Chapter 7: The Muscular System
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1.  

Muscles dominated by slow fibers are sometimes referred to as .



2.  

The amount of oxygen used in the recovery period to restore normal pre-exertion conditions is referred to as .



3.  

The timing of contractions in cardiac muscle tissues is determined by specialized muscle fibers called cells.



4.  

The stationary, immovable, or less movable attachment of a muscle is the .



5.  

muscle separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities.



6.  

A reduction in muscle size, tone and power is called .



7.  

The hormone calcitonin is produced by the .



8.  

Muscle enlargement due to repeated stimulation to near maximal tension is referred to as .


   


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