Muscles Flashcards
derived from the Latin word meaning “mouse” (“mus”).
Muscles
Study of muscles
Myology
Muscle cells
Mycocytes
Development of Muscles in the body
Myogenesis
Muscle originates from the embryological tissue layer called the
mesoderm
Cell membrane and external lamina
sarcolemma
Cytoplasm of muscle cells
sarcoplasm
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum of Muscle is called
sarcoplasmic reticulum
The 3 types of muscles all perform the following
Major Functions:
- Movement of the Body
- Posture Maintenance
- Respiration
- Producing Body Heat
- Communication
- Constriction of organs
and vessels - Heartbeat
responsible for major body movements
Movement of the Body
constantly maintaining tone (sitting, standing)
Posture Maintenance
contraction of muscles in the diaphragm when breathing
Respiration
heat released as by-product of muscle contraction (thermoregulation)
Producing Body Heat
- speaking, writing, body language
Communication
helps propel food to digestive tract, excrete waste material
Constriction of organs and vessels
contraction of the cardiac muscle propels blood to other organs
Heartbeat
shortening forcefully
Contractility
responding to electrical stimuli called Action Potentials
Excitability
Action potentials in muscles are referred to as
muscle action potentials
arising in the muscular tissue itself
Autorhythmic electrical signals
such as neurotransmitters released by neurons, hormones, or changes in pH
Chemical stimuli
- stretching beyond normal resting length but still being able to
contract
Extensibility
springing back to its original resting length
Elasticity
Attached to the skeleton; covers bone and cartilage
framework
SKELETAL MUSCLES
are found peripherally just under the sarcolemma
Elongated nuclei
Reserve Progenitor cells remains adjacent to most fibers of differentiated skeletal muscle.
satellite cells
dense irregular tissue surrounding
the external lamina of individual muscle fibers.
Endomysium
present in all types of muscle; seen well in skeletal muscle:
Layers of Connective Tissue
- thin connective tissue layer that
immediately surrounds each bundle of muscle
fibers termed a fascicle
Perimysium
external sheath of dense irregular
connective tissue, surrounds the entire muscle
Epimysium
elongated, multinuclear cells composed
of several myofibrils
Muscle fiber
long, cylindrical filament bundles in the
sarcoplasm of myocytes.
Myofibril
stimulates skeletal muscle to contract.
Somatic Motor Neuron
Blood Vessels
Arteries
Veins
Capillaries
supply Oxygen to muscle fibers
Capillaries
- membranous smooth ER in skeletal muscle fibers
Sarcoplasmic Reticulum