MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Sarcoplasm is the cytoplasm of a muscle cell. It is comparable to the cytoplasm of other cells, but it contains unusually large amounts of glycogen (a polymer of glucose), myoglobin, a red-colored protein necessary for binding oxygen molecules that diffuse into muscle fibers, and mitochondria.

Detailed explanation-2: -The cell membrane of a muscle cell is known as the sarcolemma and the cytoplasm is called sarcoplasm.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sarcoplasmic Organelles The abundant sarcoplasm (i.e., cytoplasm) within the core of the myotube between and around nuclei contains membranous organelles. These are mitochondria with well-formed cristae, Golgi apparatuses generally located at the end of a nucleus, and single-membrane vesicles.

Detailed explanation-4: -As mentioned earlier, the plasma membrane of a skeletal muscle fiber is called the sarcolemma. The sarcolemma invaginates into the cytoplasm of the muscle cell (sarcoplasm). This forms membranous tubules that pass across the muscle cells. These are called transverse tubules (or ‘T tubules’).