a-band
absolute refractory period
acetylcholine
acetylcholine (ach)
acetylcholinesterase (ache)
ach receptor
action
action potential
action potential
adp/pi accumulation
alpha motor neurons
alzheimers
anaxonic neurons
antagonist
antagonist pair
anterograde transport
aponeurosis
ascending tract
aspartate (asparatic acid)
astrocytes
autonomic nervous system
axolemma
axon
axon hillock
axoplasm
b-endorphin
bipolar neurons
cardiac muscle
central fatigue
central nervous system
cholecystokinin
complete (fused) tetanus
contractile proteins
contraction
contraction phase
contralateral
converging circuit
corticospinal tracts
cramps
cranial nerves
creatine kinase
crossed extension reflex
declarative memory
decremental
decussation
delayed-onset muscle soreness
dendrites
depolarization
descending tract
direct (fleshy) attachment
discharge zone
diverging circuit
dopamine
effectors
electrolyte loss
endomysium
endoneurium
endurance (aerobic) exercise
enkephalins
ependymal cells
epimysium
epinephrine
epineurium
excitation
excitation-contraction coupling
excitatory postsynaptic
extrafusal fibers
extrinsic muscle
f-actin
facilitated zone
fascia
fascicle arrangement
fascicles
fast glycotic (fg) fibers
fatigue
first order neuron
fixator
flexor reflex
fuel depletion
functions of muscles
functions of spinal cord
g-actin
gaba
gamma motor neurons
ganglion
glutamate
glycine
glycogen-lactic acid system
graded
hemiplegia
histamine
hyperpolarization
i-band
immediate energy
immediate membrane
incomplete tetanus
indirect attachment
inhibitory postsynaptic potential
initial segment
innervation
interneurons (association neurons)
internodes
intrafusal fibers
intrinsic muscle
ipsilateral
isometric contraction
isotonic contraction
junctional folds
labeled line code
lactic acid accumulation
latent period
length-tension relationship
local potential
long-term energy
long-term memory
maximal oxygen uptake
maximum oxygen uptake (vo2 max)
memory trace/ engram
microglia
mineral deposition
motor (efferent) division
motor (efferent) neurons
mucous membrane
multiple motor unit summation
multipolar neurons
muscle fatigue
muscle fiber
muscle size
muscle spindles
myelin sheath
myelination
myelination of cns
myelination of pns
myofibrils
myofilaments
myokinase
myosin
nerve
neural pools
neuromuscular junction
nodes of ranvier
norepinephrine
oligodendrocytes
oxygen debt
oxygen utilization
oxygen utilization
parallel after-discharge circuit
paraplegia
parasympathetic division
parkinson's
perimysium
perineurium
peripheral nervous system
phosphagen system
postsynaptic neuron
potassium accumulation
presynaptic inhibition
presynaptic neuron
primary affector fiber
prime mover (agonist)
procedural memory
quadriplegia
receptors
reciprocal inhibition
recruitment
reflex arc
refractory period
regulatory proteins
relative refractory period
relaxation
relaxation phase
resistance exercise
resting membrane potential
resting membrane potential
retinaculum
retrograde transport
reverberating circuit
reversible
sacoplasm
sarcolemma
sarcomere
sarcoplasmic reticulum (sr)
satellite cells
schwann cells
second afferent fibers
second order neuron
sensory (afferent) division
sensory (afferent) neuron
serotinin
serous membrane
short term memory
short-term energy
size of active motor units
skeletal muscles
sliding filament theory
slow oxidative (so) fibers
smooth muscle
soma
somatic motor division
somatic reflex
somatic sensory division
spatial summation
spinal nerves
spinocerebellar tract
spinothalamic tract
stretch reflex
substance p
summation
sympathetic division
synapse
synaptic cleft
synaptic facilitation
synaptic knob
synaptic knob
synaptic plasticity
synaptic potential
synaptic vesicles
synergist
t (transverse) tubules
temporal summation
temporal summation
temporal/wave summation
tendon relfex
terminal arborization
the length-tension relationship
thick filaments
thin filament
thin filaments
third order neuron
threshold
treppe
trigger zone
tropomyosin
troponin
twitch
unipolar neurons
universal characteristics of muscular tissue
upper/lower motor neuron
variables of muscular strength
visceral sensory division
working memory
z-discs