In: Anatomy and Physiology
Muscle types do differ in their anatomies; we’ve learned only about the most common types. Mark each of the following A if they’d always co-occur; Sif they’d sometimes co-occur, or Nif they’d never co-occur in the same muscle type. (Hint: Base your answers on if one of the items is functional in the absence of the other.)
A. t-tubules and sarcoplasmic reticulum
B. motor units and troponin
A. T- tubules and sarcoplasmic reticulum - A
They both always occur together in cardiac and skeletal muscles. T tubules conduct impulses from the surface of the cells to sarcoplasmic reticulum which stores calcium.
B. Motor units and troponin - S
They occur together in skeletal muscle but not in cardiac muscle of which troponin is a part.