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por Lydia Whiteford hace 6 años

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Muscles

The human muscular system includes three primary types: smooth, cardiac, and skeletal muscles. Smooth muscles, found in the walls of organs, operate involuntarily to control functions like breathing and digestion.

Muscles

Muscles

Finite supply of ATP is what makes it possible to maintain vigorous muscle activity indefinitely

Two types of contractions

Isometric
No change in length
Isotonic
Change in length

Contains actin and myosin, proteins

3 Types

Motor Units
Group of muscle fibers that get all their signals from the same single motor neuron

Small muscle units= fine motor skills

Twitches
Relaxation Period

Calcium gets pumped into sarcoplasmic reticulum

Period Of Contraction

Binding and pulling of muscles

Tetanus

All little twitches blend together until they feel like one large contraction

Latent Period

Stimulent has arrived, no force

Skeletal Muscle
Sliding Filament Model

Shows how skeletal muscles work

Found generally around bones

4 Types

Prime Movers

Agonists, adduction

Antagonists

Work in reverse, abduction

Synergists

Help prime by lending extra power

Fixators

Stabilize joints against dislocation

Cardiac Muscle
Only found in the heart

Control heart beat

Striated

Smooth Muscle
Found in the wall of organs

Control breathing, movements of digestive system, keeps organs functioning involuntarily

Not striated