Module 5 Review
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mamcnation on December 9, 2011
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8 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 sarcomere | the repeating unit of a myofibril |
| motor unit | one motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it innervates |
| all-or-none law of skeletal muscle contraction | an individual muscle fiber contracts with equal force in response to each action potential |
| muscle tone | the state of partial contraction in a muscle, even when the muscle is not being used |
| striated muscle | skeletal muscle |
| T-tubule | how the membrane action potential gets to the sarcoplasmic reticulum |
| submaximal stimulus | some but not all of the motor units have been recruited |
| anaerobic respiration | causes lactic acid to build up in a muscle cell |
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