Chapter 8 Part 1 Flashcards
Limited capacity to regenerate
Cardiac
Skeletal
Several nuclei per myofiber
Skeletal
Striated appearance
Cardiac
Skeletal
Parallel arrangement of muscle fibers
Skeletal
Cells tapered at each end
Smooth
One nucleus per fiber
Cardiac
Smooth
Found in the heart
Cardiac
Branching arrangement of muscle fibers
Cardiac
Appears no striated or smooth
Smooth
Voluntary contro
Skeletal
Involuntary control
Cardiac
Smooth
Located in walls of hollow internal structures
Smooth
Functions of the muscles
Body movement due to muscles pulling on bones
Movements of substances within the body
Blood within blood vessels
Food, bile, waste within digestive system
Eggs/sperm within reproductive system
Stabilization of body position
Generation of heat by muscle contraction
Regulating organ volume
The CT sheath that surround a fascicle
Perimysium
An extension of the CT sheaths to attach the muscle to bone
Tendon
The CT that surrounds an entire muscle
Epimysium
CT that surrounds each muscle fiber
Endomysium
A bundle of muscle fibers
Fascicle
Another name for muscle cells
Muscle fibers
The functional unit within the muscle fiber
Myofibrils
The cytoplasm within the the muscle fiber
Actin
Reddish pigment in a muscle fibers that stores oxygen
Myoglobin
Brief contractions of all fibers of w motor unit in response to a single stimulus
Twitch
Recording of a muscle contraction
Myogram
Period between application of a stimulus and start of s contraction
Latent period
Active transport of calcium ions back into the SR is occurring
Relaxation period
Period when actual shortening is taking place
Contraction period
Sustained contraction due to stimulation at a rate of 20-100/seconds
Tetanus
More forceful contraction in response to a stimulus that arrives before a muscle has completely relaxed
Summation
A brief contraction of all muscle fibers of a motor unit in response to a single stimulus
Twitch
Contraction in which the length of the muscle does not change but it’s tension increases
Isometric