Midterm content Flashcards
1
Q
microfilaments
A
polymers of actin
2
Q
microtubules
A
polymers of tubulin
3
Q
Kinesin moves:
A
outwards (+)
4
Q
Dynein moves”
A
inwards (-)
5
Q
Duty cycle non muscle myosin
A
0.5
6
Q
duty cycle muscle myosin
A
0.05
7
Q
Types of striated muscle
A
skeletal and cardia
8
Q
thick filaments
A
myosin hexamers
9
Q
thin filaments
A
alpha actin
10
Q
Troponin
A
responds to Ca, moves tropomyosin out of the way
11
Q
Tropomyosin
A
Covers actin binding sites
12
Q
Z disk
A
protein plates where actin is attached
13
Q
A band
A
thick filament length
14
Q
I band
A
part of the thin filament that does not overlap
15
Q
H zone
A
the thick filament section that does not overlap with the thin filament