Muscle Structure

Question 1

3 types of muscle

Answer 1

skeletal, smooth and cardiac

Question 2

tendon

Answer 2

connects muscles bone to bone

dense collagen fibers

Question 3

3 layers of connective tissue

Answer 3

epimysium, perimysium, endomysium

Question 4

epimysium

Answer 4

fascia
surrounds whole muscle
irregular collagen fibers

Question 5

fascile

Answer 5

bundle of fibers

irregular collagen fibers

Question 6

perimysium

Answer 6

surrounded by sarcolemma and endymysium

Question 7

myofybril

Answer 7

contain actina nd myosin

Question 8

sarcomere

Answer 8

contractile unit of muscle

contains actin and myosin filaments that overlap in an arranged pattern

Question 9

myosin

Answer 9

thick filaments that connect to actin

Question 10

actin

Answer 10

thin, overlap myosin

Question 11

connective tissue types

Answer 11

epimysium, perimysium, endomysium, tendons, ligaments

Question 12

what are connective tissues comprised of

Answer 12

collagen fibers

Question 13

what is collagen

Answer 13

fiberous protein with high tensile strength

Question 14

regular collagen fibers

Answer 14

withstand forced in one direction
ligaments and tendons
not sturdy when twisten

Question 15

irregular collaged fibers

Answer 15

withstand forces in different directions

skeletal muscles and joint capsules

Question 16

sliding filament theory

Answer 16

muscle proteins slide against each other to create movement

Question 17

3 muscle fiber types

Answer 17

slow oxidative, fast oxidative glycoloycic, fast glycolotic

Question 18

hypertrophy

Answer 18

increased number of actin and myosin in each fiber

Question 19

hyperplasia

Answer 19

stimulate growth of new msucle fiber to increase size of muscle