ch 10 pt 2 anatomy

Question 1

What is thin filaments?

Answer 1

Actin proteins and slide past thick filaments, allowing the muscle to shorten and generate force.

Question 2

What are thick filaments?

Answer 2

Myosin protein molecules and plays a crucial role in muscle contraction.

Question 3

What is tendon tissues?

Answer 3

Cordlike structure of dense regular CT

Question 4

What is aponeurosis tissue?

Answer 4

Thin, flattened sheet of dense irregular tissue; skull

Question 5

What is deep fascia?

Answer 5

Separates individual muscles; binds muscles with similar function

Question 6

What is superficial fascia?

Answer 6

Separates muscle from skin

Question 7

What does skeletal muscle contain?

Answer 7

Vascularized and innervated by somatic neurons

Question 8

What is sarcoplasm?

Answer 8

Cytoplasm and contractile proteins

Question 9

What is sarcolemma?

Answer 9

Plasma membrane, t-tubules that extend deep into cell; voltage-sensitive calcium channels respond to ATP