Muscular Tissue

• Mesodermal
• Contain contractile proteins that convert
chemical energy into mechanical work
• Made of elongated muscle cells (fibres).
• Its membrane = sarcolemma
• Its cytoplasm = sarcoplasm
• Rich in mitochondria , sER, glycogen ,
myoglobin & myofibrils
 Types
2- Cardiac:
striated,
involuntary.

1- Skeletal:
striated,
voluntary.

3- Smooth:
non-striated,
involuntary.
 1- SKELETAL MUSCLE
Sites:
• All muscles attached
to skeleton
• Face & tongue
Characters:
• Striated and voluntary in action
 Structure of skeletal muscle

Muscle

Muscle fasicle = bundle of muscle fibers

Muscle fiber = muscle cell

Myofibril = contains thick and thin filaments

Structure of skeletal muscle
 SKELETAL MUSCLE: Connective Tissue
Organization
• The whole muscle is
covered by a C.T.
covering, the epimysium.
• skeletal muscle fibres,
arranged in bundles,
separated by C.T. septa,
the perimysium.
• The individual fibres are
separated by C.T.,
endomysium,
 Skeletal Muscle Fibres
• L.M. Picture:
– Cylindrical in shape.
– Non-branched except in face
and tongue.
– Covered by sarcolemma.
– Multinucleated: peripherally
located
– Cytoplasm (sarcoplasm) is
acidophilic and shows clear
transverse striations.
 EMP of Skeletal Muscle Fibres
2-Thick
1-Parallel

3-

4-Numerous

5-Golgi & ribosomes

6- Glycogen & myoglobin
 E.M. Picture of Myofibrils:
– Contractile threads arranged
longitudinally in the
sarcoplasm.
– Each myofibril shows
alternate dark (A) and light
bands (I).
– The A band shows a pale
area in the middle (H zone)
which is divided by a dark
membrane (M).
– The (I) band is bisected by a
dark membrane, the Z line.
 E.M. Picture of Myofibrils:
– Sarcomere is the distance
between 2 successive Z lines.
– The (A) band is formed of
thick myofilaments (myosin).
– The (I) band is formed of thin
myofilaments (actin).
– The (A) band is dark because Sarcomere
it contains both myosin and Z Z
actin. The (I) band and the
(H) zone are light because
they have only one type of
myofilaments (actin in I and I A I
Myosin
myosin in H). Actin
Differences between the three types of muscle
Smooth muscle Skeletal muscle Cardiac muscle
Action Involuntary Voluntary Involuntary
(autonomic) (motor) (autonomic)
Site Wall of the viscera Attached to bone The heart wall
Size Smallest Largest Medium sized
(8 µm) (80-100 µm) (20 µm)
Shape Spindle-shaped Cylindrical Cylindrical
Striation Non-striated Striated Non-clear striation
Sarcolemma Thin Thick Very thin
Type White Red & white Red
Branching Non-branched Non-branched Branched
Nuclei One, central & Multiple & One & central
oval peripheral
 Smooth muscle Skeletal muscle Cardiac muscle
Intercalated Absent Absent Present
discs
Unite of No sarcomeres Regular Irregular
contraction sarcomeres sarcomeres
Tubular Absent Triad system Diad system
system
Regeneratio Mitosis or from Satellite cells Cannot regenerate
n pericytes or UMC
Modification ----- Muscle spindle Purkinje fibers
Origin UMC Myoblast Myoblast
Thank you