muscle microanatomy quiz Flashcards
myofibrils
individual twizzler strands
made up of filaments called actin and myosin
myosin
thicker than actin (the anchored part of a sarcomere)
one of the two filaments that make up myofibrils
actin
project off of z line or z disc
muscle fibers/muscle cells/myofiber
covered by endomysium (2 layers here)
sarcolemma
membrane that wraps around bundle of muscle fibers (twizzler strands)
endomysium
wraps each individual muscle cell
entire muscle
covered by epimysium
fasicles
covered by perimysium
bundles of bundles of muscle cells
sacromere
smallest contractile unit
titin
loop-de-loops connecting myosin to the z line or z disc
m line
in the middle of the sacromere
myosin
anchored horizontal filaments
thicker than actin
actin
projecting from z line or z disc
h zone
contains the m-line only
a band
contains the myosin only
*dArk portion