30:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297085721 mcol0993 https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297086481 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 17:31:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297086481 mcol0993 https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297086843 The Cross-Bridge Muscle Contraction Cycle. ... With each contraction cycle, actin moves relative to myosin. The muscle contraction cycle is triggered by calcium ions binding to the protein complex troponin, exposing the active-binding sites on the actin.]]> 2018-10-25 17:32:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297086843 mcol0993 https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297087508 All muscle cells share several properties: contractility, excitability, extensibility, and elasticity: Contractility is the ability of muscle cells to forcefully shorten. ]]> 2018-10-25 17:33:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297087508 mcol0993 https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297088050 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 17:34:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297088050 mcol0993 https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297088786 Elasticity is the ability to recoil or bounce back to the muscle's original length after being stretched.

]]> 2018-10-25 17:35:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297088786 mcol0993 https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297089327 Excitability is the ability to respond to a stimulus, which may be delivered from a motor neuron or a hormone.

]]> 2018-10-25 17:36:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297089327 mcol0993 https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297090168 the ability of a cell to depolarize itself, reach threshold potential, and produce a propagated action potential; cells withthis capability are called automatic cells.]]> 2018-10-25 17:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297090168 mcol0993 https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297091880 stiffening of the joints and muscles of a body a few hours after death, usually lasting from one to four days.]]> 2018-10-25 17:40:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mcol0993/yi9xzcze1aai/wish/297091880