Test 3 Flashcards
What are the 3 Types of Muscle
Skeletal
Cardiac
Smooth
Striated and voluntary
Skeletal
Striated and involuntary
Cardiac
Non striated and involuntary
Smooth
The ability of a muscle to shorten
Contractility
The ability of a muscle to respond to a stimulus
Excitability
What are the functions of muscle tissue
Movement
Opening and Closing Passageways
Maintaining Posture and Stabilizing Joints
Heat Generation
Membrane that surrounds the entire muscle
Epimysium
Membrane which surrounds the fascicles
Perimysium
Membrane that surrounds each individual muscle fiber
Endomysium
Where the muscle attaches on a less movable bone
Origin
The attachment of the muscle on the movable bone
Insertion
Composed on Sarcomeres
Myofibril
Boundaries at the end of a sarcomere
Z Line
Myofilaments attached to the Z lines
Thin filaments
Myofilaments in the center of the sarcomeres that have myosin heads on the ends
Thick Filaments
Dark bands from the presence of thick filaments (purple part on the muscle)
A Band
central part of A bands where there are no thin filaments present
H Zone
Contains rods that hold the thick filaments together
M line
Light bands because they only contain thin filaments
I bands
When a muscle contracts, but it does not shorten
Isometric contraction
When a muscle shortens and does not do work
Concentric contraction
When muscle generates force as it lengthens
Eccentric contraction
What are the chemicals needed for contraction
ATP
Calcium
O2
Acetylcholine