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muscle structures

muscle

16 cards·by raider45
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epimysium
surrounds skeletal muscle and all fascicales in a muscle
perimysium
Surrounds individual fascicles and separates muscle into small compartments
endomysium
surround individual muscle fibers
sarcolemma
cell membrane of a muscle fiber(cell)
sarcoplasm
cytoplasm of a muscle fiber
Myofibril
threads of protein inside the sarcoplasm
myosin
thick protien filament inside a myofiberal
actin
thin protein filament inside a myofibril
Sarcomere
unit of muscle from Z-line to Z-line
Motor neuron
nerve cell that connects to muscle fiber
i band
actin filaments attached to Z-lines
z line
protein to which actin binds
A band
region where myosin overlaps actin
Neuromuscular junction
connection between motor neuron and muscle fiber
Neurotransmitters
Chemicals that go from neuron to muscle fibers
motor unit
consists of motor neuron and muscle fiber