Skeletal Muscle Anatomy & Sliding Filament Theory

Front

What is the name of the Thick filaments?

Back

Myosin

Front

What is the name of the thin filaments in the muscle cell? Options: Actin, Myosin, Myoglobin, Titan

Back

Actin

Front

The neurotransmitter that signals muscle contraction is called...

Back

Ach

Front

What is the name of the contractile unit in a muscle cell? Options: fascicle, sarcomere, tendon, endomysium

Back

sarcomere

Front

The plasma membrane of a skeletal muscle cell is called the:

Back

sarcolemma

Front

Region where a motor neuron comes in close contact with a muscle cell.

Back

neuromuscular junction

Front

The functional unit of the muscle cell is the:

Back

Sarcomere

Front

The Ions that are responsible for removing Troponin from Tropomyosin.

Back

Calcium

Front

What two chemicals are necessary for muscle contraction to occur? Options: Niacin and Potassium, Calcium and ATP, Sodium and Potassium, Ach and Potassium

Back

Calcium and ATP

Front

___ and ___ are regulatory proteins bound to actin.

Back

Troponin and tropomyosin