BIOL 1001 Chapter : Study Guide

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Fibrous membrane that wraps each individual muscle fiber. Tough connective tissue that surrounds the entire muscle. The epimysium come together to form tendons. Has single nucleus, no striations, involuntary, and visceral (pertaining to the inner part of the organ) Striated , involuntary, found only in heart. Cardiac muscle cells are branched and are connected via intercalated discs. Describe a muscle cell at the microscopic level (include sarcolemma, myofibril, sarcomere, etc. Segment of a myofibril (from one z disc to another) Contains atpase enzymes split atp to generate power for muscle contractions. Extend the entire length of the dark a band. Their ends are studded with cross bridges, where thick and thin filaments link together. Thin (actin) filaments - made of protein actin. Contains regulatory proteins that allow binding of myosin heads to actin. Describe a motor unit and how it works. is made up of a motor neuron and the skeletal muscle fibers innervated by that motor neuron"s axonal terminals.

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