BIOL 220: Ch. 10 Flashcards
Terms and concepts from Ch. 10: Muscles
three types of muscles in the body
skeletal, cardiac, smooth
there are over ____ skeletal muscles and together they form the _____
700; muscular system
properties of muscle tissue (4)
excitability
contractility
elasticity
extensibility
excitability
muscle cells are responsive to input from stimuli
contractility
stimulation of muscle fiber can lead to contraction and shortening of the muscle fiber
elasticity
contracted muscle cell can return to resting length when applied tension is removed
extensibility
ability of a muscle fiber to be stretched beyond its resting length
each skeletal muscle is considered an organ because it contains…
all four tissue types
skeletal muscle is ____ in appearance, _____ in movement, and usually attached to ____
striated; voluntary; bones
functions of skeletal muscle tissue (5)
body movement maintenance of posture temperature regulation storage and movement of materials support
fascicles
bundles in which muscle fibers are organized to comprise each muscle; covered by perimysium
muscle fibers contain…
myofibrils
myofibrils are composed of…
myofilaments
each muscle has ____ layers of concentric ____ ____ composed of ____ and _____ fibers
three; connective tissue; collagen; elastic
CT provides ____, _____, and _____.
protection, sites for blood vessel and nerve distribution, a means of attaching the muscle to the skeleton
CT components of skeletal muscle from outer to inner (5)
superficial fascia deep fascia epimysium perimysium endomysium
superficial facia
dense irregular connective tissue comprising the epimysium; separates muscle from skin
deep fascia
dense irregular connective tissue comprising the epimysium; surrounds each muscle and separates muscles from each other
epimysium
surrounds the entire muscle
perimysium
dense irregular connective tissue surrounding the fascicles
endomysium
areolar connective tissue comprising the innermost layer that surrounds and electrically insulates each muscle fiber
muscle
multiple fascicles housing many many muscle fibers, connective tissue coverings, blood vessels, nerve fibers
muscle fibers
elongated, multinucleated cylindrical fiber (cell); contains myofibrils, separated from other fibers by delicate layer of areolar connective tissue (endomysium); exhibits striations
myofibrils
long, cylindrical contractile element within muscle fiber; composed of myofilamants; exhibits striations