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CH 6 Muscles

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The ability to shorten with force contractillity
anterior thigh muscle hamstrings
skeletal muscle to respond to a stimulus excitability
the ability to be stretched extensibility
surrounded by a connective tissue sheath epimysium
connective tissue connected outside the epimysium fascia
the cytoplasm of each fiber is filled with myofibrils
2 major types of protein fibers actin- thin myosin- thick
basic structural and functional unit of the muscle sarcomere
fasciculi is surrounded around the loose connective tissue called perimysium
4 major functional characteristics contractility, excitability, extensibility, elasticity
sarcomeres join end to end to form myofibrils
the ends of the sarcomeres are called z-lines (disc)
the light band i band, consists of actin
dark central region in each sarcomere a band, extends the length of the myosin
the center of each sarcomere theres another light area called h-zone, consist of only myosin
the myosin myofilaments are anchored in the center of a sarcomere at a dark staining band called m-line
Created by: djfouch1
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