CH 1 Flashcards
master concepts related to structure and function of muscular and neuromuscular system related to exercise
EPIMYSIUM
CONNECTIVE TISSUE THAT SURROUNDS THE MUSCLE
FASCICULI
BUNDLES OF MUSCLE FIBERS
PERIMYSIUM
CONNECTIVE TISSUE THAT SURROUNDS FASCICULI
ENDOMYSIUM
CONNECTIVE TISSUE THAT SURROUNDS INDIVIDUAL MUSCLE FIBER
SARCOLEMMA
MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE
HOW MANY NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTIONS DOES ONE MUSCLE CELL HAVE?
ONE
A SINGLE MOTOR NEURON INNERVATES HOW MANY MUSCLE CELLS?
MANY
SARCOPLASM
CYTOPLASM OF MUSCLE FIBER THAT CONTAINS CONTRACTILE COMPONENTS
MYOFIBRILS
CONTAIN CONTRACTION APPARATUS OF MUSCLE CELL
MYOSIN
THICK FILAMENTS
ACTIN
THIN FILAMENTS
MYOSIN CROSS BRIDGES
GLOBULAR HEADS THAT PROTRUDE FROM THE MYOSIN FILAMENT
A-BAND
DARK BAND CORRESPONDS TO ALIGNMENT OF MYOSIN FILAMENTS
I-BAND
LIGHT BAND, CORRESPONDS TO AREAS IN 2 ADJACENT SARCOMERES THAT CONTAIN ONLY ACTIN
Z-LINE
THIN DARK LINE RUNNING VERTICALLY THROUGH I-BAND
H-ZONE
AREA IN CENTER OF SARCOMERE WHERE ONLY MYOSIN FILAMENTS ARE PRESENT
SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM
SYSTEM OF TUBULES THAT HOUSE CALCIUM
T TUBULES
CONTINUOUS WITH SARCOLEMMA AT SURFACE OF THE CELL