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Muscular System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what are the functions of the muscular system | 1. movement of the body 2. maintaining posture 3. generates body heat 4. role in other systems (respiratory, digestion, urinary) |
| what are the types of muscle tissue | -skeletal (striated): voluntary -smooth - involuntary: digestion - cardiac: heart |
| a muscle composed of many muscle fibers arranged in bundles are called | fascicles |
| fibers are found within muscle cells are called | myocytes |
| individual muscles are separated by fascia, which also forms | tendons |
| epimysium | outermost layer, surrounds the entire muscle |
| perimysium | separated and surrounds the fascicles (bundles) |
| endomysium | surrounds each individual muscle fiber |
| sarcolemma | muscle fiber membrane |
| sarcoplasm | inner material surrounding fibers |
| sarcoplasm reticulum | transport |
| myofibrils | a parallel muscle fiber within the sarcoplasm |
| myosin | thick filaments (dark) |
| actin | think filaments (light) |
| hierarchy of muscles | fascicles -> myofibrils -> myofilament (actin and myosin) |