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Chamberlain BIOS 252 Exam 1with complete verified
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skeletal muscle
A muscle that is attached to the bones of the skeleton and provides
the force that moves the bones.
Location of skeletal muscle
in skeletal muscles attached to bones or occasionally to skin
Excitability
ability to respond to stimuli
Conductivity
The ability of an object to transfer heat or electricity to another
object.
Extensibility
ability to be stretched
Elasticity of muscle
Ability of muscle fibers to recoil and resume their resting length
after being stretched.
Contractibility
ability to shorten/contract
Sarcomere
Contractile unit of muscle (z disc to z disc)
,Sarcolemma
muscle cell membrane
sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR)
organelle of the muscle fiber that stores calcium
Z disc
coin-shaped sheet of proteins that anchors the thin filaments and
connects myofibrils to one another
M line
middle of sarcomere
A band
dark area; extends length of the thick filaments
I band
light band, actin only
, Zone of Overlap
where thick and thin filaments overlap
Thick filaments
myosin
Thin filaments
actin
contractile proteins in muscle
actin and myosin
structural proteins
proteins that form an organism's physical attributes
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