Chapter 10 & 11 Flashcards
Zone of overlap is made up of what?
Where thick and thin filaments overlap
What are the proteins found in a sarcomere?
Myosin, actin, titin, troponin and tropomyosin
What is the largesst protein in the human body?
Titin
When contraction occurs the _________ get smaller.
H zones and I bands
Triad is made up of__________________________
One transverse tubue and two terminal cisternae
F actin is made up of_____________
Two rows of G actin
________ is the smallest functional unit of muscle fiber/cell
Sarcomere
All of these are steps in muscle contraction except _________
- Excitation
- Extraction
- Contraction
- Excitation-contraction coupling
Extraction
All of these are layers of connective tissue except _______
- Perimysium
- Epimysium
- Osteomysium
- Endomysium
Osteomysium
What are the neurotransmitters inside the vesicles?
Acetylcline
Dark bands are made up of _________
A band
When calcium is inside this it is relaxed
Terminal cisternae
When contraction occurs this increases
Zones or areas of overlap
This has a head, a tail and when it binds it forms a cross bridge.
Thick filament
What has an active site that can bind to a thick filament?
G actin
One tropomyosin contains how many active sites
7
All of these are functions of muscles except?
- Movement
- Excretion
- Heat production
- Posture
- Guards entrances and exits.
Excretion
All of these are components of thin filaments except
- F actin
- Myosin
- Tropomyosin
- Nebulin
- Troponin
Myosin
What protein holds the tropomyosin molecules in place?
Troponin
All of these are characteristics of skelteal muscles that permit them to function as they do except?
- Extensibility
- Exitability
- Flexibility
- Contractibility
Flexibility
When nerve impulses reach the end of a motor neuron fiber, small vesicles release what substances across the synapitc cleft.
Neurotransmitter
When nerve impulses reach the end of a motor neuron fiber, small vesicles release what substances across the synapitc cleft.
Neurotransmitter
What is another name for cardiac muscle?
Striated involuntary