5a - Muscular System; Muscle Physiology Flashcards
myo means
muscle
3 types of muscle
skeletal
cardiac
smooth
skeletal is also known as
striated
skeletal is attached to
skeleton
muscle cells name
myocytes
skeletal myocyte shape
long cylinders aka muscle fibres
skeletal myocyte nuclei
each myocyte has many nuclei at edge
skeletal muscle fibres contents and function
within fibres are stripes with molecules that cause contraction when lined up - actin and myosin
skeletal muscle control
voluntary control of nervous system
cardiac muscle forms
myocardium (heart muscle)
cardiac muscle structure
striated and branchy
cardiac myocytes nuclei number
1-4
cardiac myocytes are connected with each other via….
intercalated discs
what do intercalated discs allow for
synchronised contraction of heart muscle
cardiac muscle control
involuntary nervous system
smooth muscle aka
visceral
smooth muscle structure
long, spindles with one central nucleus
smooth muscles location (5)
walls of blood vessels, gastro-intestinal tract, bladder, uterus and resp tract
smooth muscle controlled by
involuntary nervous system
skeletal muscle layers (5)
muscle sheath
muscle belly
fascia
bundles
muscle cells
striated myocytes are called muscle ____
fibres
muscle fibres lie _______ to each other in _______ bound by ________
parallel
bundles
fascia
what are a group of bundles
muscle belly
what surrounds the muscle belly
muscle sheath
fascia is what type of tissue
connective, fibrous tissue
fascia location
around and within muscle
fascia function
provide support and reduces friction