A&P Chapters 10-11 Muscular System Flashcards
What are the functions of Muscles?
Movement: Generates force to move bones and move body contents ie. food through the digestive tract or expelling substances from the body.
Stability: Muscle tone resists gravity and helps stabilize some joints. Provides for posture.
Communication: Speaking, writing, facial expressions, ect…
Control of Body Openings: Sphincter muscles control openings of the eyes, mouth, digestive system, anus.
Heat Production: Muscles generate alot of heat when contracting (85% of total body heat). Maintains body temp which is important for enzyme function.
What do SPHINCTER muscles do?
Control openings in the body regulating the flow of contents in and out of the body as well as controling the opening of the eyes and mouth.
Muscle are _______ with all the primary _______.
Organs, Tissues
Why do muscles have connective tissues?
To keep the muscle fibers organized and aligned for contraction in the same direction.
Connective tissues allow for muscles to attache to bones and other structures.
What are the connective tissues of a muscle?
Endomysium, Perimysium, Epimysium, and Fascia.
Describe the Endomysium
The loose areolar connective tissue that surrounds each muscle fiber.
The innermost connective tissue layer made of loose Areolar tissue.
Empty space in the Areolar tissue allows the space needed for blood vessels and nerves to access each muscle fiber.
What is a Fascicle?
A grouping of ~10 muscle fibers in a bundle surrounded by Perimysium.
Fascicles can be seen as the “grains” on a piece of steak.
Describe the Perimysium
It is the thicker connective tissue that surrounds each FASCICLE.
Describe the Epimysium
Thicker connective tissue that surrounds the ENTIRE MUSCLE. This keeps all the fascicles of a muscle bundled together.
Describe Fascia, What are the two types?
The connective tissue that surrounds and separates muscles from other tissues.
Deep and Superficial
Describe Deep Fascia
Deep fascia separates one muscle from another.
Describe Superficial Fascia
Superficial Fascia separates muscles from overlying skin.
Superficial Fascia blends into and is hard to differentiate from Epimysium.
Superficial Fascia is the “gauze” layer.
What are the 3 attachments of Muscles to Bone?
Direct, Indirect and Aponeurosis
Describe a Direct Attachment of Muscle to Bone
The Epimysium surrounding the muscle fuses DIRECTLY with the periostium of the bone.
Intercostal and some facial muscles fuse attach this way.
Describe an Indirect attachment of a Muscle to Bone
Epimysium and Deep Fascia transition into a tendon which then inserts into the periosteum of a bone.
This is the most common attachment.
Creates a physical gap between muscle and bone.
Describe the Aponeurosis attachment of Muscle to Bone
The broad, thin, wide sheet like tendon that fuses muscle to bone found in muscles such as the Abdominal muscles.
Define ORIGIN as it relates to muscle attachment.
The origin is the stationary attachment point of a muscle to a bone. The bone that originates the muscle does NOT move.
Ex: The brachialis m. originates on the anterior surface of the humerous. The humerous doesn’t move when the brachialis contracts.
Define INSERTION as it relates to muscle attachment.
The insertion is the MOVEABLE attachment point of a muscle to a bone. This bone moves when a muscle contracts.
Ex: The brachialis inserts on the proximal portion of the ulna. The ulna moves when the brachialis is contracted.
Define Agonist
The muscle in a group of muscles acting together to produce a movement that produces the MOST force during the movement.
Define Synergist
The muscle in a group of muscle acting together that AIDES the agonist in producing a given movement.
The synergist muscle typically has a different insertion. This helps to ensure a stable joint and prevents damage to a muscle or joint.
Define Antagonist
The muscle in a group of muscles acting together that OPPOSES the agonist, the antagonist creates movement in a joint that is in the opposite direction of the agonist.
Define Fixator
The muscle in a group of muscles acting together that PREVENTS MOVEMENT of a bone.
Ex: Rhomboids prevent movement of the scapula when the biceps brachii contracts.
What are Instrinsic muscles?
Muscles that have an origin and insertion in the SAME region. Ie. Tongue/Back Muscles, ect…
What are Extrinsic muscles?
Muscles that have an origin and insertion in DIFFERENT regions.
Ex: The Flexor digitorum superficialis originates on the humerous and proximal radius but inserts on the phalanges.
What is an example of a Skeletal Muscle that can also be considered Involuntary?
The Diaphragm
What does it mean when we say that muscle fibers are Terminally differentiated cells?
They don’t divide and carry out mitosis.
What creates the striations of skeletal muscle fibers?
Overlapping bands of Actin and Myosin
What do muscle fibers start as when your young? What happens as you grow older?
They start as MYOBLASTS with a SINGLE nucleus.
As you grow older the myoblasts fuse together becoming muscle fibers with several nuclei as we know them.
What do undifferentiated myoblasts exist in adults as?
Satellite Cells which are a form of a Stem Cell.
We only have a small number of these cells and they are not very mitotically active.
What is the Plasma Membrane of a Muscle Fiber called?
The Sarcolemma
What is the Cytoplasm of a Muscle Fiber called?
Sarcoplasm
What is the Endoplasmic Reticulum of a Muscle Fiber called?
The Sarcoplasmic Reticulum
Why is the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum so important to muscle function?
Because it acts as the internal storage site of Ca2+ Ions needed for muscle contraction.
Why do skeletal muscle fibers have more Mitochondria than most cells in the body?
Because they need to generate large amounts of ATP.
What are Myofilaments? What kinds are there?
Myofilaments are the protein filaments that cause the cell to contract. They are bundled together to form Myofibrils.
There are Thick, Thin and Elastic Filaments
What are Myofibrils?
They are the bundles of Myofilaments that allow a cell to contract.
Larger muscle fibers (cells) will contain more Myofibrils.
What are Muscle Fibers made of?
Myofibrils, which are made of myofilaments.
Muscle fibers also contain the nuclei, mitochondria and sacroplasmic reticulum of a muscle cell as well as the other components of the cell.
What are Transverse Tubules?
Small tubes that are created by the infolding of the Sarcolemma.
T-Tubules carry the electrical signals to the interior of a cell and triggers the release of Ca2+ ions needed for muscle contraction from the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum and the Terminal Cisternae.
What is a Triad?
The Transverse Tubule and BOTH Terminal Cisternae on either side of the Transverse Tubule.
Where are most of the Ca2+ ions stored prior to muscle contraction?
In the Terminal Cisternae and the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum.
What makes the Thick Myofilaments?
Myosin protein molecules twisted together with the “golf club head”
The Myosin filaments are then arranged end to end in a spiral fasion with the heads facing out to create the THICK myofilament.
What can the “Golf Club” Head on a Myosin protein molecule HYDROLYZE?
ATP
What are Thin Myofilaments made of?
Actin, Tropomyosin and Troponin
Describe the Thin Myofilaments
They are composed of long winding strands of Actin. Actin has an ACTIVE SITE that has the potential to bind to the “golf club” head of a Myosin protein.
The ACTIVE SITES are blocked during relaxation by Tropomyosin and Troponin.
When Ca2+ Binds to the Troponin the Tropomyosin moves exposing the ACTIVE SITE allowing it to bind to the MYOSIN HEADS.
Describe the Elastic Myofilaments
They are the Smallest of the filaments made of the protein TITIN.
These are the stretchy filaments that anchor the thick filaments in place.
Which proteins are considered the Contractile Proteins?
Myosin and Actin. They are responsible for the actual shortening of the muscle fiber causing a contraction.
Which proteins are considered the Regulatory Proteins?
Tropomyosin and Troponin, there job is to regulate when and if a muscle cell will contract.