Muscle Composition (Exam 2) Flashcards
What are the 4 primary tissues?
Epithelial tissue
Nervous tissue
Connective tissue
Muscle tissue
Look at the internal structure of a skeletal muscle cell
Look at the internal structure of a skeletal muscle cell
What is the most abundant component of muscle composition?
Water
What is the percentage of water in muscle?
75%
What is the percentage of protein in muscle?
18.5%
What is the percentage of lipids in muscle?
3%
What is the percentage of non-protein nitrogen in muscle?
1.5%
What is the percentage of carbohydrates in muscle?
0.8%
What is the percentage of inorganics in muscle?
1%
What is the relationship between total fat content and moisture?
Inverse
What is moisture the carrier of?
Carrier of intra and inter cellular constituents
What does moisture affect?
Initial juices
What sustains juices?
Fat
What is the least variable component of meat?
Protein
What is the problem with meat in the world? Why is that a problem?
There is a world wide shortage
It is the most critical nutrient tin the diet
What is the building block of proteins?
Amino acids
What are the 2 functional groups of amino acids?
Amino
Carboxyl
What are the essential amino acids/proteins? (9)
Histidine Isoleucine Leucine Lysine Methionine Phenylalanine Threonine Tryptophan Valine
What amino acid is extremely important for children?
Arginine
What are the 3 main types of proteins?
Myofibrillar
Sarcoplasmic
Stromal
How much of muscle weight is myofibrillar?
9.5%
What are the principal myofibrillar?
Actin and myosin
How much of muscle weight is sarcoplamsic?
6%
What are the 2 types of sarcoplasmic proteins?
Enzymes and pigments
What are the 2 principal pigments?
Myoglobin and hemoglobin