Muscles
Types of Muscle Fibers
100

What is the contractile unit of skeletal muscle

Sarcomere
100

What are the "slow twitch" fiber?

Slow oxidative fibers (SO)

200

What are 3 muscle proteins?

Myosin

Actin

Tropomyosin

Troponin

Titin

Dystrophin

200

/What are the "fast twitch" fibers?

Fast glycolytic fibers (FG)

300

What is the cell of skeletal muscle tissue?

Myofiber

300
What are the "intermediate" fibers?

Fast oxidative fibers (FO)

400

Muscles are often connected to bones by...?

Tendons

400

Which muscle fiber is used for "everyday" movements?

Fast oxidative fibers (FO)

500

What is the transverse "tunnels" that crosses the myofiber?

T-tubule

500

Which muscle fiber is specialized for aerobic respiration?

Slow oxidative fibers (SO)