Anatomy/Physiology Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Muscle Fiber | Also known as myocytes. The type of cell found in muscle tissue. Myocytes are long, tubular cells that develop from myoblasts to form muscles. |
Endomysium | Loose connective tissue surrounding the individual muscular fibers within the smallest bundles. |
Neuromuscular Junction | A synapse between a motor neuron and skeletal muscle. |
Perimysium | Loose connective tissue that surrounds fasciculi (bundles). |
Fascicle | A small bundle of muscle fibers. |
Sarcomere | Basic functional unit of skeletal muscle, because it is the smallest part that can contract. |
Epimysium | Connective tissue that surrounds the skeletal muscle. |
Aponeurosis | Sheaths of tendons. |
Sarcolemma | Muscle cell membrane; T tubules wrap around sarcomeres where myosin and actin overlap and connect to sarcolemma to sarcoplasmic reticulum. |
Myofibrils | Any of the elongated contractile threads found in striated muscle cells. |
Actin | Thin myofilaments that contain troponin molecules which provide a binding site for calcium. |
Myosin | Thick microfiliments that binds to exposed attachment sites on actin. |
Acetylcholine | A compound that occurs throughout the nervous system, in which it functions as a neurotransmitter. |
Origin of the Muscle | Head; Most stable/stationary. |
Insertion of the Muscle | End; attached to bone moving the most. |
Belly of the Muscle | Muscle between origin and insertion. |
Prime Mover | The main muscle producing movement. |
Synergists | Muscles that work together to produce movement |
Antagonists | Muscle whose actions counteract with another muscle. |
Isometric | Type of movement where length of muscle does not change, even though the amount of tension produced increases during contraction. |
Isotonic (Muscle Contraction) | Type of movement where the amount of tension is constant, while the length of the muscle decreases. |
Action Potential | Depolarization and re-polarization of cell membrane resulting in contraction. |
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