Avian Musculature - Ornithology - Lecture Slides, Slides of Biology

Download Avian Musculature - Ornithology - Lecture Slides and more Slides Biology in PDF only on Docsity!

Fig. 4-26 in Podulka et al. 2004

Avian Musculature

Muscle Function

Skeletal Muscle Structure

(Muscle, Fascicle, Muscle Fiber)

(Epimysium, Perimysium, Endomysium)

Muscle Fiber

(Sarcolemma, Sarcoplasma, Sarcoplasmic Reticulum)

Myofibrils

(Thick Filaments, Thin Filaments)

Myofilaments

(Thick Filaments, Thin Filaments)

White versus Red Muscle Fibers

Red Muscle Fibers White Muscle Fibers Myoglobin: Respiration Type: Fiber Twitch Speed: Fat Content: Myoglobin

Fig. 5-16 in Gill 2007

Flexing, Extending Wing

( Supracoracoideus, Pectoralis)

Flexing, Extending Forearm

(Biceps Brachii, Triceps Brachii)

Wing Muscles (Summary)

Fig. 4-17 in Podulka et al. 2004 (Pectoralis, Supracoracoideus, Biceps Brachii, Triceps Brachii, Flexor Digitorum Superficialis, Extensor Metacarpi Radialis)

Skeletal Muscles of the Bird Leg

Fig. 4-25 in Podulka et al. 2004

Smooth Muscle Other Muscle Types in Birds

Muscle Fibers and the Nervous System