Myology, Muscle Fiber Structure and Function

Biol205 Human Anatomy Muscular System

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1. Consists of alternating I bands and A bands
3. Light area of myofibril, with Z line in middle.
5. Mucle shortens in response to tension
7. Neurotransmitter at myoneural junction
8. Most moveable muscle attachment
11. Muscle fiber arrangement with broad origin and narrow insertion.
13. Least moveable muscle attachment
14. Straight line arrangment of muscle fibers aligned with axis of force
16. Found on surface of muscle fiber
17. Strap-like dense connective tissue attaching muscle to bone

Down:

2. No shortening of muscle in response to tension
4. Thinner myofilament of sarcomere.
6. Found in the middle of I band of sarcomere
9. Contractile unit of myofibril
10. Short angled, feather-like fiber arrangements in muscle
12. Thick myofilament found in A band of sarcomere.
15. Darker striation in sarcomere.