skeletal muscle Flashcards
0
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PERImysium
A
muscle FASCICLES
1
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EPImysium
A
individual muscle BUNDLES
2
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ENDOmysium
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individual FIBERS (basic unit of contraction)
3
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weak link in muscle; often the site of tears
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myotendinous junction
4
Q
stores calcium
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sarcoplasmic reticulum
5
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growth hormone somatotropin effects?
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hypertrophy of type I fibers, atrophy of type II
6
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effect of stretching?
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allows twice the energy absorption before failure (rupture)