MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

SLIDING FILAMENT MODEL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The plasma membrane of a skeletal muscle fiber is called the
A
myolemma
B
sarcolemma
C
sarcoplasm
D
sarcoplasmic reticulum
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Each muscle fibre is lined by the plasma membrane called sarcolemma enclosing the sarcoplasm . Muscle fibre is a syncitium as the sarcoplasm contains many nuclei. The endoplasmic reticulum, i.e., sarcoplasmic reticulum of the muscle fibres is the store house of calcium ions.

Detailed explanation-2: -The plasma membrane of muscle fibers is called the sarcolemma (from the Greek sarco, which means “flesh”) and the cytoplasm is referred to as sarcoplasm (Figure 10.2.

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