Topic 13 - Muscle Flashcards
What is muscle composed of?
Myocytes and Myofibres
The cytoplasm of myocytes is rich in…
Fiborous proteins
What is non-striated muscle?
Smooth muscle
Where is striated muscle found?
Cardiac muscle, skeletal muscle
Describe the structure of Skeletal muscle.
Individual myofibres surrounded by endomysium.
Primary bundles covered by perimysium.
What prevents overstretching of muscle?
Sensory endings called Interfusal Fibres
Process where motor endpate starts impulses
Motor innervation
What borders cardiac cells?
Lines of Eberth
Where is smooth muscle found?
On the walls of organs.
What is smooth muscle composed of?
Myofibres
Describe the organisation of smooth muscle.
Myocytes surrounded by reticular fibres, nerves and blood vessels. Often forming bundles
What connects dense bodies of smooth muscles larger meshworks?
Intermediate Filaments
Smooth muscle has a … blood supply
Poor
Smooth muscle is controlled by the … nervous system
Parasympathetic
