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Understand microscopic and functional anatomy of skeletal muscle.
__ Describe the shape of a skeletal muscle cell, and explain why it is multinucleated.
__ Define a myofibril.
__ Draw a myofibril, showing all structures and indicating the myofilaments responsible for striations.
__ Define a sarcomere.
__ Draw a sarcomere and label the following functional units: actin, myosin, titin, Z disc, and M line.
__ Explain the sliding filament mechanism of muscle contraction.
__ Explain how myofilaments determine the striation pattern in skeletal and cardiac muscle fibers.
__ Describe the functional feature of elasticity of skeletal muscle and how overextension is prevented.
__ Describe the role of the sarcoplasmic reticulum and T tubules in the skeletal muscle fiber.
__ Describe the innervation of skeletal muscle fibers.
__ Describe the components of a motor unit and its function.
__ Define terminal bouton and synaptic cleft.
__ Distinguish three types of skeletal muscle fibers: slow oxidative fibers, fast glycolytic
fibers, and fast oxidative fibers.