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muscle structures

muscles

17 cards·by penutbuttertortilla
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epimysium
Surrounds skeletal muscle and all fascicles 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(cell)
Myofibril
threads of protein inside the sarcoplasm
Myosin
thick protein filament inside a myofibril
Actin
thin protein filament inside a myofibril
I band
actin filaments attached to Z-lines
Z line
protein to which actin binds
A band
region where myosin overlaps actin
sarcomere
unit of muscle from z-line
motor neuron
nerve cell that connects to muscle fiber
neuromusclar junction
connection between motor neuron and muscle fiber
neurotransmitters
chemicals that go from neuron to muscle fibers
motor unit
consists of motor neuron neuron and a muscle fiber