TOPIC 1: ANATOMY- 1.2 THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM/ IB SEHS
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contractility
ability for the muscle to shorten
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extensibility
ability for the muscle to lengthen
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elasticity
ability for the muscle to return to normal size
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atrophy
the decrease in the size of muscle tissue
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hypertrophy
the increase in the size of muscle tissue controlled by nerve stimuli
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what are the three types of muscles
skeletal, cardiac, smooth
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skeletal muscles
voluntary control, striated, attached to bone or other connective tissue
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cardiac muscles
involuntary, has branches and striated
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smooth muscles
involuntary, not striated, located in hollow organs
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