Vocab Muscles Flashcards
1
Q
Holds onto the calcium inside the cell until stimulated to release it
A
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
2
Q
Neurotransmitters responsible for transmitting of neurons to muscles
A
Acetylcholine
3
Q
An overcoat of sense regular connective tissue that surrounds entire muscles
A
Epimysium
4
Q
Connective tissue that surrounds group of muscle fibers called fascicles
A
Perinysium
5
Q
Muscle cell cytoplasm
A
Sarcoplasm
6
Q
Muscle cell membrane
A
Sarcolemma
7
Q
Connective tissue that surrounds each individual fiber
A
Endoysium
8
Q
Densely packed contractile elements found in each muscle cell that makes up most of muscle volume
A
Myofibril
9
Q
Smallest contractile unit of muscle made up of thick and thin filaments
A
Sarcomere
10
Q
Protein that makes up thick filaments
A
Myosin
11
Q
Protein made up of thin filaments
A
Actin
