CHAPTER 7 Flashcards
3 TYPES OF MUSCLES
SKELETAL
CARDIAC
SMOOTH
attached to bones
striated
voluntarily controlled
skeletal
located in the heart
striated
involuntarily controlled
cardiac
located in blood vessels, hollow organs
non-striated
involuntarily controlled
smooth
MUSCULAR SYSTEM FUNCTIONS (7)
- movement
- maintain posture
- respiration
- production of body heat
- communication
- heart beat
- contraction of organs and vessels
Properties of muscles
contractility
excitability
extensibility
elasticity
the ability of muscle to shorten forcefully or contract
contractility
the capacity of muscle to respond to a stimulus
excitability
the ability to be stretched beyond it normal resting length and still be able to contract
extensibility
ability of the muscle to recoil to it original resting length after it has been stretched
elasticity
constitutes about 40 precent of body weight
skeletal muscles
also called as striated muscles because of transverse bands or striations, can be seen in the muscles under the microscope
skeletal muscles
Individual muscles are
biceps
brachii
a skeletal muscles subdivided into groups of muscle cells
fascicles
each skeletal muscles is surrounded by a connective tissue sheath called the
epimysium
each fascicles is surrounded by a connective tissue covering
perimysium
each skeletal muscle cell (fiber) is surrounded by a connective tissue covering
endomysium
a single cylindrical cell with several nuclei located at its periphery
muscle fiber
range in length 1cm to 30 cm and are generally 0.15 mm in diameter
muscle fiber
contain several nuclei that are located at the periphery of the fiber
skeletal muscle fiber
has many tubelike inward folds,called transverse tubules or T tubules
sarcolemma (CELL MEMBRANE)
occur at regular intervals along the muscles fiber and extend into the center of the muscle fiber
T tubules
The T tubules are associated with enlarged portions
of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum
sarcoplasmic reticulumm