BIOC32H3 : Skeletal muscle part 1

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Bands of skeletal muscle are composed of bundles called fasciles. Each fascicle is surrounded by connective tissue and contains numerous muscle fibres (cells). Each muscle cell runs the entire length of the muscle and contains many nuclei. Muscle cells, in turn, are composed of bundles of myofibrils. Myofibrils are bundles of contractile filaments (actin and myosin) plus other components. The plasma membrane of a muscle fibre (cell) is called the sarcolemma. The sarcoplasmic reticulum is an endoplasmic reticulum-like compartment that contains stores of intracellular calcium. T-tubules penetrate the sarcoplasmic reticulum; connecting the sarcolemma to the sarcoplasmic reticulum. T-tubules are important in conducting waves of depolarisation from the sarcolemma to the sarcoplasmic reticulum. Longitudinal and cross sections of a myofibril illustrate specific patterns that have helped to elucidate the structure of skeletal muscle. In cross section, you see an orderly arrangement of large circular structures each surrounded by six smaller circular structures.

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