Muscle Flashcards
epimysium
dense connective tissue surrounding muscle
perimysium
C.T. surrounding muscle fiber bundles (fascicles)
muscle fiber
multinucleated muscle cell
endomysium
basal lamina and reticular fibers that cover muscle cells
sarcolemma
plasma membrane of muscles
satellite cells
rare small clefts between sarcolemma & basal lamina
sarcomere
functional unit of muscle contraction
triad
T-tubule flanked with sarcoplasmic reticulum
T-tubule
infolding of plasma membrane & is located at the A/I junction
motor end plate (myoneural junction)
interaction site between nerve axon and muscle
teloglia
schwann cells on axon near motor end plate
junctional folds
sub neural clefts of sarcolemma
motor unit
a nerve and the muscleS it innervates
Botulism Toxin
blocks Ach at presynaptic membrane
Curare
binds to Ach receptor postsynaptically
Myasthenia gravis
autoimmune disorder with autoantibodies that block Ach & leads to progressive muscle weakness
muscle contraction
action potential at motor end plate along sarcolemma and carried into myofibrils by t-tubules
red fibers
type I, slow twitch; high myoglobin content & numerous mitochondria (fatigue resistant)
white fibers
type II, fast twitch; lower myoglobin & mitochondria content, but more glycogen and higher myosin-ATPase activity
red fibers
type I, slow twitch; high myoglobin content & numerous mitochondria (fatigue resistant)
white fibers
type II, fast twitch; lower myoglobin & mitochondria content, but more glycogen and higher myosin-ATPase activity
intermediate fibers
characteristics between types I & II
what controls fiber type differentiation?
innervation
stretch receptor
spindles that sense changes in muscle length
intrafusal fibers
modified muscle fibers in muscle spindles; two types called nuclear bag & nuclear stain
annulospiral ending
ending of muscle spindle nerve fiber with spiral configuration
flower spray
nerve ending of muscle spindle that terminates in clusters
gamma efferents (fusimotor)
motor end plates formed near spindle pores