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Muscle articulation
week 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is an articulation? | An articulation, or joint, is the point where two or more bones meet. |
| What are the three main structural types of joints? | Fibrous, cartilaginous, and synovial joints. |
| What type of joint allows the most movement? | Synovial joints. |
| What produces movement at a joint? | Muscle contraction that pulls on tendons attached to bones. |
| What two proteins are primarily responsible for muscle contraction? | Actin and myosin. |
| What is the role of ATP in muscle contraction? | ATP provides energy for myosin heads to detach from actin and reset for the next contraction cycle. |
| What ion is essential for triggering muscle contraction? | Calcium ions (Ca²⁺). |
| Where is calcium stored inside the muscle cell? | In the sarcoplasmic reticulum. |
| What is the sliding filament theory? | It explains how actin and myosin filaments slide past each other to shorten the muscle during contraction. |
| What structure carries the electrical impulse deep into the muscle fiber? | The T-tubules (transverse tubules) |