Flashcard: Muscle Anatomy and Function — 10 carte

Muscle tissue types — examples?

Skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscles.

Muscle tissue types — main categories?

Skeletal, cardiac, smooth muscle.

Sliding filament theory — process?

Actin and myosin filaments slide to shorten sarcomeres.

Myofibril — component of?

Within muscle fibers, responsible for contraction.

Contraction types — main difference?

Isometric: no length change; isotonic: length change.

Sarcomere — role?

Contractile unit within myofibrils.

T-tubules — function?

Transmit electrical impulses to muscle interior.

Muscle connective tissue layers?

Epimysium, perimysium, endomysium.

Skeletal muscle — control?

Voluntary movement.

Cardiac muscle — unique feature?

Intercalated discs for synchronized contraction.