Name: Angelica Lupisan Course & Sec: ____________ Date: August 23, 2021

MUSCULAR TISSUE WORKSHEET

Directions: Answer the following questions and fill in the table below

1. Name 3 prefixes that give you a clue that muscle is being referred to.

a. Myo (latin for muscle) b. Muscul (latin for muscle) c. My (latin for muscle)

2.Compare & Contrast as you fill in the chart:

Characteristic Cardiac Smooth Skeletal

Location in Body: Heart Hollow organs Attached to bone by

tendons
Describe AND Draw Short, rectangular, and Spindle shaped, no Cylindrical shaped,
Cell Appearance: narrow striations, central nucleus striations, multiple
nucleus

Multinucleated One nucleus One nucleus Multinucleated

Voluntary or Involuntary Involuntary Voluntary

Involuntary

What controls the Gap junctions of Myosin and actin Nervous system signals
contraction: intercalated discs (action potential)

Speed of Intermediate speed Slow Fast

Contraction:

Key words to jog Cardio means heart Smooth means there are Skeletal means skeleton,
your memory about no striations which are made up of
this muscle type: BONES
2. What does striated mean? Which muscle types are striated?

Striated means there are repeating sarcomeres on the surface of the muscle. They are responsible for
the striated appearance under microscope, which can be observed on the cardiac and skeletal muscles.
3. What are tendons? Describe their structure and function(s).
Tendons are made up of dense fibrous connective tissue, and bind the muscles to the bones. They are
important in body movement and joint stability.
4. Name and discuss the four major functions of muscle.
Movement- Muscles provide movement because they are attached to bones
Posture- Muscles also maintain posture
Heat and Energy- When muscles contract, they give out heat and energy for the body to use
Protection- Muscles absorb impact, which protect internal organs and bones

6.Draw the different structures of skeletal muscle cell or muscle fiber and explain the functions of
each. Your drawing MUST be in color. Use a different color for each of the structures. (In order for
your picture to be helpful in studying, it should be LARGE in size: Think at least 1/2 page).
 7. Explain why skeletal muscle fibers look striated. What features compose each of the bands. Use a
picture to help in your explanation.

The reason for the striated appearance is the repeating bands of actin and myosin that you can see
in myofibrils.

8. Compare & Contrast as you fill in the chart:

Light (I) Bands

Play a role in the sarcomere Similarities

Dark (A) Bands during contraction of muscles
A band- actin and myosin, Differences
anisotropic bands, H zone
I band- actin, isotropic bands, Z-
line
9.What is the sarcoplasmic reticulum? What important function does it have in order to help muscles
contract?

It contains the main intracellular calcium that is located in muscles with striations, and regulates the
excitation-contraction-coupling (ECC) and has a major role in intercellular calcium concentration
which is important in contraction and relaxation.

10. SIMPLY explain what happens in the sarcomere when muscles contract

This is where the sliding filament contraction happens, in which when this happens myosin
myofilaments will go over actin myofilaments, thus contraction occurs. The sarcomere’s I and H
bands compress and widen in order to commit to this movement.