Muscle system/tissue Flashcards
Striated voluntary muscle
Tendons
Aponeuroses
Intercalcated discs
Striated involvuntary muscle
Smooth muscle
Cardiac muscle
Nonstriated involuntary muscle
Sarcomere
Myosin
Actin
A Band
I Band
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Cross bridges
Epimysium
Perimysium
Endomysium
Fascicle
Myofibril
Muscle Fiber
Fascia
Satellite cells
Sarcolemma
T-tubules
Triad
Thin Filament
Thick Filament
Terminal cisterna
Myoblasts
Action Potentials
Calcium
Calsequestrin
M-line
H zone
Zone of overlap
Z-line (z-disc)
Titin
Troponin
Tropomyosin
Myosin Head
Myosin tail
Sliding filament theory
Excitation
Tension
Neuromuscular junction
Synaptic terminal
Acetylcholine (Ach)
Motor end plate
is the muscular part of the NMJ
Synaptic cleft
separates the two cells. Because the cells do not physically touch, the action potential cannot “jump the gap” from one cell to another.