Laboratory Manual For Human Anatomy & Physiology
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781260159363
Author: Martin, Terry R., Prentice-craver, Cynthia
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
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Chapter 20, Problem 3.1A
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The muscle that is at fixed position.
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The muscles are the bundles of the fibrous tissues in the animals that have the ability to contract, movement, and maintaining the position of different parts of the body. There are three types of muscles, smooth, cardiac, and skeletal muscles. The muscular system is controlled by the nervous system and some muscles are autonomous.
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Laboratory Manual For Human Anatomy & Physiology
Ch. 20 - The outermost layer of connective tissue of a...Ch. 20 - The thick myofibril filament of a sarcomere is...Ch. 20 - The muscle primarily responsible for an action is...Ch. 20 - The neuron and the muscle fibers it innervates is...Ch. 20 - The functional contractile unit of a muscle fiber...Ch. 20 - Prob. 6PLCh. 20 - A synergistic muscle contraction assists the...Ch. 20 - The plasma membrane of a muscle fiber (cell) is...Ch. 20 - Match the terms in column A with the definitions...Ch. 20 - FIGURE 20.7 Label this transmission electron...
Ch. 20 - When stimulated to contract, the sarcomeres...Ch. 20 - Prob. 3.1ACh. 20 - The ____________ of a muscle is attached to a more...Ch. 20 - A muscle responsible for most of an action is...Ch. 20 - Assisting muscles of an agonist are called...Ch. 20 - Antagonists are muscles that resist the actions...Ch. 20 - When the forearm is extended at the elbow joint,...Ch. 20 - When the biceps brachii acts as the agonist, the...Ch. 20 - A _____________ is a synergistic muscle that will...
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