Skeletal + Muscular System defanitions

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What does isotonic mean?
1 muscle shortens another lengthens.
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What does isometric mean?
muscle contraction with no movement.
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What is a concentric muscle?
A muscle that shortens/contracts.
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What is an eccentric muscle?
A muscle that extends/lengthens.
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What is a prime mover/agonist?
The muscle muscle doing the work and creating movement.
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What is the antagonistic muscle?
The muscle that is relaxing.
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What is cartilage?
A form of cushion between 2 bones.
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What is a ligament?
It attaches bone to bone.
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What is a tendon?
It attaches bone to muscle.
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What is flexion?
The bending of a joint.
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What is extension?
The straightening of a joint.
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What is abduction?
A movement away from the body.
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What is aduction?
A movement towards the body.
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Card 2

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muscle contraction with no movement.

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What does isometric mean?

Card 3

Front

A muscle that shortens/contracts.

Back

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Card 4

Front

A muscle that extends/lengthens.

Back

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Card 5

Front

The muscle muscle doing the work and creating movement.

Back

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