test 3 ch 12 Flashcards
what are the functions of muscle?
body movement, posture, protection and support, elimination of waste, heat production
the anatomy of the skeletal muscle
> deep fascia
epimysium
perimysium surrounds fascicles
fascicles contain muscle fibers
endomysium surrounds muscle fibers (aka muscle cell)
muscle fibers contains myofibrils
myofibrils contain bundles of myofilaments
myofilaments
actin (thin)
myosin (thick)
increase the angle at a joint
extensor
decreases the angle at a joint
flexor
moves limb away from midline of the body
abductor
moves limb towards the midline of the body
adductor
moves insertion upward
levator
moves insertion downward
depressor
rotates a bone along its axis
rotator
constricts an opening
sphincter
excitable plasma membrane of the muscle cell that propagates the AP
sarcolemma
an invagination of the sarcolemma that travels across the muscle cell and propagates the AP.; makes up part of the triad
T-tubule (transverse tubule)
storage facility for Ca++ and makes up the terminal cisternae of the triad
sarcoplasmic reticulum
what are two myofilaments?
actine and myosin
myofilament that is double stranded and is wrapped by tropomyosin and troponin (“gatekeeper”) complex, has active binding sites for the other myofilament
actin
myofilament that is double headed and acts ATPase and forms crossbridges with the other myofilament, has two binding sites (one for other myofilament and the other for ATP)
myosin
contains myofilaments that are arranged in sarcomeres
myofibrils
ends of sarcomere
Z discs
runs the entire length of thick filament and contains thin filament as well
A band
middle of sarcomere; serves as attachment site for thick filaments
M line
what are all parts of a sarcomere?
z discs (ends), a band (entire length of filament), i band, m line (middle), titin
single motor neuron and the muscle fibers it innervates
motor unit
the location where the synaptic knob of a neuron synapses with a muscle cell
neuromuscular junction (NMJ)
neurotransmitter released at NMJ; responsible for muscle contraction
ACh
enzyme in NMJ that breaks apart ACh
acetylcholinesterase
what is the resting membrane potential of a skeletal muscle cell?
-70mV to -90mV