What percent of the body is smooth muscle? Striated muscle?
5 to 10%.............40%
5 to 10%.............40%
Name 3 types of muscle proteins. What is the function of each?
stroma-hold structures in place
stroma-hold structures in place
cellular-enzymes that are not just found in the muscles but also in other parts of the body
contractile-two types myosin and actin and necessary for contraction
What is a myofibril? independant element in muscle fibers
Sketch a picture of a sarcomere. Label the I-band, the A-band, the Z-line and the H-zone.
Name the two filaments that make up a sarcomere. thick and thin
Draw a sarcomere at rest, stretched out and contracted.
What is the sliding filament theory?
During muscle contraction the myofilaments myosin and slide toward each other
Muscle relaxation ensues upon the removal of what?
calcium ions
1 comment:
Number 4 is not your own sketch and you only did two of the three sketches for number 6. Please fix these and send me and email so I know to recheck this.
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