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Chapter 11-1 A&P
Question | Answer |
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Sarcolemma | Plasma membrane of muscle |
Sarcoplasm | Cytoplasm with cell structures |
Sarcoplasmic Reticulum | Sleeve of netting surrounding myofibrils (Holds Calcium) |
Satellite Cells | Located between Sarcolemma and Endomysium |
Terminal Cisternae | Thick ends of SR |
Transverse tubule (T Tubule) | Infolding of sarcolemma |
Triad | 2 terminal cisternae, 1 T tubule |
Tropomyosin | Stringlike protein covering, myosin binding site |
Troponin | Globular protein attached to tropomyosin, Binding site for Ca++ |
Elastic filaments attach to what? | Ends of thick filaments, anchor to Z discs |
What are the 2 types of Contractile proteins? | Actin and Myosin |
What are the 2 types of Regulatory proteins? | Tropomyosin and Troponin |
What is the name of the Accessory protein? | Dystrophin |
Where is Dystrophin located? | Between thin filaments and sarcolemma |
When muscles contract, the ____________ shortens | Sarcomere |
Do myofilaments change length? | No |
What is it called if a nerve is severed and the muscle becomes paralyzed? | Degeneration Atrophy |
What are nerve cells that serve skeletal muscle fibers called? | Motor Neurons |
What is it called when the neuron fires and all the muscle fibers by it will contract? | Motor Unit |