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Muscle - A group of motor units physically seperated by a membrane from other groups of motor units
Smooth muscle - Governed by the autonomic nervous system and includes the muscles that line the
digestive tract and protect blood vessels
Cardiac muscle - Which includes the heart, as smooth muscle is modulated by the autonomic nervous
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Skeletal muscle - Blends tendinous insertions that attach to bones pulling on them, which generates
desired movement
Motor unit - Consists of a single neuron and all the muscle fibers innervated by it
Myofibrils - Small bundles of myofilaments
Myofilaments - The elements of the muscle that shorten upon contraction
Myosin - Short thick filaments that make up part of myofilaments
Actin - Long thin filaments that make up part of myofilaments
Reciprocal innervation - When a prime mover muscle or group of muscles contracts the opposing muscle
or group relaxes