electrical components of skeletal muscle fiber Flashcards

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sacrolemma

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plasma membrane; surrounds sarcopalsm (cytoplasm)

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Transverse tubules (t tubules)

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inward folds of sarcolema;
project into interorior of sarcolemma
carry electrical impulses to center of sarcoplasm

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Sarcoplasmic reticulum

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specialized smooth endoplasmic reticulum that stores calcium
release of calcium from SR is switch for muscle contraction

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terminal cisternae

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enlarged end of SR next to t tubules

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triad

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two terminal cisternae and their t tubule

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