Chapter 9 Flashcards
Consist of hundreds to thousands of muscle cells, plus connective tissue wrappings, blood vessels, & nerve fibers
Covered externally by epimysium
Muscle (organ)
Discrete bundle of muscle cells, segregated from rest of muscle by a connective tissue sheath
Surrounded by perimysium
Fascicle (a portion of the muscle)
Elongated multinucleate cell; has a striated appearance
Surrounded by epimysium
Muscle Fiber
Rodlike contractile elements that occupy most of muscle cell volume. Composed of sarcomeres arranged end to end, appear banded, and bands of adjacent myofibrils are aligned
Myofibril
Contractile unit, composed of myofilaments made up of contractile proteins
Sarcomere
Lateral Thin filaments; extend across the I band and partway into the A band. Z disc anchors thin filaments.
Actin protein
Thick filaments; extend the entire length of the A band. Connected in middle of Sarcomere at the M line
Myosin protein
Epimysium of muscle is fused to periosteum of a bone or perichondrium of cartilage
Direct (fleshy) attachment
Muscles ct wrappings extend beyond the muscle either as a tendon or aponeurosis
Indirect attachment
Cytoplasm of muscle cell, contains unusually large amounts of glycosomes and myoglobin
Sarcoplasm
Red pigment that stored oxygen; similar to hemoglobin; pigment that transports oxygen in blood
Myoglobin
Muscle cell contains 3 specialized structures
Myofibrils, sarcoplasmic Reticulum (SR), T Tubules
_______ bands & ________ bands are nearly perfectly aligned, giving the cell its striated look
Dark A; light I
Each dark A band has a lighter region in its midsection called?
H zone
Each H zone is bisected vertically by a dark line called?
Formed by molecules of myomesin protein
M line