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What is immediate source of calcium ion for muscle fiber?
There is some calcium outside the cell but the bulk of it comes from intracellular stores.
Fast twitch fibers are also called?
Type 2 muscle fibre.
What gives muscle fibers their striations?
The units of contraction called sarcomeres give striated muscle this appearance. Smooth muscle also has sarcomeres but they are not as neatly arranged so they appear smooth.
What is part of the brain responsible for coordinating muscle movements and maintaining balance called?
The part of the human brain which controls voluntary muscle movement (controlled muscle movement) is called the Cerebellum. This part of the brain also controls your balance.cerebellum
What muscle fiber is chest made up of?
The chest muscles, also known as the pectoralis muscles, are primarily composed of fast-twitch muscle fibers. These muscle fibers are responsible for generating quick and powerful contractions, which are important for movements like pushing and pressing.
What is a muscle cell called?
The scientific name for a muscle cell is a myocyte. Myocytes are also sometimes called muscle fibers. They are long, tube shaped, cells that develop from myoblasts.
What shape are skeletal muscle fibers?
Each fiber is actually a muscle cell. They are found in bundles that form what we call muscles. These are also called skeletal muscles because when they contract and get shorter, the bones that they are attached to, move. And the bones are part of the skeletal system.
What is an increase in the diameter of muscle fibers owing to the production of more myofibrils mitochondria sarcoplasmic reticulum and so forth?
Muscular Hypertrophy is the increase in muscle size due to increased number of myofibrils et al. Each muscle fiber (myocyte syncytium) consists of a cell membrane (sarcolemma) containing myofilaments actin and myosin arranged in end to end segments called sarcomeres. Muscle fibers are produced by fusion of multiple myoblasts during development, with the end result being a multinucleated syncytial cell which begins to produce myofilaments. Muscle growth occurs by production of additional myofilaments within each muscle fiber, the process called cellular hypertrophy. This results in enlargement of the whole muscle, also called hypertrophy. The number of myocytes remains the same. Existing myocytes can be repaired during regeneration following a severe injury. Satellite cells immediately adjacent to each muscle fiber proliferate and grow, fusing to eachother and existing damaged myofibers. Severe damage also results in fibrosis, or replacement of myofibers with stiff connective tissue, and results in impaired movement. In any case the number of muscle fibers remains the same.
What is The heart muscle is also called?
The heart muscle is also referred to as the cardiac muscle (myocardium).
What does heart muscle mean?
Your heart is a muscle. It is also called the myocardium. The muscle cells in the heart muscle are called myocardiocytes.
What is basic unit of a muscle?
sarcomeresSarcomereSarcomeresThe functional unit of a skeletal muscle is called a sarcomere. Hole's Anatomy 12th edition, pg 287 states: "Muscle fibers, and in a way muscles themselves, are basically collections of sarcomeres, discussed later in this chapter as the functional units of muscle contraction."sarcomere.
What is the heathiest fruit in the world?
Apples - high in fiber, lowering the risk of heart disease.Bananas - also high in fiber. Benefits muscle function and heart health.
Which muscle is also called striated striated muscle?
skelatal
What does muscles mean?
Your heart is a muscle. It is also called the myocardium. The muscle cells in the heart muscle are called myocardiocytes.
What do you find between the muscle fibers and tissues?
Between muscle fibers you will find fascia, which is a connective tissue that is very strong. Pound-for-pound it is stronger than steel. It is wrapped around each muscle fiber and called endomysium. When groups of muscle fibers are wrapped together, the fascia around the bundle, now called a fascicle, is called perimysium. When you group many fascicles together and wrap them in another layer of fascia, you have a muscle. The name of this outer layer of fascia connective tissue is epimysium. And when you wrap a functional group of muscle in a layer of fascia, it is referred to as deep fascia. Then between muscles and other tissues like the skin is a layer known as superficial fascia, also called the hypodermis.
What is the function of the deltoids?
the deltoid has 3 division of fiber, each has its function depending on their location the anterior fiber serves as shoulder flexor, where is the middle fiber for shoulder abduction at frontal plane and the posterior fiber functions as shoulder extensor
What muscle also called toes dancer's muscle a two belled muscle of the calf?
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