chapter 10 And 11 Muscular System Flashcards
actin
protein component of microfilaments
acetylcholine
Chemical neurotransmitter
aponeurosis
broad tendinous sheet
brevis
short
creatine phosphate
high energy compound
diaphram
muscular partition
endomysium
connective tissue fibers
epimysium
dense layer of collagen fibers
insertion
Point of attachment
lactic acid
compound; pyruvic acid
latent point
time – stimulation of muscle
myofibrils
collection of myofiliments
myofiliments
fine protein filiments
myoglobin
oxygen-binding pogment
origin
point of attachment (NO CHANGE)
perimysium
separated adjacent fassiculi
rectus
straight
sarcolemma
cell membrane of a muscle cell
sarcomere
smallest unit of muscle cell
sarcoplasm
cytoplasm of muscle cell
teres
long & round