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Muscle Structures

16 cards·by POOPYWIPESZ
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Epimysium
surounds skeletal muscle and fascicles in a muscle
Perimysium
surrounds individual foscicles and seperates muscles into small compartments
Endomysium
surrounds 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 band
protein to which actin binds
A band
region where myosin over laps actin
Sarcomere
unit of muscle from z-line to z-line
Motor neuron
nerve cell that connects to muscle fiber
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