Types of Muscle Tissue: Skeletal, Smooth, and Cardiac
* Skeletal, aka “striated”, aka “voluntary” – attached to bones and under conscious, willful control. Has the ability to contract (shorten) and thereby bring about movement
I. Muscle and Muscle Fiber Structure: A muscle is composed of many muscle fibers (muscle fiber = muscle cell). The individual muscles are separated from each other and held in place by a covering called the FASCIA. This fascia also forms TENDONS and APONEUROSES connecting muscles to bones and muscles to muscles.
A muscle also contains 3 different layers of connective tissue: Epimysium – outermost layer, surrounds entire muscle Perimysium – separated and surrounds the FASCICLES (bundles) of muscle fibers Endomysium – surrounds each individual muscle fiber
Skeletal muscle fibers contain numerous nuclei and mitochondria
The muscle fiber membrane is called the SARCOLEMMA and the cytoplasm is called the SARCOPLASM. Within the sarcoplasm are many parallel fibers known as MYOFIBRILS
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Each myofibril is made of many protein filaments called MYOFILAMENTS. There are two types: MYOSIN – thick filaments ACTIN – thin filaments
Actin and Myosin filaments are arranged in an overlapping pattern of light (“I” bands) and dark (“A” bands). In the middle of each “I” band is a line called a “Z” line. The section of a myofibril from one Z-line to the next Z-line is called a SARCOMERE. The arrangement of these sarcomeres next to each other produces the STRIATIONS of the skeletal muscle fibers.
Each Myofibirl is surrounded by a network of membranous channels called SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM. Other “tubes”
[pic] between the actin and myosin filaments ( the filaments slide between
Experiment 1: (i) See Figure 1 for trace. Figure 1 is measuring the activity (force and time of contraction) of the entire muscle, which consists of several types of muscle fibers (Type I or slow twitch, Type IIa or intermediate fast twitch, and Type IIb or fast, fatigable/anaerobic) whereas a concentric needle electrode only detects and records the activity of one type of muscle fiber. A typical triphasic waveform is observed, in contrast to the monophasic shape of the intracellular action potential whereas…
Exercise 2: Skeletal Muscle Physiology: Activity 1: The Muscle Twitch and the Latent Period Lab Report Pre-lab Quiz Results You scored 40% by answering 2 out of 5 questions correctly. 1. Skeletal muscles are connected to bones by You correctly answered: b. tendons. 2. Skeletal muscles are composed of hundreds to thousands of individual cells called Your answer : d. myofilaments. Correct answer: c. fibers. 3. The term motor unit refers to Your answer : a. all of the motor neurons that innervate one…
receptors on the muscle membrane which are in close proximity to the neuron (the motor end plate). The binding of the acetylcholine to the muscle membrane allows for the initiation of an action potential (which promotes the passing of an electrical current) on the muscle membrane. A special enzyme, acetylcholinesterase, breaks down the released acetylcholine so that it cannot continue to bind to the muscle membrane. In this way, the nerve controls the action of the muscle such that the muscle can only…
skeletal muscle tissue. Produce skeletal movement, Maintain body position and posture, Support soft tissues, Guard openings, Maintain body temperature and Store nutrient reserves 2. Describe the organization of muscle at the tissue level. Muscles have three layers of connective tissues: Epimysium: exterior collagen layer, Separates muscle from surrounding tissues Perimysium: surrounds muscle fiber bundles (fascicles) Endomysium: surrounds individual muscle cells (muscle fibers), contains…
The Muscular System Muscles are responsible for body movement There are 3 basic types of muscles: skeletal, cardiac, and smooth A. Function of Muscles 1. Produce movement 2. Maintain posture 3. Stabilize joints 4. Generate heat B. Characteristics of Muscles Are elongated (a muscle cell = a muscle fiber) Contraction of muscles is due to the movement of microfilaments All share the same terminology Myo- = mucle Mys- = muscle Sarco- = flesh Most attached by tendons to bones Cells are multinucleated…
Thanks, Carl Johnson Muscles 1 Types of Muscles in Vertebrates 2 All three types of muscle use actin and myosin, but they are controlled and organized differently Purves 47.1 Smooth Muscle 3 Smooth muscle cells are the simplest muscle cells: single nucleus per cell spindle-shaped often in smooth sheets not "striated" because the actin and myosin are not arranged regularly within the cell as is true for cardiac and skeletal muscle cells Smooth muscle: moves food through the…
Twitch summation effect, tetanus, and fatique. (4 points maximum) When rate is high enough that muscle fibers cannot relax at all between stimuli the twitches fuse into one smooth contraction. Prolonged contraction can result in muscle fatigue due to the depletion of ATP. Single action potential produces a twitch about 100msec or less and if a second action potential arrives before the muscle fiber becomes completely relaxed the two twitches add together resulting in greater tension. Summation…
tissue around the muscle Tendon – Connective tissue that connects muscle to bone Bone Periosteum – Tissue covering bone Proximal – Closer to the trunk (body) Distal – Further from the trunk (body) Superior – Closer to the head Inferior – Closer to the feet Origin – Proximal attachment of a muscle (close to body) Insertion – Distal attachment of a muscle (further from the body) Muscle Fibers – muscle cells about the width of a hair, that may run the entire length of a muscle Fasciculi – Bundles…
Muscle Review Muscle Fascicle Muscle cell/fiber Myofibril Myofilament Muscle: Consists of hundreds to thousands of muscle cells Fasicle: Discrete bundle of muscle cells, segregated from the rest of the muscle by connective tissue sheath. Muscle Fiber: Elongated multinucleate cell, has branded, striated appearance. Myofibril: Contractile element, oupy most of muscle cell composed of sacromeres, appear banded. Sarcomere: Contractile unit, composed of myofilaments made up of contractile proteins…