Cells/ Functions Flashcards
What chemical helps to regenerate ATP?
Creatine phosphate
Skeletal muscles are responsible for moving
Body parts / voluntary movement
Muscles fibers are made of individual fibers (not filaments) called
Myofibrils
Poisons such as botulism that prevent the release of acetylcholine would cause muscles to
Relax
What type of muscles are: primarily voluntary
Skeletal
Muscles found in the heart
Cardiac
Muscles found in digestive system
Smooth
What neurotransmitter is associated with the muscles
Acetylcholine
What cell organelle provides the ATP needed for muscle activity?
Mitochondria
The gap between the nerve and the muscle is called the
Synapse
Hypertrophy vs atrophy
Hyper the in large ment of muscle
Atrophy the decrease in muscle
A person who has a disease that inhibits the production of cholinesterase would have what kind of symptoms?
Severe cramps
Cholinesterase is an enzyme that breaks down
Acetylcholine
During a muscle contraction, cross-bridges form between what two structures?
Myosin and actin