Muscle Flashcards
- muscle cells
Muscle Fiber
- cell membrane of muscle cells
Sarcolemma
- sER
Sarcoplasmic Reticulum
- mitochondria
Sarcosomes
- cytoplasm
Sarcoplasm
- sequester (separate) calcium; specialized smooth ER
:
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Muscle is classified into three types:
Skeletal muscle
Cardiac muscle
Smooth muscle
contractile filaments contain
actin and myosin
Contraction may be:
voluntary (skeletal muscles)
involuntary (cardiac and smooth muscles)
All muscle tissues consist of elongated cells called
fibers
The cytoplasm of muscle cells is called_________, and the surrounding cell membrane or plasmalemma is called___________.
sarcoplasm
sarcolemma
Comprised all named voluntary muscles in the body
Skeletal
Examples of skeletal muscle
Gastrocnemius
Latissimus Dorsi
limited to Heart (Myocardium) and Large Blood Vessels attached to heart
Cardiac
Present in walls and parenchyma of most visceral organs
walls of blood vessels
skin
Smooth
contains bundles of very long, multinucleated cells with cross-striations.
Skeletal muscle
Their contraction is quick, forceful, and usually under voluntary control.
Skeletal muscle
also has cross-striations and is composed of elongated, often branched cells bound to one another at structures called intercalated discs which are unique to _______ muscle.
Cardiac muscle
Contraction is involuntary, vigorous, and rhythmic.
Cardiac muscle
consists of collections of fusiform cells which lack striations
Smooth muscle
Have slow, involuntary contractions
Smooth muscle
Skeletal Muscle:
Shape of fibers and number of nucleus
Cylindrical/ tubular
Multinucleated
Smooth Muscle:
Shape of fibers and number of nucleus
Spindle shaped
Uninucleated
Cardiac Muscle:
Shape of fibers and number of nucleus
Branched
Uni or Binucleated