Muscular Tissue Flashcards

1
Q

muscle tissue types

A

skeletal
cardiac (heart)
smooth

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2
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characteristics of skeletal muscle tissue

A

-striated
-elongated cells
-multinucleated cells
-voluntary

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3
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characteristics of cardiac (heart) muscle tissue

A

-striated
-branched cells
-1-3 central nuclei
-involuntary

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4
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characteristics of smooth muscle tissue

A

-nonstriated
-single central nucleus
-involuntary

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5
Q

are quiet complex and as well find out, they are a marvel of both biology and physics.

A

muscles

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6
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the ability to receive and respond to a stimulus

A

excitability

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7
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the ability to shorten forcibly when adequately stimulated. this is defining property of muscle tissue.

A

contractility

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8
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the ability to be stretched

A

extensibility

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9
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the ability to recoil and resume original length after being stretched

A

elasticity

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10
Q

are dominated by muscle tissue but also contain nervous, vascular and assorted connective tissue.

A

skeletal muscle organ

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11
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it is known as sarcolemma

A

Muscle fiber PM

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12
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muscle fiber cytoplasm is known as?

A

sarcoplasm

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13
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muscle fiber PH is known as?

A

sarcolemma

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14
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has invaginations that penetrate through the cell called transverse tubules or T tubules

A

sarcolemma

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15
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it has lot of mitochondria, lot of glycogen granules as well as myofibrils and sarcoplasmic reticuli.

A

sarcoplasm

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16
Q

are made the protein myosin

A

thick myofilaments

17
Q

what are the 3 different types of protein of each thin filaments?

A

actin, tropomyosin, and troponin

18
Q

each myofibril is made up 1000’s of repeating individual units known as?

A

sarcomeres

19
Q

functions to hold the thick filaments to one another

A

M line

20
Q

the sarcomere is flanked by two proteins structures known as?

A

Z discs

21
Q

the portion of the sarcomere which contains the thick filaments known as

A

A band

22
Q

4 steps in whole process of muscle contraction

A

excitation, excitation-contraction coupling, contraction, relaxation

23
Q

the site of interaction between a neuron and any other cell is known as?

A

synapse

24
Q

the synapse between a neuron and a muscle is known as?

A

neuromuscular junction