MCM Final - Muscle Tissue Flashcards
(35 cards)
myofiber
made up of myofibrils
myoblast
proliferative cell in muscles
myofibroblast
primarily in wound healing
during the inflammatory response
-bind to connective tissue and contract to seal and close wound
actin filaments
similar to smooth muscle
myoepithelial cells
specialized cells associated with glandular secretory units
help deliver gland product into duct
wrap around glandular units
actin and myosin filaments
similar to smooth muscle
smooth muscle
involuntary contraction
centrally located nucleus
external lamina
-lamina densa and lamina rara
dense bodies
attachment points in smooth muscle
anchors for sliding filaments
-results in smooth muscle to coil or "pleat"
lamina densa and lamina rara
components of the external lamina of smooth muscles
lamina rara in between two lamina densas
skeletal muscle
peripheral nuclei
voluntary contraction
multinucleated
sarcomere
repeating unit of skeletal muscle
goes from z line to z line
contractile unit of the myofiber
a band
broad dark band in sarcomere
i band
light band
ends of two adjacent sarcomeres
h band
light band in middle of sarcomere
middle of the a band
myofiber
muscle cell
endomysium
surrounds individual myofibers
fascicle
bundle of myofibers in skeletal muscle
perimysium
surrounds the fascicle in skeletal muscles
epimysium
surrounds bundle of fascicles in skeletal muscle
cardiac muscle
also striated
involuntary contraction
can beat without external stimuli
central nuclei
ends joined by intercalated discs (fascia adherens)
intercalated discs
joins ends of cardiac muscles
fascia adherens
rich in gap junctions
neuro-muscular junction
excitation signal transferred at motor end plate
release of acetylcholine stimulates contraction
neurotransmitter for muscle contraction?
acetylcholine
-results in entry of sodium into the cell by opening up
Ach-gated ion channels
excitation-contraction coupling
nerve impulse transmitted to the transverse tubule system of myocyte
T-tubules - organized into triads
-at A band / I band junction
terminal cisternae on each side of t-tubule extend to sarcoplasmic reticulum
sodium flux through Ach-gated channels in t-tubules results in opening of calcium channels in the sarcoplasmic reticulum
causes filament sliding
filament sliding during contraction
shortens i and h band
a band width constant (A band is width of the thick filament myosin)
thick filaments
myosin - length of a band