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


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