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Muscle Systems
Descriptive Essay # 72785
Muscle Systems
Describes the four special functional characteristics of muscle that are the basis for muscle response.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages) |
6 sources |
APA | 2004
Paper Summary:
This paper looks at the muscle system. It examines the functional characteristics used to describe muscles, indirect and direct muscle attachments and the role of acetylcholinesterase in muscle cell contraction. It defines a motor unit, describes the three types of muscle fibers, gives the criteria for naming muscles, and explains first-, second- and third-class levers.From the Paper:
"The four special functional characteristics of muscle that are the basis for muscle response are contractility, excitability, extensibility and elasticity. Muscle Contractility allows a muscle to shorten with force, to lengthen passively and to move. Excitability allows a muscle to respond to a stimulus and to maintain chemical potentials across its cell membranes. Extensibility allows a muscle to be stretched repeatedly and considerably as needed without being damaged. Elasticity allows a..."More papers on Muscle Systems:
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APA Citation:
Muscle Systems (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 11, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Descriptive-Essay-Muscle-Systems/72785
MLA Citation:
"Muscle Systems" 15 January 2012. Web. 11 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Descriptive-Essay-Muscle-Systems/72785>
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