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Histology Of Skeletal Muscle Flashcards

1
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What is visceral muscle

A

Smooth muscle

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2
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Where can smooth muscle be found

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Arterial wall
Wall of intestine
Airways of lungs

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3
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What is voluntary muscle

A

Skeletal muscle

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4
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Where is skeletal muscle found

A

Skeletal muscles
Larynx
Diaphragm

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5
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What forms a syncytium

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Myoblasts fused together to form multi-celled syncytium

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6
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How are myofibrils formed

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Sacromeres joined end to end form myofibrils

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7
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What forms a muscle fibre

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Cytoplasm filled with myofibrils forms a muscle fibre

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8
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What is a fascicle

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Muscle fibre clumped together forms a fascicle

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9
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What are fascicles held together with

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They arm held together with connective tissue
Endomycium
Perimycium
Epimycium

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10
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What is present in a skeletal muscle

A

Cell membrane
Nuclei
Contractile proteins
Mitochondria
Endoplasmic reticulum
Glycogen rich cytoplasm
Sarcolemma
Sacrocplasmic reticulum

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11
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What are the characteristics of skeletal muscle

A

Elongated fibres
Striated cytoplasm
Multinuclated
Nuclei at edge
Non-branching

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12
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What does it mean if a muscle is striated

A

Myofibrils in register

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13
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What are the different types of skeletal muscle

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Type I skeletal is slow
Type II skeletal is fast

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14
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What detects stretch and tension in a muscle fibre

A

Muscle spindles

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15
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What is the function of sharpeys fibres

A

Connect muscle to bone and penetrate the bone

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16
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What makes up sharpeys fibres

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Bundles of collagen fibres which link the epimysium and periosteum

17
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Where is an example that you can find sharpeys fibres

A

Rotator cuff muscles attached to the scapula

18
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What is the role of tendons

A

Connects muscles to bone

19
Q

What are the characteristics of tendons

A

Parallel bundles of collagen with intervening fibroblasts

20
Q

What type of muscle is this showing

A

Skeletal muscle

21
Q

What are the arrows pointing to

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The first 2 top arrows = type I skeletal muscle
The first 2 bottom arrows = type 2 skeletal muscle

22
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What are the arrows point to

A

First arrow = endomysuim
Second arrow = perimysium
Third arrow = epimysium

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