Types of Muscle

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3 Types of Muscle

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Skeletal, Cardiac, Smooth

Front

Skeletal Muscle Structure

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Front

Cardiac muscle

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Found only in the heart

Front

Excitability

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The ability to receive and respond to a stimulus

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Elasticity

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The ability to resume normal length after contraction or having been stretched

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Flexion

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Bending a joint to decrease the angle between two bones or body parts.

Front

EXTENSION

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Straightening a joint to increase the angle between two bones or body parts.

Front

Illustration of abduction movement

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Front

Adduction

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Moving the body part toward the midline of the body

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Internal Rotation

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Medial rotation of the shoulder or hip, pointing the toes or the flexed forearm inwards towards the midline