2. MUSCLE Flashcards
three types of muscle
- skeletal muscle
- cardiac muscle
- smooth muscle
skeletal muscle
tubular shape
peripheric nuclei
multinuclear
voluntary, storng
can be repaired
cardiac muscle
branched
intercalated discs
involuntary, strong
heart
striated
can’t be repaired, are replaced by fibres
smooth muscle
fusiform shape
not striated
involuntary
weaker contractions
non-striated (BV and gut)
epimysium
surrounds muscle
perimysium
surrounds fascicle
endomysium
surrounds muscle cell
tendon
connects muscle to bone
help prevent injury
what do the capillaries of skeletal muscle do?
bring O2 + nutrients in
removes CO2 + waste
myotendinous junction is the interface between ____ & ______
muscle and tendon
myotendinous junction
prevents damage
transmission of contractile strength from muscle to tendon
myofibril
long series of sacromeres
thin filaments
actin filaments
thick filaments
bundles of myosin
titin
giant protein; passive elasticity of muscle
events of the sliding filament theory
- depolarization and calcium ion release
- actin and myosin cross-bridge
- sliding mechanism of actin and myosin filaments
- sacromere shortening
a band (anisotopic)
dark part –> never moves
i band (isotropic)
light part–> moves
what does contraction need first before it can happen?
nerve impulse
how does the neuromuscular junction work?
action potential–> runs into the muscle fibre via T-tubules–> reach sacroplasmic reticulum–> activates calcium channels –> muscle contraction
myogenic
creates its own rythm
autorhythmic
controls how fast/slow contractions are
what doesn’t stain well in cardiac muscles?
glycogen
epicardium
between myocardium and pericardial cavity