Sign in to save your progress, vote, and build your own decks.Sign in
Matthew's Muscle Deck
16 cards·by Matthew Musharbash
Epimysium
surrounds skeletal muscle and all fascilies in a muscle
Perimysium
Surrounds individual fascilies and seperates muscle into small compartments
Endomysium
Surrounds individual muscle fibers
Sarcolemma
Cell membrane of a muscle fiber
sarcoplasm
Cytoplasm of a muscle fiber
Myofibril
Treads of protein inside the sarcoplasm
Myosin
Thick protein inside the myofibril
Actin
Thin protein inside the myofibril
I Band
Actin filaments attached to the Z-Line
Z-Line
Protein to which Actin binds
A Band
Region where Myosin overlaps 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 a muscle fiber