Myology Flashcards
Myology Definition
Study of muscles
Skeletal Muscle Composed Of
Made up of muscle fibers. Each skeletal muscle is an organ.
Functions of Skeletal Muscle
Body Movement Maintenance of Posture Temperature Regulation Storage and Movement of Materials Support
Tendons
Dense Regular CT
Aponeuroses
Connect muscles to bone
Aponeuroses
Flattened, sheetlike tendons
Muscle fiber wrapped around what?
Endomysium
Fascicles
Groups of muscle fibers
Fasicle surronded by?
Perimysium
Muscle surronded by?
Epimysium
What surrounds the CT Wrappings?
Deep Fascia
Superficial Fascia Location
Superficial Fascia superficial to deep fascia
Sacrolemma
Muscle cell membrane, surrounds the muscle cell
Sacroplasm
Cytoplasm within the muscle cell
Sacroplasmic Reticulum
It has cell organelles like lysosomes, ribosomes, and endoplasmic reticulum
Sacroplasmic Reticulum Functions
Stores Calcium ions (Ca2+) and releases them when the muscle contracts