ch 10 muscle tissue

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  • skeletal muscle
  • z disc : coin shaped sheet of proteins that anchors the thin filaments and connects myofibrils to one another
  • the sacromere at rest is 2.9 microns
  • isometric contractions
    • no shortening; muscle tension is constant and does not exceed the load
  • motor units usually contract asynchronously, helps to prevent fatigue