Muscle Tissue Flashcards
What are muscle tissues specialised for? (3)
Moment of body by skeleton.
Movement of blood by cardiac.
Movement of gases, fluids, solids through hollow organs by smooth muscle.
What is voluntary muscle control?
Mediated by somatic motor via motor neurons
Ie. Send signals to muscles from brain telling them to contract
What is involuntary muscle control?
Unconscious
Regulates heart breathing etc.
What type of cells have voluntary muscle control?
Somatic
What system involuntary muscle control?
Autonomic
Describe the classification of skeletal muscle cells?
Somatic, voluntary, striated
Describe the classification of cardiac muscle cells?
Autonomic, involuntary, striated
Describe the classification of smooth muscle cells?
Autonomic, involuntary, non striated
What is the function of smooth muscle cells?
Propel contents of organs through the organ
Where are smooth muscle cells found?
Line hollow organs
What are skeletal muscle cells specialised for?
Contractions that produce movement
What do skeletal muscle cells do and where are they found?
Attacked to skeleton
Voluntary movement of skeleton
Subconscious movement of balance and posture
What are skeletal cells mediated by?
Somatic branch of nervous system.
Describe structure of skeletal muscle fibres.
- Elongated, cylindrical cells
- Multiple peripherally located nuclei under plasma membrane
What are skeletal muscle fibres packed full of?
packed full of myofibrils which contains repeating units of myofilaments
What is an individual skeletal muscle composed of?
Skeletal muscle tissue
Nervous tissue
Blood vessels
Connective tissues
How are muscle fibres arranged?
In fascicles composed of skeletal muscle cells
Encased in endomysium - innermost later of connective tissue
What are individual muscle fibres separated by?
Endomysium
How are muscle fibres grouped together?
Fasciculi
What is the perimysium?
Each fascicle surrounded by loose connective tissue.
What is the epimysium?
Dense connective tissue that externally surrounds the entire fascicle.
What are tendons formed of?
Endomysium, perimysium, and epimysium blend together at tapered ends.
What do tendons do?
Have a strong attachment to bone that helps to transfer force of contraction to bone.
What gives rise to the striated appearance in skeletal cells?
Repeating Myofibrils arranged parallel
What forms the cytoskeleton of all cells?
Actin and myosin
What is the difference between actin and myosin?
Actin is a thinner filament (light band)
Myosin thicker filament (dark band)
What are Z lines?
Light bands of actin bisected by dark lines
Anchors actin
How do skeletal muscles contract?
The sarcomeres contract by the sliding filament mechanism.
What causes the sliding filament mechanism?
Conformational change causes the filaments to slide over each other causing the sarcomere to shorten
What does it mean by “somatic motor neurons innervate skeletal muscle”
Tell them to contact.