Chapter 12 Flashcards
skeletal muscle fiber characteristics
large, multinucleate cells that appear striped or striated under the microscope.
Cardiac muscle fiber characteristics
also striated but they are smaller, branched, and uninucleate. Cell sare joined in series by junctions called intercalated discs, which help transmit rapid signaling.
satellite cells
multi potent cells that eventually differentiate into muscle cells.
skeletal muscle breakdown
made of several muscle fascicles which are bundles of muscle fibers.
Muscle Cell ::___
muscle fiber
cell membrane ::__
Sarcolemma
Cytoplasm ::__
Sarcoplasm
Endoplasmic reticulum ::__
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
T Tubules
extensions of the cell membrane (sarcolemma)that associate with the ends (terminal cisternae) of thesarcoplasmic reticulum. brings actionpotentials into interiorof muscle fiber.
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
stores Ca2+
Thick filaments
~ 250 myosin molecules join to create a thick filament
Thin filaments
Actin is a protein that makes up thin filaments.
Multiple single actin molecules (G-actin) line up to form F-actin filaments; in skeletal muscle, 2 F-actin polymers twist together to create thin filaments
Myofibril structure
I band
Z disc is in the middle
contains actin only
from one myosin/actin overlap to another, with actin the only thing in the middle
A band
from I band to I band
edges contain actin and myosin overlap
H zone in the middle
H zone
Myosin only
in the middle of the sarcomere
edges are where myosin/actin overlaps are
M Line
Smack dab in the middle of the sarcomere
Myosin linked with accessory proteins
In the middle of the H band
Z disc
the Z shaped line that occurs when titin:Actin: titin connects with Actin:Actin
Titin
a giant accessory protein that spans the distance from one Z disc to the neighboring M line
Provides elasticity and helps align myosin
Nebulin
a giant accessory protein that lies along the thin filament and attaches to a z disc.
Does not extend to the M line.
It helps align actin
muscle tension
•force created by muscle contraction
Load
weight or force opposing contraction