fibrilla (Meaning)

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fibrilla (n.)

A minute thread of fiber, as one of the fibrous elements of a muscular fiber; a fibril.

Synonyms & Antonyms of fibrilla

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fibrilla Sentence Examples

  1. The myofilament is a thick fibrilla found within muscle sarcomeres.
  2. Collagen fibrillae are tiny bundles of collagen fibers.
  3. The auditory hair cell's stereocilia are each composed of a parallel bundle of actin filaments, each of which is called a fibrilla.
  4. The nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc is composed of a network of collagen fibrillae.
  5. The fibrillae of the lens are made up of the protein filaggrin.
  6. In muscle tissue, the sarcomere is the repeating unit of contraction that contains the thick and thin fibrillae.
  7. The fibrillae in muscle tissue are composed of actin and myosin filaments.
  8. The fibrillae in muscle tissue slide past each other during contraction, causing the muscle to shorten.
  9. The number of fibrillae in a muscle fiber determines the strength of the muscle contraction.
  10. The fibrillae in muscle tissue are arranged in a repeating pattern that is responsible for the coordinated contraction of the muscle.

FAQs About the word fibrilla

A minute thread of fiber, as one of the fibrous elements of a muscular fiber; a fibril.

No synonyms found.

No antonyms found.

The myofilament is a thick fibrilla found within muscle sarcomeres.

Collagen fibrillae are tiny bundles of collagen fibers.

The auditory hair cell's stereocilia are each composed of a parallel bundle of actin filaments, each of which is called a fibrilla.

The nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc is composed of a network of collagen fibrillae.