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5823764613CardiacFound in heart0
5823764614SmoothFound in the wall of the internal organs1
5823764615SkeletalFound in attached to the bone2
5823764616Sliding filament theoryPhysiology of muscle contraction3
5823764617Motor neuron releases a neurotransmitterAcetylcholine4
5823764618Slow twitchLarge amount of myoglobin Vascular Lots of mitochondria--keep making ATP Good at using fat as energy source Good at contraction for long periods of time5
5823764619Fast twitchLittle myoglobin--white meat Less blood supply Lots of sarcoplasmic reticulum-- fast release of Ca+ Good at using glucose--stored in muscle as glycogen Good at constructing quickly but then fatigued--lactic acid6
5825059015ATPEnergy stored in a muscle cell7
5825059016HemoglobinCarries oxygen in the blood8
5825059017MyoglobinStored oxygen in the muscle9
5825059018Latent periodPeriod between the stimuli and the twitch10
5825059019Wave summationRapid succession of stimuli11
5825059020Titanic contractionSuccession of stimuli so swift muscles does not relax12
5825059021FascicleBundle of muscle fiber13
5825059022MyofibrilsThread like fiber found inside of the muscle fibers14
5825059023FilamentsStrands of actin and myosin that gives the muscle it's started appearance15
5825059024HypotoniaLow muscle tone16
5825059025Muscular dystrophyCollection of 30+ diseases17
5825059026Myotonic MDMutation of chromosome 19 (autosomal dominant)18

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