Chapter 12: Terminology Flashcards
Skeletal muscle
Cardiac Muscle
Smooth Muscle
Sarcomere
Myofibril
Myofiber
Fasciculus
Sarcolemma
Sarcoplasm
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Motor unit
Neuromuscular junction
Motor end plate
E/C (excitation/contraction) Coupling
Transverse (T) Tubules
Terminal cisternae
Sarcotubules
Nicotinic Receptors
Voltage-gated sodium channels
DHPRs
RyRs
Thin (actin) filaments
Thick (myosin) filaments
Sliding filament model of contraction
I band
A band
H zone
Z disc
Cross bridge
Power Stroke
Cross-bridge cycle
Tropomyosin
Troponin
Calcium
Twitch
Summation
Unfused tetanus
Fused tetanus
Rectruitment
Concentration contraction
Isometric conraction
Eccentric Contraction
ATP for contraction and relaxation
Type I Fibers
Type IIA fibers
Type IIX fibers
Muscle spindle apparatus
Alpha-motor neurons
Gamma-motor neurons
Corticospinal tract
Extrapyramidal tract
Intrafusal fibers
Extrafusal fibers
Knee-jerk reflex
Reciprocal Innervation
Double reciprocal innervation
Agonist/Antagonist muscles
Flexor/ extensor muscles