Muscular Flashcards
a system of the human body that provides motor
power for all movements of the body.
Muscular system
a system of the human body that provides motor
power for all movements of the body.
Muscular system
Muscular system is composed of specialized cells called
Myocytes or muscle fibers
body tissues that provide the force for all body movements.
Muscles
There are more than ____ muscles in the body, with ___ known muscles with names.
700
639
Functions of Muscular System
Movement of the body
Maintenance of posture
Respiration
Production of body heat
Communication
Constriction of organ and vessels
Contraction of the heart
Types of muscle tissues
Skeletal muscle
Cardiac muscle
Smooth muscle
Constitutes approximately 40% of the body weight
Skeletal muscle
• Attached to the skeletal muscle
• Voluntary and striated
Skeletal muscle
• Located only in the heart
• Involuntary, striated
Cardiac muscle
• Can be found on visceral hollow organs like the stomach, trachea, and urinary bladder
• Involuntary, not striated
Smooth muscle
Functional characteristics of muscle tissues
Contractility
Excitability
Extensibility
Elasticity
Ability of muscle to shorten forcefully or contract.
Contractility
Ability of muscle to respond to stimulus
Excitability
Muscles can be stretched beyond its normal resting length and still be able to contract
Extensibility
Ability of muscles to recoil to its original resting length after it has been stretched.
Elasticity
attachments between muscle and bone matrix
tendon
connective tissue around muscle cells
Endomysium
connective tissue around muscle fascicles
Perimysium
Connective tissue surrounding entire musle
Epimysium
under the cell membrane
Unique cells with several nuclei
Skeletal muscle fiber range from in what length
1mm - 4cm
Alternating ___ and ___ bands gives the striated or stripped appearance.
light and dark
2 main aspect to muscle contraction
electrical component
mechanical component
electrical components
sarcolemma
transverse tubules or t tubules
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
mechanical components
myofibrils
myofilaments
cell membrane of the muscle fibers
sarcolemma
tubelike fold of the sarcolemma.
T tubules
carry electrical impulses into the center of muscle fiber so that the muscle fiber contracts as a whole
T tubules