Animal Responses Flashcards
1
Q
What is the structure of smooth muscle?
A
Individual cells are thin and spindle shaped, not striated
2
Q
What is the structure of cardiac muscle?
A
Individual cells connected in rows with intercalated discs between them, branched cells
3
Q
What is the structure of voluntary / skeletal muscle?
A
Long striated fibres, multi-nucleated fibres
4
Q
What are thin filaments made from?
A
Actin protein, tropomyosin, troponin
5
Q
What are thick filaments made from?
A
Bundles of myosin (a tail and 2 heads)
