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The Muscular System: Structure, Function, and Physiology

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Introduction to Muscles and Muscle Tissue

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    Types of Muscle Tissue
    6:31
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    Introduction to Muscles and Muscle Tissue Example 1
    2:00
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    Properties of Muscle Tissue
    4:36

Structure of a Skeletal Muscle

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    The Muscle Fiber
    7:47
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    Structure of a Skeletal Muscle Example 2
    2:46
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    Structure of a Skeletal Muscle Example 1
    3:04

Sliding Filament Theory and the Sarcomere

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    Structure of the Sarcomere: Bands, Zones, Discs & Lines
    6:01
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    Proteins of the Sarcomere
    7:18
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    Sliding Filament Theory and the Sacromere Example 2
    2:26

Steps of Muscle Contraction

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    B. Excitation-Contraction Coupling
    5:47
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    C. Cross Bridge Cycle
    7:39
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    Steps of Muscle Contraction Example 3
    3:26

Origin and Insertion

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    Origin and Insertion
    5:39
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    Origin and Insertion Example 1
    2:51

Muscle Actions

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    Muscle Actions Example 1
    3:55
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    Muscle Actions
    5:41

Anatomical Terms for the Head and Neck

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    The Head and Neck
    04:19
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    Anatomical Terms for the Head and Neck Example 1
    01:18

Anatomical Terms for the Arm and Hand

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    Anatomical Terms for the Arm and Hand Example 1
    02:05
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    The Arm and Hand
    03:17

Anatomical Terms for the Front of the Trunk

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    The Front of the Trunk
    02:52
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    Anatomical Terms for the Front of the Trunk Example 1
    02:09

Introduction to Directional Terms

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    Introduction to Directional Terms
    03:00

Resting Membrane Potential

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    Resting Membrane Potential
    07:53
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    Resting Membrane Potential Example 1
    01:28

Change in Membrane Potential

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    Change in Membrane Potential Example 1
    01:45
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    Change in Membrane Potential
    03:31

Properties of Graded and Action Potentials

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    Graded and Action Potentials
    05:17
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    Properties of Graded and Action Potentials Example 1
    01:26

Graded Potentials

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    Summation
    03:50
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    Graded Potentials Example 2
    01:45
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    Graded Potentials Example 1
    01:02

Action Potentials

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    Action Potentials Example 1
    02:36
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    Action Potential
    03:53

Introduction to the Peripheral Nervous System

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    Introduction to the Peripheral Nervous System Example 1
    1:06
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    Peripheral Nervous System
    3:33