Histology: Muscle (Exam 1) Flashcards
What produces movement in muscles
shortening of muscle fibers
What are the contractile proteins found in muscles
actin and myosin
What are the thin filaments
acin
What are the thick filaments
myosin
Why do muscle cells stain eosinophilic
due to the proteins
What muscles are striated
cardiac
skeletal
What muscles are voluntary
skeletal
What muscles are involuntary
cardiac and smooth
What muscles lack striation
smooth
Where is smooth muscle found
surrounding blood vessels and walls of viscera
What is the function of smooth muscle
viscera movement
How are muscle cells formed
aggregation and fusion of myoblasts
What is a single cell called in muscle
muscle fiber
Describe nuclei in skeletal muscle
multinucleated
peripherally located under sarcolemma
What is muscle strength dependent on
the number of fibers
What are tendons composed of
dense regular connective tissue
What do tendons connect
muscle to bone or bone to bone
What are the three layers of CT around a muscle
epimysium
perimysium
endomysium
Where is endomysium found
surrounding each muscle fiber
Where is perimysium found
surrounding bundles of muscle fibers
Where is epimysium found
on the outside of a muscle
What type of structure does endomysium have
delicate CT
What is a myofibril
structural and function subunit of a muscle fiber
What do collections of muscle fibers form
muscle fasicle
What do collections of muscle fasicles form
Muscle
What is the composition of a myofibril
actin and myosin myofilaments
What is a sarcomere
contractile unit of a muscle fiber
What are thin filaments in a sarcomere
actin
tropomyosin
troponin
What are the thick filaments in a sarcomere
myosin
What are the components called in a sarcomere
I band A band H band M line Z line
What is the I band
range of thin filaments on the end of sarcomeres
What is the A band
range of thick filaments from I band to I Band
What is the H band
range in the center between thick bands, includes the M line
Where is the M line located
middle of the sarcomere
Where is the Z line located
in between actin bands, on the edges of a sarcomere
What are the parts of the sarcomere that will change with contraction
H and I band get shorter
What occurs to the A band during contraction
stays the same length
What is the function of dystrophin
anchors z line to cell membrane
How is myosin anchored to the m-line
through myomesin
What will shorten during skeletal muscle contraction
sarcomere
What remains the same length during contraction
myofilaments
What structures are found around the sarcoplasmic reticulum in sarcomeres in skeletal muscles
mitochondria and glycogen
What regulates contraction of skeletal muscle
calcium