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9138330012Sternomastoid insertion pointmastoid process0
9138332110Sternomastoid origin pointmanubrim1
9138334058Sternomastoid actionrotates the head2
9138337769Masseter insertion pointmandible3
9138340200Masseter origin pointzygomatic arch4
9138342846Masseter actionmoves the jaw5
9138348333Briceps Brachii insertion pointradius6
9138351555Briceps Brachii origin pointscapula7
9138351556Briceps Brachii actionflexes elbow8
9138357159Tibialis Anterior insertion pointmetatarsal9
9138359746Tibialis Anterior origin pointtibia10
9138362072Tibialis Anterior actionextends ankle11
9138373288Rectus Abdominus insertion pointxiphoid process12
9138374796Rectus Abdominus origin pointpelvis13
9138376995Rectus Abdominus actionmoves scapula14
9138382559The sheath of tissue around a fascicle is called theperimysium15
9138387509An individual muscle fiber is enclosed by theendomysium16
9138393021Bundles of muscle fibers are known asfascicles17
9138397087the sheath of tissue around the muscle is called theepimysium18
9138402899Sarcomeres-functional unit of muscle19
9138406301Motor Unit-a motor neuron and all of the muscle fibers it controls20
9138410784Threshold Stimulus-minimum strength of stimulation of a muscle fiber required to cause contraction21
9138421778Hypertrophy-build up of muscle22
9138423730Recruitment-increase in the number of motor units activated to produce more force23
9138429931Atrophy-limb in a cast for an extended period of time24
9138434421Flaccid-lack of normal tone25
9138437758Twitch-contractile response of a single muscle fiber to a single impulse26
9138446709Summation-process by which the force of individual muscle fiber -twitches add up27
9138453612Tetanus-complete contraction28
9138459927Neuronmuscular junction-site where an axon of motor neuron and skeletal muscle fiber interact29
9138469288agonist-a muscle that causes an action30
9138478652Antagonist-muscle that relaxes31
9138485353temporalis32
9138490816orbicularis oculi33
9138495328orbicularis oris34
9138502640pectoralis major35
9138505204deltoid36
9138508340biceps brachii37
9138510734rectus abdominis38
9138514203internal oblique39
9138517104adductor longus40
9138528904gracilis41
9138531697sartorius42
9141307686Tibialis Anterior43
9141309700frontalis44
9141311596masseter45
9141315998external oblique46
9141331454tensor fasciae latae47
9141337549rectus femoris48
9141348648vastus lateralis49
9141365129vastus medialis50
9141379823fibularis longus51
9141386980gluteus maximus52
9141394216adductor magnus53
9141399861semitendinosus54
9141414957gastrochemius55
9141419850trapezius56
9141425124deltoid57
9141429148triceps brachii58
9141432952latissimus dorsi59
9141442017gluteus medius60
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