Muscle cell Flashcards

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Muscle cell function

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Contraction for movement

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There are three different types of muscle in animals:

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skeletal, smooth and cardiac (heart)

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All muscle cells have layers of protein filaments in them, these layers can

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these layers can slide over each other causing muscle contraction

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Muscle cells have a high density of ……… to provide sufficient energy (via respiration) for……………..

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mitochondria

muscle contraction

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Skeletal muscle cells fuse

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together during development to form multinucleated cells that contract in unison

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