Table 12.8 Flashcards
(16 cards)
Striated; actin and myosin arranged in sarcomeres
Skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle
Moderately developed Sarcoplasmic reticulum and transverse tubules
Cardiac muscle
Not striated; more actin than myosin; Actin inserts into dense bodies and cell membrane
Smooth muscle
Poorly developed Sarcoplasmic reticulum; no transfers tubules
Smooth muscle
Well developed sarcoplasmic reticulum and transverse tubules
Skeletal muscle
Contains calmodulin, A protein that, when bound to calcium, activates the enzyme myosin light-chain kinase
Smooth muscle
Contains troponin in the thin filaments
Cardiac muscle and skeletal muscle
Calcium released into cytoplasm from sarcoplasmic reticulum
Skeletal muscle
Calcium enters cytoplasm from sarcoplasmic reticulum and extracellular fluid
Cardiac muscle
Calcium enter cytoplasm from extracellular fluid, sarcoplasmic reticulum, and perhaps mitochondria
Smooth muscle
Can contract without nerve stimulation; action potentials originate in pacemaker cells of heart
Cardiac muscle
Cannot contract without nerve stimulation; denervation results in muscle atrophy
Skeletal muscle
Maintains tone in absence of nerve stimulation; visceral smooth muscle produces pacemaker potentials; denervation results in hypersensitivity to stimulation
Smooth muscle
Muscle fibers stimulated independently; no gap junctions
Skeletal muscle
Gap junctions present in most of these
Smooth muscle
Gap junctions present as intercalated discs
Cardiac muscle