Term

the three types of cardiac muscle

Definition

skeletal (striated, voluntary), cardiac (only in the heart, striated), smooth (in the walls of hollow organs, not striated, involuntary).

Term

anatomy of skeletal muscles (layers)

Definition

1. muscle (epimysium surrounding) 2. fascicle (perimysium surrounding) 3. muscle fibre 'myofibre' (endomysium surrounding) 4. myofibril (sarcoplasmic reticulum surrounding) 5. myofilaments (actin & myosin) no surrounding.

Term

sarcoplasmic reticulum function

Definition

surrounds each myofibril. responsible for storing & regulating calcium.