Muscles Flashcards
What is this?
Electron Micrograph of a Muscle Fiber
What are the two dark lines on each side?
Z lines/discs/bands
What filament is found within the dark shaded area in the center?
Myosin filament
What filament is found in the light-shaded areas on either side?
Actin Filament
What band is represented by the two light-shaded areas on either side?
I-Band (L”I”GHT) I in light
What band is represented by the dark-shaded area in the center?
A-Band “dArk”
What is the term for the area between two z-discs?
Sarcomere
In muscle fibers, which is the thick filament, myosin or actin?
Myosin
What is the line in the center of the sarcomere called?
M-Line
What is the zone that the M-line is located in?
H-Zone
What protein covers the myosin binding sites on muscle fibers?
Tropomyosin
Troponin has 3 components, what are they?
Troponin - T
Troponin - I
Troponin - C
During resting state, __________ covers the myosin binding sites in actin.
Tropomyosin
Troponin - T binds with what?
Tropomyosin
Troponin - I binds with what?
Actin