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Muscular system flashcards covering muscle anatomy, physiology, contractions, and clinical conditions.
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This 82-card flashcard set covers the anatomy and physiology of the muscular system for high school and college students. Topics include muscle fiber structure (sarcolemma, sarcomere, myofibrils), contraction mechanisms (motor units, cross-bridging, ATP), muscle types (slow-twitch and fast-twitch), lever systems, and clinical conditions (plantar fasciitis, tendinitis, fibromyalgia). Use it for anatomy and physiology review, health science courses, or exam preparation.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Anatomy
Grade Level:
9th Grade – College
Updated February 2025

Terms in This Set

  • Posture
  • Muscle Tone or Tonus
  • Thermogenesis
  • Muscle Fibers
  • Sarcolemma
  • Sarcoplasm
  • Myofibrils
  • Sarcomere
  • Myofilaments
  • Thin Filaments
  • Thick Filaments
  • Sarcoplasmic Reticulum
  • Endomysium
  • Fasiculi
  • Perimysium
  • Epimysium
  • Muscles
  • Tendon
  • Aponeurosis
  • Retinacula
  • Belly
  • Origin
  • Insertion
  • Functional Reversibility
  • Excitation
  • Muscle Contraction
  • Neuromuscular Junction
  • Motor Neuron
  • Acetycholine (ACH)
  • Motor End Plate
  • Synaptic Gap
  • Cross Bridging
  • Motor Unit
  • All-or-None Law or All-or-None Response
  • Recruitment
  • Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
  • Myoglobin
  • Glycogen
  • Glycolosis
  • Anaerobic Glycolosis
  • Aerobic Glycolysis
  • Muscle Fatigue
  • Type 1 Muscle
  • Type 2 Muscle
  • Slow Twitch Muscles
  • Fast Twitch
  • Isotonic Contractions
  • Concentric Contraction
  • Eccentric Contraction
  • Isometric Contraction
  • Fulcrum (F)
  • Load (L)
  • Pull (P)
  • Class 1 Levers
  • Class 2 Levers
  • Class 3 Levers
  • Parallel Muscles
  • Convergent Muscles
  • Spiral Muscles
  • Circular Muscles
  • Pennate Muscles
  • Prime Mover or Agonist
  • Synergists
  • Fixators or Stabilizers
  • Antagonist
  • Uniarticular Muscles
  • Biarticular Muscles
  • Multiarticular Muscles
  • De Quervain Tenosynovitis
  • Fibromyalgia Syndrome
  • Myofascial Pain Syndrome
  • Osgood-Schlatter Disease
  • Plantar Fasciitis
  • Shin Splints
  • Strain
  • Tendinitis or Tendonitis
  • Tendinosis
  • Tenosynovitis
  • Epicondylitis
  • Tension Headaches
  • Torticollis
  • Whiplash

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