Muscles Flashcards

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epomysium

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outer most layer, covering dense connective tissue, encircle entire tissue

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endomysium

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wrapping of areolar connective around muscle fiber

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3
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skeletal muscle fiber

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made up of smaller microscopic units called sarcomeres

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4
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sarcolemma

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plasma membrane of a muscle

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5
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sarcoplasm

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cytoplasm of a muscle fiber

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6
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myoglobin

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red pigment in muscles to carry oxygen

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7
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sarcomere

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units of muscle contraction is made up

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8
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z-line to z-line

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one sarcomere length

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9
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m-line

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marks middle of sarcomere

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10
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h-zone

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takes in only thick (myosin)

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11
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a-band

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takes in entire myosin length

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12
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i-band

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takes only the acting with no myosin overlap

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13
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sarcoplasmic reticulum

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store house or calcium found around each myofibril

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14
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tropomyosin and troponin

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regulatory proteins: regulate the contraction and relaxation

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15
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exocytosis

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form of active transport

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16
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vesicle

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membranous sac filled w/ “stuff”

17
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AChase

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acetoyl + choline = enzyme (sped up reaction)