Thermogenesis
Heat creation
Glycogen
Simple sugars stored as carbohydrates
Myoglobin
Red coloured protein that binds oxygen
Sphincter
A circular msucle that prevents out-flow from hollow organs
Peristousis
A wave of contractive movement
What is a sarcolemma
The cell membrane in a skeletal muscle fibre
What is sarcoplasm
Cell cytoplasm in a muscle fibre
What is sarcoplasmic reticulum
Smooth ER to store calcium for muscle contraction
Muscle hypertrophy
Muscle growth
Hyperplasia
The process of formation/development which smooth muscles undergo to increase in number
Eg often seen in uterus & blood vessels