BSC 1085C Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Tendinitis, Proper Length, Sliding Filament Theory
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Muscles bundle of elastic tissue that has the ability to contract, producing movement or maintaining the position of a body part . Tendon fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle to bone . ligament connects bone to bone: muscato tendinous where the muscle meets tendon . Te noperio steal junctions point where tendon meets bone : when a muscle contracts, one end of the joint moves toward the other . Insertions more movable bone: origins moves toward the more stable bone . The direction of movement can be reversed if the more movable force or by another muscle some external end is stabilized by contraction . Reverse muscle action the origin is now moving toward the insertion . The name of a muscle can often tell you a great deal about that muscle such as location , shape , action , number of heads1 divisions , a hatchment points , fiber orientation , and size .
