quiz 2 Flashcards
sarcolemma
muscle cell membrane (surrounds myofibrils)
sarcoplasm
cytoplasm of a cell
-glycogen storage, myoglobin, mitochondria
tranverse tubules
carry action potential deep into muscle fiber
sarcoplasmic reticulum
calcium storage
myofibrils
functional contractile units of skeletal muscle
-constructed of many sarcomeres
sarcomeres
basic contractile element of skeletal muscle -smallest unit within the muscle
-run end to end for full myofibril length
actin
thin myofilaments
3 proteins make up thin filaments
- actin
- troponin
- tropmyosin
troponin
binds to calcium released from SR
moves tropomyosin exposing myosin binding sites
tropomyosin
covers myosin binding site on actin enabling muscle to relax when no SR CA2
-covers myosin binding site when calcium is within SR
myosin
thick filamentt
-heads contain actin binding sites
-use atp to “ratchet”
-have ATPASE enzyme
myosin is stabilized by
titin
how does the muscle shorten
overlap is changing because of ratcheting
-z disc gets closer
titin
stabilizes myosin and anchors myosin to Z line
voluntary muscle contraction starts in ____ and requires
brain
-requires nervous system
-muscle cells
- interdependence
motor unit
single alpha motor neuron and all the fibers it innervates
-more operating motor units = greater contractile force