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Muscle structures
vocabulary
16 cards·by yadira
Epimysium
surrounds skeletal muscle and all fascicles in a muscle
Perimysium
Surrounds individual fascicles and seperate muscle into small compartments
Endomysuim
surrounds individual muscle fibers
Sarcolemma
cell membrane of muscle fiber (cells)
Sacroplasm
cytoplasm of muscle fiber (cell)
Myofibril
threads of protein inside the sacroplasm
Myosin
thick protien inside the 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 form z-line to z-line
Motor Neuron
nerve cell that connects to muscle fiber
Neuromuscular Junction
connection between motor neuron and muscle fiber
Nerotransmitters
chemiclas that go from neuron to muscle fibers
Motor unit
consists of motor neuron and muscle fibers