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Skeletal Muscle
Striated, 40% of body weight
In skeletal muscles, discrete organs
Voluntary
Smooth Muscle
Non-striated
In hollow organs
Involuntary
Cardiac Muscle
Striated, branched
Surrounds heart
involuntary
Connective tissue layers from superficial to deep
Epimysium, perimysium, endomysium
Deep Fascia
connective tissue that binds muscles together
Perimysium
divides skeletal muscles into fascicles
Endomysium
surrounds and interconnects muscle fibers
Epimysium
surrounds whole muscle
Function of Skeletal muscle?
protect internal organs, posture, temperature, guards entrances and exits
Diaphragm is made up of what muscle?
Smooth muscle
Sarcolemma
cell membrane of a muscle cell
Mitochondria
produces energy needed for skeletal muscle to contract and relax
Myofibirls
take up most of volume of skeletal muscle, and increase in number and size with exercise
Calcium
released causing contraction after a muscle fiber is stimulated
Motor unit
one motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it innervates
Powerstroke
tension produced by a skeletal muscle to maintain body position without muscle contraction
Muscle atrophy
damage to the nerves innervating a muscle
Whole muscle
a bundle of fascicles
Fascicle
a bundle of muscle fibers
Actin
a muscle protein that is found in thin filament of a sarcomere
Aponeuroses
thick flattened sheets formed by tendons
Satellite cells
repair damaged muscle tissue and are deep to endomysium
Sarcomere
the contractile or functional unit of a muscle
Tendon
a band of dense regular connective tissue that attaches a skeletal muscle to periosteum of a bone
Somatic muscle reflex involves what?
nerves, skeletal muscle tissue, tendons, and bones
Acetylcholine
the neurotransmitter the body uses at the somatic neuromuscular junction
Rigor Mortis
the condition of contracture that occurs to skeletal muscle several hours after death
Endothelial cell
simple squamous epithelial lining of cardiovascular system
Leukocytes (WBCs)
move though vascular walls to fight infection and clean up cell debris
Myocardium
contractile muscle tissue of heart
Chordae tendonae
attaches cusps of atrioventricular valves to papillary muscles
Aneurysm
an abnormal expansion of an artery
Tachycardia
chronic heart rate faster than 100 bpm
Bradycardia
chronic heart rate less than 60 bpm
Anemia
decreased oxygen carrying capaicty of blood
Systole
contractions of ventricles
Diastole
relaxation of ventricles
Erythrocytes
produced in red bone marrow and destroyed in liver and spleen
Pulmonary Circuit
transports oxygenated blood to left atrium
Systemic Circuit
transports deoxygenated blood to right atrium
Ligamentum arteriosum
a remnant of the ductus arteriosus
Hypertension
chronic high blood pressure
Coronary Arteries
transport oxygenated blood from aorta to myocardium
Angioplasty
surgical repair of an occluded coronary artery
Coronary Bypass
surgical procedure that diverts blood around a blockage in a coronary artery
Normal pacemaker is located where?
Right atrium
What is the heart referred to?
electrical syncytium because of the gap junctions between adjacent cells
Sinoarterial Node
initiates heart beat, it doesn't regulate it
Neutrophils
Destroys bacteria by phagocytosis
Eosinophils
Turn off allergic responses and kill parasites in intestines
Basophils
Release histamine and other mediators of inflammation
T-Lymphocytes
Directly attack
B-Lymphocytes
Mark virus with antibody
Monocytes
Phagocytize, develop into microphages in tissues
Platelets
Seal small tears in blood vessels