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Words related to muscle

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  • muscle spindle

    Cell Biology. a proprioceptor in skeletal muscle, composed of striated muscle fibers and sensory nerve endings in a connective tissue sheath, that conveys information via the spinal nerves on the state of muscle stretch, important in the reflex mechanism that maintains body posture.

  • dermatomyositis

    a chronic medical condition characterized by inflammation of muscles (myositis), accompanied by a skin rash

  • voluntary muscle

    muscle whose action is normally controlled by an individual's will; mainly skeletal muscle, composed of parallel bundles of striated, multinucleate fibers.

  • actin

    a protein that participates in many kinds of cell movement, including muscle contraction, during which it interacts with filaments of a second protein, myosin

  • actomyosin

    a complex protein in skeletal muscle that is formed by actin and myosin and which, when stimulated, shortens to cause muscle contraction

  • agonist

    any muscle that is opposed in action by another muscle
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