Muscles Flashcards
Composed of bundles of cylindrical striated cells
Whole muscle
Whole muscles
Muscle fibers
Myofibril
3 types of muscles
Small cylinders extend from one bone to another
Muscle fibers
Hunderds of branded cylindrical myofibrils run length of each cell they are contractile elements of the cell called sacromere
Myofibril
Actin filaments string of beads
Thin filaments
Myosin form cross bridge between thick thin filaments
Thick filaments
Sliding filament theory
Cross bridges attach to myosin binding sits on thin filaments
Sliding filament begins
Cross bridges act as oars pull filament forward the center of
Muscle cells shorten
Requires Ca+ions released
Ca+ ions reabsorved muscle relaxes
Sacromere a
Thin
Think
Thin
Benefit of exercise
Improves digestion
Increases blood flow and oxygen supply