muscles quiz Flashcards
muscle functions
movement
movement of food along digestive tract
supports body
ruglating blood pressure
guarding exit and entrances of body
maintain body temp
human muscle cells
highly specialized to convert atp to kinetic energy
cadiac muscle cell
in the heart, continually working
stirated tubular and branched
each has a single nuclear
many mitochondria
contract involentary
found in heart walls
smooth muscles cell
non stirated
contract involuntary
sustains prolonged contraction with no fatigue
found in walls of internal organs such as arteries
skeletal muscle cells
stirated and tubular
contract voluntarily
usally attached to bones of skeleton through tendons
long, cylindrical and multi nucleated
each independent cell is stimulated by a branch from neutron
skeletal muscle function
1, support - oppresses forces of gravity
2. movement
3. maintain body temp- atp breakdown releases heat
4. protection- pads bones and cushions organs
5. stabilizes joints tendons help hold bones to joints
what is contraction of muucsles
shortening of the muscles, work
relaxation of muscles
lengthening of muscles no work
why are muscles found in pairs
one action always has a opposing action
bicep contracts- tricep relaxes
what is a muscle
organ surrounded by connective tissue
largest unit: attached to bone by tendons
muscle fibers
organized into larger bundles up to 20cm long
connective tissue wraps fibers
myofibris
thousands of cylindrical subunits
what does prefix myo mean
muscles
what is the sacrolemma
membrane of muscle fibres
regulates entry and exit of materials
what is the hiearchy of muscle structure
muscle–> muscle fibre bundle—> muscle fibre-> myofibrilis—> myofilaments
what is the sacromere
functional unit of a muscle
composed of myofilaments
contractile unit
myofilaments
protein structure responisble for muscle contractions
what are the 2 types of myofilaments
Actin- thin filament
Myosin- thick filament
4 parts to muscle cell
myoglobin, sacrolemma, sarcoplasma , sacroplasmic reticulum
what does prefix sacro mean
in the flesh (in the cell)