Chapter 10 - Muscle Tissue Notes Flashcards
Chapter 10 - Muscle Tissue
muscle tissue is unique because it can
contract
contractile tissue
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how many types of muscle tissue in body
3
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what are types of muscle tissue
skeletal
smooth
cardiac
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skeletal muscle is under _____ control
voluntary
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skeletal muscles are large and
multinucleated
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function of skeletal muscles
maintain body postures and position
support soft tissues
guards entrances and exits to the body cavities
helps maintain the body temp
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muscle tissue has 3 layers of
connective tissue
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what are 3 layers of muscle tissue
epimysium
perimysium
endomysium
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epimysium
covers entire muscle
outer layer
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perimysium
central layer covers individual bundles of fibers
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bundles of fibers in muscle tissue
fascicle
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endomysium
inner layer
surrounds individaul muscle fibers
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what layer are muscle satellite cells found
endomysium
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what are satellite cells
stem cells
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end of the muscle fiber come together to form a
tendon
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tendon otherwise called
aponeurosis
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what tendon does
attachment of muscle tissue to bone
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muscles contain
multinucleated
myoblasts
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myoblasts are
functional cells of the tissue
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sacrolemma
cell membrane of skeletal muscle cell
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sacroplasm
cytoplasm of a skeletal muscle cell.
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the cell membrane has a ______ that maintains the resting membrane potential
transmembrane electrical potential
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changes in the electrical charge across the membrane result in
rapid contraction of the muscle involved
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the _______ allow the electrical charge to pass along the whole muscle and stimulate contraction
T tubes or
transverse tubules