Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Microscopic Anatomy of a Muscle Fiber
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Microscopic Anatomy of a Muscle Fiber Sarcolemma—specialized plasma membrane Sarcoplasm- cytoplasm of muscle cells; contains large amounts of stored glycogen and an oxygen-binding protein, myoglobin Sarcoplasmic reticulum— specialized smooth endoplasmic reticulum Stores and releases calcium Surrounds the myofibril
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Microscopic Anatomy of a Muscle Fiber Myofibrils- long organelles inside muscle cell extending the entire length of the cell; hundreds to thousands in each fiber/cell (80% of cell volume)
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Microscopic Anatomy of the Myofibril Sarcomere— repeating unit along the myofibril contractile unit of a muscle fiber made of myofilaments
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Microscopic Anatomy of the Sarcomere Myofilaments 2 Types in a sarcomere 1.Actin filaments Thin filaments Composed of the protein actin Anchored to the Z disc (which is a membrane)
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Microscopic Anatomy of the Sarcomere 2. Myosin filaments Thick filaments = Composed of the protein myosin Has ATPase Myosin filaments have heads (extensions, or cross bridges) Myosin and actin overlap somewhat
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Microscopic Anatomy of Myofilament Figure 6.3c
Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Microscopic Anatomy of Skeletal Muscle Myofilaments are aligned to give distinct bands I band = light band Contains only actin (thin) filaments A band = dark band Contains the entire length of the mysosin (thick) filaments
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Microscopic Anatomy of the Sarcomere striations - repeating series of dark and light bands A bands- dark bands -H zone- lighter stripe in midsection of an A band; visible when muscle is relaxed -M line- dark line bisecting each H zone I bands- light bands - Z line- dark line bisecting each I band
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Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Microscopic Anatomy of Skeletal Muscle Figure 6.3b