Muscular System Topic 11 Flashcards
In skeletal muscle, what does fascile refer to?
group of fibres
What is a group fascicles called?
Whole Muscle
What are the 2 types of connective tissue in skeletal muscle?
- Fascia
- Tendons and aponeuroses
What are the 3 types of Fascia?
- Epimysium
- Perimysium
- Endomysium
What does the epimysium surround?
Entire muscle
What does the perimysium surround?
surrounds fascicles
What does the endomysium surround?
Surrounds each muscle fibre
Tendons and aponeurses are said to be extensions of which fascia
all
Tendons can be described as?
rope like
aponeurosis can be described as?
sheet like
What are the 5 parts that muscle fibers are composed of?
- Sarcolemma
- Sacroplasm
- Myofibrils
- T Tubules
- Sacroplasmic Reticulum
What is the cytoplasm in muscle fibers called?
Sarcolemma
What are myofibrils composed of?
Sarcomeres
What 2 types of myfilaments compose the myfibers
- Actin
- Tropomyosin+tropnin
What are thick filaments composed of?
Myosin