biology DMD vocab
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skeletal muscle
A muscle that is attached to the bones of the skeleton and provides the force that moves the bones.
smooth muscle
Involuntary muscle found inside many internal organs of the body
dystrophin
Links thin filaments to proteins of sarcolemma
cardiac muscle
Muscle of the heart
dystrophy
abnormal development/muscle decrease
hypertrophy
increase in muscle size
cogenital
passed down through birth
myosin
thick protein filaments in muscles
actin
thin protein filaments in muscles
atrophy
withering away/decrease in muscle size
