Which Function?
Parts
Cell, cell, cell
Contract time
Energy provider
Terms
100
Lost energy
Maintaining heat (temperature)
100
A bundle of muscle cells
Fascicle
100
The contractile unit of a muscle cell
Sarcomere
100
The neurotransmitter that starts the process.
Acetylcholine (ACh)
100
The energy storage compound that provides energy for muscle contraction
ATP
100
A muscle that helps stabilize a joint is called a ...
Fixator
200
Sphincter
Guarding entrances
200
The covering of an individual muscle cell
Endomysium
200
Muscle cell membrane
Sarcolemma
200
The action potential is created by the movement of which two ions?
Na+ and K+
200
Cellular respiration breaks down ___________________ to release energy for the cell to use
Glucose
200
The muscle that has the opposite action to a given muscle
antagonist
300
The function of Biceps brachii when picking up a baby penguin
Movement
300
The covering of a bundle of muscles cells
Perimysium
300
The two "main" proteins of muscle contraction.
Actin and myosin
300
Ca2+ is released from the ________________________ and binds to ___________________
Sarcoplasmic reticulum, troponin
300
The quickest way to make ATP
Creatine phosphate (Phosphocreatine)
300
The end of the muscle that is attached to the bone that will move
Insertion
400
They make sure your shoulder doesn't pop out when picking up a baby elephant
Stabilizing joints
400
The outer covering of a muscle
Epimysium
400
A muscle cell (myofiber) is composed of many smaller "fibers" called ...
myofibrils
400
What binds to a myosin head to "prime" it for grabbing the actin and moving the actin fiber?
ATP
400
Anaerobic respiration in muscles is also known as
Lactic acid fermentation or glcolysis
400
Sprinters rely on which muscle fiber type
Fast twitch (type II)
500
Stand to attention
Maintaining Posture
500
The tissue that tendons are made of
Dense regular connective tissue
500
The infolding (invaginations) of the membrane that carry the action potential deep within the cell.
T-tubules
500
What does this image show?
The binding sites of actin being exposed when calcium ions bond to troponin, pulling tropomyosin out of the way.
500
The slowest way to make ATP in the muscles is by the breakdown of what?
Fatty acids
500
Type of contraction involved in a plank rather than a push-up.
isometric