Ch 10-12 Flashcards
(90 cards)
Ability to shorten, thicken
Contractility
(Irritability) the ability of muscles and nerves to respond to a stimulus
Excitability
Ability to lengthen and thin out
Extensibility
Fine sheath of connective tissue surrounding each muscle fiber
Endomysium
Fibrous connective tissue that surrounds bundles of muscle fibers called fascicles
Perimysium
Dense irregular connective tissue that surrounds the entire muscle
Epimysium
Broad, flat tendon that attaches muscle to bone, another muscle, Or skin
Aponeuroses
Muscle cell membrane
Sarcolemma
Cytoplasm of muscle cell
Sarcoplasm
Specialized smooth E.R.; tubes fuse to form clternae in each segment.
- in a relaxed muscle, S.R. Stores Ca++(active transport pumps)
- when stimulated, Ca++ leaves through Ca++ release channels (voltage gated)
Sacroplasmic reticulum
Chemical that communicated across synaptic cleft
Neurotransmitter
Tension increases, but muscle does not
- shorten/lengthen (ex: holding a book; maintaining posture)
Isometric
Tension remains constant
Isotonic
Red pigment that stores oxygen
Myoglobin
2 strands twisted into a helix
-each ~~~~~ molecule has a myosin binding site
Actin
Binding site on actin molecule
Myosin
A smaller molecule bound to tropomyosin
-has calcium binding sites
Troponin
Motor neuron & all fibers it connects to -
All connected fibers contract / a nerve fiber & all the muscle cells that t controls
Motor unit
Cardiac muscle
Striated & involuntary discs
- branching, Y-shaped cells
- many mitochondria, large transverse tubules
- intercalated discs- thick area b/w cells w/ gap junctions (allows network to contract as a unit)
- stimulation from autotorhytmic cells
- larger refractory period
Smooth muscle
- located in walls of blood vessels, digestive organs, bronchioles, ureters, & uterus
- spindle shaped cells
- nonstriated; involuntary
- influenced by neurotransmitters & hormones
Skeletal muscle
Body movement, posture, protection/support
-each muscle made of hundred/thousands of cells or muscle fibers
Acetylcholine is _____ _____ by acetylcholinesterase
Broken down
Insufficient oxygen, glycogen depletion, lactic acid buildup
3 things that lead to muscle fatigue
Regular exercise can lead to do what 2 changes that can help reduce muscle fatigue?
Regular exercise stimulates; new capillary growth & increase in mitochondria