Exam 2 - Muscles Flashcards
dense connective tissue that surrounds and separates muscles
Fascia
connective tissue layer that covers muscle cell fibers
endomysium
muscle cells also known as
muscle fibers
Cell membrane of muscle fiber
sarcolemma
sarcoplasmic reticulum stores
calcium
small fibers that have the ability to slide over each other
myofibrils
two types of myofibrils
thick and thin
thick types of myofibrils have
myosin
thin myofibrils have these three
actin, troponin and tropomyosin
transverse tubules are part of the ____ that fold in and around other parts of the cell
sarcolemma
one contractile unit of the muscle fibers are called
sarcomeres
three main parts of a neuromuscular junction
- motor neuron axon
- motor end plate
- synaptic cleft
a motor neuron and a motor end plate meet at a ________ junction, otherwise known as a _____
neuromuscular; synapse
myosin heads attach to actin at this place
cross-bridge
muscle contraction happens when ____ binds to ____, causing the tissues to slide past each other and the _____ to shorten
myosin; actin; sarcomeres
what neurotransmitter is released from the axon?
acetylcholine
how does acetylcholine get across synaptic cleft?
calcium channel opens in neuron, influx of calcium releases ACl from dock to go across river
Actin is normally covered by _____, but once _____ has bonded with ____, it will move it out of the way
tropomyosin; troponin; calcium
The calcium that bonds with troponin in muscle contraction comes from the
sarcoplasmic reticulum
What three things need to happen for muscles to relax
- Calcium returns to SR through active transport
- Acetylcholinesterase breaks down acetylcholine
- ATP breaks linkage between actin and myosin
In muscle release, ________ decomposes acetylcholine
acetylcholinesterase
_____ breaks down the links between actin and myosin by binding to myosin heads
ATP
This stimulates the sarcolemma, travels to the sarcoplasmic reticulum, and causes the SR to release calcium
Electric impulse (action potential)
what are the three parts of the epicranius muscle?
aponeurosis; frontalis; occipitalis
epicranius aponeurosis
epicranius occipitalis
epicranius frontalis
Orbicularis oculi