Chapter 10 & 11 Flashcards
Zone of overlap is made up of what?
Where thick and thin filaments overlap
What are the proteins found in a sarcomere?
Myosin, actin, titin, troponin and tropomyosin
What is the largesst protein in the human body?
Titin
When contraction occurs the _________ get smaller.
H zones and I bands
Triad is made up of__________________________
One transverse tubue and two terminal cisternae
F actin is made up of_____________
Two rows of G actin
________ is the smallest functional unit of muscle fiber/cell
Sarcomere
All of these are steps in muscle contraction except _________
- Excitation
- Extraction
- Contraction
- Excitation-contraction coupling
Extraction
All of these are layers of connective tissue except _______
- Perimysium
- Epimysium
- Osteomysium
- Endomysium
Osteomysium
What are the neurotransmitters inside the vesicles?
Acetylcline
Dark bands are made up of _________
A band
When calcium is inside this it is relaxed
Terminal cisternae
When contraction occurs this increases
Zones or areas of overlap
This has a head, a tail and when it binds it forms a cross bridge.
Thick filament
What has an active site that can bind to a thick filament?
G actin
One tropomyosin contains how many active sites
7
All of these are functions of muscles except?
- Movement
- Excretion
- Heat production
- Posture
- Guards entrances and exits.
Excretion
All of these are components of thin filaments except
- F actin
- Myosin
- Tropomyosin
- Nebulin
- Troponin
Myosin
What protein holds the tropomyosin molecules in place?
Troponin
All of these are characteristics of skelteal muscles that permit them to function as they do except?
- Extensibility
- Exitability
- Flexibility
- Contractibility
Flexibility
When nerve impulses reach the end of a motor neuron fiber, small vesicles release what substances across the synapitc cleft.
Neurotransmitter
When nerve impulses reach the end of a motor neuron fiber, small vesicles release what substances across the synapitc cleft.
Neurotransmitter
What is another name for cardiac muscle?
Striated involuntary
What causes the inside of muscle cells to become more negative as compared to the ECF?
Na/K ATPase pump