Meat science Test 2 Flashcards
Osteo
bone
myo
muscle
sarco
flesh or meat
epi
on, upon, above
peri
enclosing, surround, near
endo
within, inner
Types of tissue found in meat
epithelium
nervous
connective tissues - adipose fat, bone, cartilage
muscle
epithelium
thin layer that covers all free surfaces of the body - includes skin and gastrointestional tract
contains secretory cells - mucous, sweat, enzymes, etc.
nervous tissue
made of neron and glial cells and functions to transmit electrical impulses throughout the body
neuron - nerve cells
glial cell - support cell that help insulate and support the nerve cell
Connective tissue
provides the structual framework of an animal
epimysium, perimysium, endomysium
epimysium
surrounds the entire muscle
fibrous tissue surrounds the entire muscle, prevents friction
perimysium
surrounds the muscle bundle and is where marbling is located
endomysium
surrounds the myofiber (muscle cell)
adipose tissue
type of loose connective tissues - the most common found in vertebrates
stored energy
cushions organs
insulates the body
found as - mesentric (internal fat), subcutaneous (external fat), intramuscular (fat within the muscle), and intermuscular (fat between the muscle)
bone
dense connective tissue - provides structural support, enables mobility, produce red and white blood cells, storage for minerals
cells of the bone
osteoblasts
osteocytes
osteoclasts
osteoblasts
produces the matrix for formation and mineralization of bone, cannot act indivdually musct be grouped
osteocytes
found in mature bone tissue when osteoblasts become entrapped in thier tissue matrix they become osteocytes
osteoclasts
breaks down bone tissue to release minerals into the blood stream
cartiliage
firm, resilient, white and flexable connective tissue - reduces in amount as the animal ages, found at the ends of long bones at the joint, does not contain blood or nerves
specialized cells - chondrocytes - produce collagenous ectracellular material
collagen
the most abundant protien found in animals
located in the skin and extracellular space in the body
used for cosmetics and surgical materials
most prominent amino acid in collagen is glycine
cartilage types
elastic cartilage - yellow carilage (ear, epiglottis)
hyaline cartilage - translucent or glass-like cartilage, pearl-grey in color (joint)
fibrocartilage - mixture of cartilaginous tissue, soft tissue-bone junctions (pubic symphysis, discs between vertebrae)
muscle tissue
skeletal - striated and voluntary
cardiac - striated and involuntary
smooth - not striated and involuntary
striations are caused by
cells
muscle is ____ water
75%
skeletal
striated and voluntary
primary muscle type for meat
multinucleated with nuclei locate toward the edge of the cell
cannot replicate once formed
cardiac
striated and involuntary
single centrally located nucleus
varying lenghts of the thin filament
smooth
not striated and involuntary
mononucleated, with nucleus in the middle of the cell
tight membrane to membrane junctions for communication between cells
myofiber
muscle fiber/cell
myofibril
contractile apparatus primarily made from actin and myosin
think little
sarcolemma
membrane surrounding the myofiber
sarcomere
smallest contractile unit of myofibril
sarcoplasmic reticulum
muscle equivalent of the endoplasmic reticulum
binds Ca needed for contraction
Ca spongs-holds until needed
The longer the sarcamere the _________________________________
more tender the muscle and vise versa
A band
darker in color; runs the lenght of thick filament
I band
lighter in color; only thin filament present
H zone
only thick filament present
Z line (disk)
End of the sarcomere where the thin filament is anchored
M line
middle of the sarcomere where thick filament is anchored
thick filament
primarily myosin
organized bi-directional from the M-line
thin filament
primarily actin - G-actin (globular) polymerizes with other G-actin to form F-actin (filamentous)
Tropomyosin and troponin act as regulatory protiens
Titan
important for myofibril assembly and muscle elasticity
one titan molecule runs half the lenght of the sarcomere
one of the largest known protiens
Nebulin
acts as a molecular ruler for length of thin filament
anchored into the Z line
in order to contract
need all myosin heads to “pull”
sarcoplasmic reticulum releases what and is stimulated by what
storage of calcium ions to be released when stimulated by an impulse
T-Tubules - surround the myofibrils and assit in delivering ions
nerve stimulation
transmit stimuli to skeletal muscle along motor nerves
myelinated nerve fibvers conduct stimuli 30-40 times faster than unmyelinated nerves