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What is the specific relationship of the functional unit of contraction to the striated appearance of a skeletal muscle fiber?
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The organization of contractile proteins into a regular end-to-end repeating pattern of sacromeres along the length of each cell accounts for the striated, or striped, appearance of skeletal muscle in longitudinal section.
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What type of muscle is capable of rapid contraction and causes skeletal movement?
Skeletal or voluntary muscle is capable of rapid contraction and is responsible for skeletal movement.
The smallest functional unit of the muscle fiber?
The smallest functional unit of a muscle fiber is the sarcomere. Sarcomeres are composed of actin and myosin filaments arranged in a repeating pattern, allowing for muscle contraction and relaxation to occur. They are responsible for the striated appearance of skeletal muscle under a microscope.
Does stretch have any effect on skeletal muscle contraction?
yes skeletal muscle stretch by means of contraction.
Which has a banded appearance skeletal cardiac or smooth muscle tissues?
skeletal
The first step toward generating a skeletal muscle contraction is The first step toward generating a skeletal muscle contraction is?
stimulation of the muscle by a nerve ending.
What band shortens during skeletal muscle contraction?
during skeletal muscle contraction ,I band and H zone shortens. Sarcomeres
Do skeletal muscles have involuntary muscle?
The skeletal muscles do have the involuntary muscle because they help it in the contraction process.
What is an example to illustrate anatomy vs physiology?
A good example to illustrate the relationship between anatomy and physiology is the relationship between how a skeletal muscle is structured (anatomy) and how it works (physiology) to produce a muscle contraction. Skeletal muscles are organized into units called sarcomeres which are overlapping chains of two different proteins, actin and myosin. That in a nutshell is the microscopic anatomy of skeletal muscle. Physiologically how it works is that the myosin heads latch onto the actin chain pulling it into the center of the sarcomere shortening it which causes the contraction.
What muscles are straited?
smooth skeletal cardiac and contraction mbroro
Basic unit of contraction in skeletal and cardiac muscle?
The Sarcomere
What factors affect muscle contraction?
the degree of muscle stretch is affect the strength or force of skeletal muscle contraction
What is the medical term meaning life-threatening disease with painful uncontrolled contraction of skeletal muscle?
Tetanus is a life-threatening disease with uncontrolled contraction of skeletal muscle (a sign known as tetany).
