MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Myofibrils shown in a Myocyte. Myofibrils are long contractile fibres, groups of which run parallel to each other on the long axis of the myocytes (long single multinucleated cells that combine to form the muscle). The myocytes run parallel to each other on the long axis of the cell.

Detailed explanation-2: -Myofibrils are contractile units within the cell which consist of a regular array of protein myofilaments. Each myofilament runs longitudinally with respect to the muscle fiber. There are two types: the thick bands and the thin bands. Thick bands are made of multiple molecules of a protein called myosin.

Detailed explanation-3: -A myofibril (also known as a muscle fibril or sarcostyle) is a basic rod-like organelle of a muscle cell. Skeletal muscles are composed of long, tubular cells known as muscle fibers, and these cells contain many chains of myofibrils.