AlondraRamos

Theskeletalmuscleisanorganofthemuscularsystem.Itsiscomposedprimarilyofskeletal
muscletissue,nervoustissue,bloodandotherconnectivetissues.Fasciaisamusclethat
separatesfromadjacentmusclesandheldinpositionbylayersofdenseconnectivetissue.The
connectivetissuesurroundseverymuscleandprotectseachmuscleandhasmanymusclefibers,
formingacordliketendon.Theconnectivetissuesareassociatedwithamusclefrombroad,
fibroussheetscalledaponeuroses.Theskeletalmusclehasmanyconnectivetissueslikethe
epimysium,perimysium,andendomysium.Theskeletalmuscleisveryimportantbecauseit
helpsdomanythingsliketalking,walking,breathingandsneezingarethingsthatwecouldntdo
withoutthemusclesthatiswhyitisaveryimportantorganinourbody.

Therearemanyfunctionsofthemusclesystemandtherearemanystepstofollowinmuscle
contraction.Thestepsare

Neuronactionpotentialarrivesatendofmotorneuron
ACHisreleased
ACHbindstoreceptorsonmotorendplate
Permeablityofsarcolemmachanges

 MuscleactionpotentialsweepsintoTtubulestriggering
releaseofCafromthecisternaeofthesarcoplasmicreticulum
CAbindstotroponin

troponinchangesshapeand
shiftstropomyosintoexpose
bindingsitesofactin
myosinbindstoactin
Myosinheadpivots
Myosinreleasesfromactin
Myosinreextendsinto"ready"
position

RabbitMuscleDataTable.

Lenghtof
myofiberbefore
ATPsolution

Trail1

Trail2

15mm

12mm

3mm

31.8%

Trail3

22mm

15mm

7mm

31.8%

Trail4

18mm

11mm

7mm

38.8%

Trail5

12

20

66.6%

Trail6

100%

11

120%

11

83.3%