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4 - Skeletal Muscle & Function Flashcards

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muscle cells are the only cells in the body that have the property of _______, which allows them to shorten and develop tension

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contractility

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what are the three types of muscle tissue?

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  • skeletal
  • cardiac
  • smooth
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what are the defining characteristics of skeletal muscle?

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  • striated

- voluntary control

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what are the defining characteristics of smooth muscle?

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  • non-striated

- involuntary control

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what are the defining characteristics of cardiac muscle?

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  • striated

- involuntary control

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what are 4 examples of skeletal muscle function?

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  1. maintain posture and body position
  2. breathing
  3. generate heat and maintain body temperature
  4. chewing food and talking
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what criteria is used to name muscles? (6)

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  1. shape
  2. action
  3. location
  4. divisions
  5. size relationships
  6. direction of fibers
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def: bundles of muscle fibers

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fasciculi

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if fasciculi run parallel to long axis of muscle they give…

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greater range of motion, less strength

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if fasciculi insert diagonally(pennate), into a tendon running the length of the muscle they give….

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smaller range of motion, greater strength

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def: all fasciculi insert on one side of a tendon

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unipennate, semimembranosus

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def: fasiciculi insert on both sides of tendon

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bipennate, rectus femoris

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def: convergence of several tendons

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multipennate, deltoid

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def: fasciculi run parallel to the long axis of the muscle

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longitudinal, sartorius, rectus abdominus

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def: fibers ran out from a single attachment

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radiate, pectoralis major

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def: a muscle whose contraction is primarily responsible for a particular movement

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prime mover

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def: muscles that oppose one another upon contraction - biceps and triceps

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antagonists

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def: muscles that immobilize a bone or joint near the origin of the primer mover so that the prime mover can act more efficiently

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fixators/stabilizers

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def: less movable end of a muscle, usually proximal

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origin

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def: more movable end of a muscle, usually distal

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insertion

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def: widest portion of a muscle, between its origin and insertion

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belly

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T or F: all muscles insert on bones

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false, some face muscles insert into skin

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what are the three layers of connective tissue?

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  1. endomysium
  2. perimysium
  3. epimysium
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def: extensions beyond the end of muscle

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tendons

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which is stronger: tendons or muscles?
tendons
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within each muscle cell are many ______.
myofibrils
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each repeated array of contractile proteins is called a _______
sarcomere
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what are the two major contractile proteins of the sarcomere?
actin (thin) and myosin (thick)
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what is the most prominent theory of muscle contraction?
the sliding filament theory
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describe the sliding filament theory?
1. when muscle is activated, protruding cross bridges on myosin attach to actin 2. with ATP, the cross bridge microstructure can rotate 3. shortens the thin actin filament to slide over myosin 4. sarcomere shortens
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on average, how many capillaries are there surrounding each muscle fiber of a sedentary person?
3-4
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when muscle force increases, so does _________
intramuscular pressure
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training can induce ________ ________, resulting in up to 7 capillaries per muscle fiber
capillary angiogenesis
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what are the two extremes in muscle fiber activation?
max force or max velocity
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def: a functional unit of a muscle, consisting of a motor neuron and all the muscle fibers that motor neuron innervates
motor unit
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what does the axon do when it is close to the muscle?
separates many times (bifurcates) to innervate all the muscle fibers of that particular motor unit
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how many muscle fibers will the average motor unit innvervate?
200 muscle fibers
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if the cell body of the motor neuron receives a strong enough stimulus, an ________ _________ is generated
action potential
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what law do action potentials follow?
all-or-none law
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what percent of muscles in legs and arms are slow twitch fibers?
45% - 55%
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T or F: all the muscle fibers in a given motor unit will have identical contractile and metabolic properties
true
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what are the two classifications of motor units?
slow twitch & fast twitch
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what are the three metabolic characteristics of muscles?
slow twitch oxidative - type I fast twitch oxidative-glycolytic - type IIa fast twitch glycolytic - type IIx
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who has a higher proportions of slow twitch muscle fibers: endurance athletes or power athletes?
endurance athletes
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can slow twitch fibers and fast twitch fibers be inter-converted by physical training?
no
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can FOG and FG fibers be inter-converted by physical training?
yes
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what are the two methods by which a muscle can control force production?
- multiple motor unit summation | - frequency or wave summation
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def: when a muscle activates a certain number of motor units depending on the amount of force needed. more force = more motor units
multiple motor unit summation
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def: frequency of action potentials controlling the force.
frequency or wave summation
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how is a muscle maximally activated?
when all motor units are activated and they are all activated at a high firing rate
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as the muscle force requirement increases, motor units with progressively ______ _____ are recruited
larger axons
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during light to moderate effort, which motor units are used?
slow twitch motor units with the lowest activation threshold are selectively recruited
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which motor units are used during rapid, powerful movements?
FOG motor units and then FG until all the motor units of all types are activated
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when can an isolated muscle exert its maximal force or tension?
while in a resting stretched position
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as a muscle shortens, ____ tension can be exerted
less
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what do sarcomeres do when a muscle is stretched or shortened?
their length also increases or decreases
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within the range of sarcomere lengths there is an ______ ______ at which provides the greatest possible number of cross bridge formations
optimal length
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little cross-bridges or too many cross-bridges results in...?
reduced active force production
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when velocity is positive, then the muscle is shortening which is called?
concentric contraction
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when the velocity is negative, then the muscle is lengthening, which is called?
eccentric contraction
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when the velocity of shortening is zero, there is no change in muscle length?
isometric contraction
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power is the product of ______ X _______
force X velocity
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when does max muscle power output occur?
one half of max velocity and one third of max concentric force
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how does muscle activity change at joint angles greater than 90 degrees?
- magnitude of rotational component of the muscle pull force decreases - magnitude of stabilizing component of the force increases
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what are the three factors that affect the expression of strength by a muscle?
- the initial length of the muscle fibers - the speed of shortening - the angle of pull of the muscle on the bony skeleton
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def: the age related loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength, and function
sarcopenia
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what are the physical characteristic of old age?
- significant decline in skeletal muscle mass and strength - decreased physical activity - decreased food intake
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what are the causes of sarcopenia?
- neural apoptosis (cell death) - imbalance of muscle protein synthesis/degradation - physical inactivity - hormonal imbalance - food intake (insufficient protein)
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what are 4 ways to prevent sarcopenia?
- strength training - hormonal therapy - dietary intervention - reduction in sedentary time

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