Block 1 Exam Flashcards
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Muscles are ________ cells that allows ________, __________, _________ and other propulsive movements
Muscles are contractive cells that allows locomotion, constriction, pumping and other propulsive movements

Origin of the muscle cells
mesoderm
types of muscle:
skeletal cardiac smooth
what is skeletal muscle?
Multinucleated cells with numerous nuclei peripherally located just beneath the cell membrane. responsible for voluntary movement
what is cardiac muscle?
function in propelling blood throughout the body
what is smooth muscle?
No striated.
No T tubules
Where? found in hllow viscera, GI tract, some reproductive tract, and the urinary tract. Wall of blood vessels, larger ducts of compounds glands, respiratory passages, and small bundles within the dermis of the skin. in peristalsis, blood vessel accommodation, elevation of hari follicles and lens of the eye
Function: specialized for slow, steady contraction under the influence of autonomic nerves and various hormones.
Muscle is classified according to appearance
striated muscle: skeletal and cardiac muscle smooth muscle: do not have striations
How muscle fibers/skeletal muscle develop?
multipotential myogenic stem cells—-> myoblasts —–> line up and fuse to form myotubes (multinucleated long cells) ——> after maturation is a muscle fiber (muscle cell)

Satellite cells
responsible to regenerate muscle. Typically inactuve but after ijury some become activated
Muscle fibers are arranged _______ to one another, and there long _________ and _________.
Muscle fibers are arranged parallel to one another, and there long cylindrical and striated
Identify parts of the Skeletal muscle


what is different in myosin filaments in smooth muscle fibers?
have less regular arrangement and less crossbridges
Identify the type of muscle tissue and name the parts in cross and longitudinal section


Each muscle fiber/cell is composed of a pack of __________, which are made of thousands of ________
Each muscle fiber/cell is composed of a pack of myofibril which are made of thousands of sarcomeres
the contractile unit of skeletal muscle fibers is the __________
the contractile unit of skeletal muscle fibers is the sarcomere
What we can see in muscle contraction in the sarcometer?
During muscle contraction, the various transverse bands behave characteristically.
I band becomes narrower
H band and M line are extinguished
Z disks move closer together (approaching the interface between the A and I bands)
A bands remains unaltered.

Identify parts in the TEM

TEM showing one contractile unit (sarcomere) in the long
series that comprises a myofibril. In its middle is an electrondense
A band bisected by a narrow, less dense region called
the H zone. On each side of the A band are the lighter-stained I
bands, each bisected by a dense Z disc which marks one end of
the sarcomere. Mitochondria (M), glycogen granules, and small
cisternae of SER occur around the Z disc.
Identify the parts of image, identify what tissue its


What is the sarcolema and its function?
The sarcolemma is the cell membrane of the muscle fiber and its function is to maintain a potential difference between its cytoplasmic and extracellular surfaces.
Transverse Tubules
also knows as T tubules extend into the interior of mucle cell to facilitate conduction of wave of depolarization
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Its the sER, and its store intracellular calcium
Terminal cisternae
its a meshwork around each myofibril
What composes the triad? and its function?
tubulos T, terminal cysternae and sarcoplasmic reticulum which permits wave polarization to spread
what are costameres and where are they located?
group of proteins that works with Dystrophin-associated glycoprotein complex (DGC) to provide support and protection when contracting











































































































