Muscular System (Skeletal Muscle) Flashcards

1
Q

connective tissue that surrounds each skeletal muscle

A

epimysium

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2
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divides each skeletal muscle to fascicles (muscle fibers)

A

perimysium

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3
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separates the individual muscle fibers within each fascicle

A

endomysium

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4
Q

cell membrane of muscle fibers

A

sacrolemma

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5
Q

inward fold of sacrolemma
carry electrical impulses into the center of muscle fiber

A

transverse tubules

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6
Q

specialized smooth endoplasmic reticulum (produces calcium)

A

sacroplasmic reticulum

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7
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long threadlike structures that extend the entire length of the muscle fiber

A

myofibrils

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8
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makes up the myofibrils
contains the actin and myosin

A

myofilaments

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9
Q

actin

A

thin filaments

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10
Q

myosin

A

thick filaments

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11
Q

smallest portion of a muscle that can contract

A

sacromeres

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12
Q

what composes the actin myofilaments

A

tropomyosin
tropopin

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13
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form a stationary anchor for actin myofilaments

A

z disks

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