BIOL 220: Ch. 10 Flashcards
Terms and concepts from Ch. 10: Muscles (196 cards)
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three types of muscles in the body
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skeletal, cardiac, smooth
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there are over ____ skeletal muscles and together they form the _____
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700; muscular system
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properties of muscle tissue (4)
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excitability
contractility
elasticity
extensibility
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excitability
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muscle cells are responsive to input from stimuli
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contractility
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stimulation of muscle fiber can lead to contraction and shortening of the muscle fiber
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elasticity
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contracted muscle cell can return to resting length when applied tension is removed
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extensibility
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ability of a muscle fiber to be stretched beyond its resting length
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each skeletal muscle is considered an organ because it contains…
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all four tissue types
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skeletal muscle is ____ in appearance, _____ in movement, and usually attached to ____
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striated; voluntary; bones
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functions of skeletal muscle tissue (5)
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body movement maintenance of posture temperature regulation storage and movement of materials support
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fascicles
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bundles in which muscle fibers are organized to comprise each muscle; covered by perimysium
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muscle fibers contain…
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myofibrils
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myofibrils are composed of…
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myofilaments
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each muscle has ____ layers of concentric ____ ____ composed of ____ and _____ fibers
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three; connective tissue; collagen; elastic
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CT provides ____, _____, and _____.
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protection, sites for blood vessel and nerve distribution, a means of attaching the muscle to the skeleton
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CT components of skeletal muscle from outer to inner (5)
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superficial fascia deep fascia epimysium perimysium endomysium
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superficial facia
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dense irregular connective tissue comprising the epimysium; separates muscle from skin
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deep fascia
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dense irregular connective tissue comprising the epimysium; surrounds each muscle and separates muscles from each other
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epimysium
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surrounds the entire muscle
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perimysium
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dense irregular connective tissue surrounding the fascicles
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endomysium
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areolar connective tissue comprising the innermost layer that surrounds and electrically insulates each muscle fiber
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muscle
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multiple fascicles housing many many muscle fibers, connective tissue coverings, blood vessels, nerve fibers
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muscle fibers
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elongated, multinucleated cylindrical fiber (cell); contains myofibrils, separated from other fibers by delicate layer of areolar connective tissue (endomysium); exhibits striations
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myofibrils
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long, cylindrical contractile element within muscle fiber; composed of myofilamants; exhibits striations
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myofibrils are as long as the ____ _____ itself
muscle fiber
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myofilaments
short, contractile proteins of two types: thick (myosin) and thin (actin, tropomyosin, and troponin)
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at the ends of each muscle, all of the CT merge to form a _____
tendon
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tendon attaches muscle to..
bone, skin, or another muscle
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tendons are usually cordlike in appearance, but some appear as a flat sheet, termed an _____
aponeurosis
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Upon conraction of a muscle, one of the articulating bones _____ and the other one does not
moves
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origin
less moveable point of attachment
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insertion
more moveable point of attachment
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sarcolemma
plasma membrane of skeletal muscle fiber
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sarcoplasm
cytoplasm of a skeletal muscle fiber
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sarcoplasmic reticulum
smooth ER of skeletal muscle fiber
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two main structure unique to skeletal muscle
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transverse tubules (T-tubules
terminal cisternae
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transverse tubulues
deep invaginations of the sarcolemma that extend into the sarcoplasm; orms a network of tubules that enables muscle impulses to spread quickly internally
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terminal cisternae
blind sacs of the sarcoplasmic reticulum
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triad
two terminal cisternae + T-tubule
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myofibrils have the ability to ____, resulting in the contraction of the _____
shorten; muscle fiber
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myofilaments do not run the entire length of the muscle fiber, but they are organized into...
repetitive groupings
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two type of myofilaments
thick (myosin)
| thin (actin)
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thick filaments diameter
11 nm (twice thin)
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thick filaments are composed of bundled molecules of...
myosin
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myosin has a _____ and elongated ___
head;tail
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the heads of myosin form ______ with the thin filaments during contraction
crossbridges
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thin filaments diameter
5-6 nm
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thin filaments are comprised of two strands called _____ and ____ twisted around each other
F-actin
| G-actin
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F-actin is...
filamentous
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G-actin is..
globular
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regulatory proteins of thin filament (2)
tropomyosin
| troponin
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muscle function
metabolic activities; contraction
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sarcolemma function
surround muscle fiber and regulates entry and exit of materials
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sarcoplasm function
site of metabolic processes for normal muscle fiber activities
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sarcoplasmic reticulum function
stores calcium ions needed for muscle contraction
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terminal cisterna function
site of calcium ion release to promote muscle contraction
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transverse tubule function
quickly transports impulse from the sarcolemma throughout the entire muscle fiber
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thick filament function
bind to thin filament and cause contraction
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thin filament function
thick filaments bind and cause contraction
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actin and function
double-stranded contractile protein; binding site for myosin to shorten a sarcomere
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tropomyosin and function
double-stranded regulatory protein; covers the active sites on actin, preventing myosin from binding to actin when muscle fiber is at rest
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troponin and function
regulatory protein that holds tropomyosin in place and anchors to actin; when calcium ions bind to one of its subunits, troponin changes shape, causing the tropomyosin to move off the actin active site, and this permits myosin binding to actin
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connectin and function
single molecular filament of a giant protein; plays role in organization of the sarcomere and helps provide passive tension within sarcomere
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nebulin and function
filament of giant protein; possibly to regulate the length of the thin filament
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what causes the striated appearance of skeletal muscle?
think and thick filaments
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dark bands are called ____
A bands
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A bands contain..
the entire myosin molecule and an overlapping portion of actin
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light bands are called ____
I bands
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I bands contain...
thin filaments, but no thick filaments
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I bands also contain the protein ____
titin
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H zone (H band)
light, central region of the A band where there are no thin filaments
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M line
protein meshwork in the H zone that keeps the thick filaments aligned
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Z disc (Z band)
protein structure in the middle of the I band that serves as the attachment site for one end of the thin filament
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sarcomere
functional contractile unit in a skeletal muscle fiber; are between two adjacent Z discs
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myofibrils contain multiple and repeating..
sarcomeres
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each sarcomere ___ as the muscle fiber contracts
contracts
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does the sarcomere shorten when the muscle contracts?
yes
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does the A band shorten when the muscles contracts?
no
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does the h zone shorten when the muscle contracts?
yes
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does the m line shorten when the muscle contracts?
no
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does the I band shorten when the muscle contracts?
yes
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does the z disc shorten when the muscle contracts?
no
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muscle fibers shorten by the interaction between thin and thick filaments within each sarcomere, generating..
tension
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mechanism for contraction is explained by..
sliding filament theory
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what four things occur during contraction according to the sliding filament theory?
- width of A band remains constant, but H zone disappears
- Z discs in each sarcomere move closer together
- sarcomere narrows in length
I bands narrow
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_____ of thick and thin filaments never changes, only their _____ changes
length; position
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neuromuscular junctions
region where the motor neuron comes in close proximity to the muscle fiber
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muscle contractions begins when a ____ impulse stimulates an _____ in muscle fiber
motor neuron; impulse
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components of neuromuscular junction (6)
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synaptic knob
synaptic vesicles
motor end plate
synaptic cleft
Ach receptors
acetylcholinesterase (AChE)
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synaptic knob
expanded tip of an axon
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synaptic vesicles
membrane sacs filled with acetylcholine (ACh)
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motor end plate
region of sarcolemma that has folds and indentations to increase the SA covered by the synaptic knob
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synaptic cleft
narrow sapce separating the synaptic knob and the motor end plate
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ACh receptors
on the motor end plate; bind ACh
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acetylcholinesterase (AChE)
enzyme in the synaptic cleft that rapidly breaks down ACh
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physiology of muscle contraction (6)
1. a nerve impulse causes ACh to be released into the synaptic cleft
2, ACh binds to receptors in the motor end plate intiating a muscle impulse along the sarcolemma and T-tubule membranes
3. spread of the impulse down T-tubules causes calcium to leak out of terminal cisternae
4. calcium ions bind to troponin, causing tropomosyin to uncover active sites on G-actin
5. myosin heads bind to actin and form crossbridges
6. in the presence of ATP, myosin cycles through attachment, pivot, detach, and return events (ATP also necessary for muscle fiber relaxation)
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motor units
consists of a single motor neuron and the muscle fibers it control
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a motor unit typically controls only ___ of the muscle fibers in an entire muscle
some
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size of the motor unit and degree of control provided are ____ related
inversely
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small motor units provide ___ control
precise
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all or none principle
obeyed by all muscle fibers, it means that a muscle fiber contracts completely or not at all
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when a motor unit is stimulated, all muscle fibers under its control will..
contract
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benefit of having a larger motor unit versus smaller motor units?
it saves space in the brain, needing fewer neurons to accomplish the same job
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muscle tone
constant tension in a resting muscle
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motor units are stimulated ____ to avoid fatigue
randomly
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type of muscle contraction (2)
isometric contraction
| isotonic contraction
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isometric contraction
length is constant; tension is changing
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isotonic contraction
tension is constant; length is changing
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types of isotonic contraction (2)
concentric contraction
| eccentric contraction
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concentric contraction
muscle is shortening
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eccentric contraction
muscle is lengthening
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types of skeletal muscle fibers (3)
1. slow oxidative (SO) fibers
2. fast oxidative (FO) fibers
3. fast glycolytic (FG) fibers
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slow oxidative fibers and fast oxidative fibers are ____ processes
aerobic
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fast glycolytic fibers are ____ processes
anaerobic
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the ratio of fiber types within a muscle determines the ____ and _______ of the contraction
speed, sustainability
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SO fiber capacity to make ATP
high, aerobic
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FO fiber capacity to make ATP
moderate, aerobic
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FG fiber capacity to make ATP
limited, anaerobic
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concentration of capillaries in SO fibers, FO fibers, and FG fibers
extensive
moderately extensive
sparse
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color of fibers: SO, FO, FG
dark red; lighter ed; white (pale)
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amount of myoglobin of fibers: SO, FO, FG
large, medium, small
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fiber distribution: SO, FO, FG
SO: muscles of trunk, especially postural muscles (contract almost continually)
FO: greatest abundance in muscles of the lower limbs
FG: greatest abundance in muscles of upper limbs
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skeletal muscles usually contain ____ muscle fiber types
all three
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a single motor unit controls one muscle fibers of ____ type
the same
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there are no ____ muscle fibers in muscles that require swift but brief contractions
slow
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patterns of fascicle arrangements (4)
1. circular
2. parallel
3. convergent
4. pennate
- unipennate
- bipennate
- multipennate
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circular pattern
fibers arranged concentrically around an opening
| functions as a sphincter to close a passageway or opening
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circular pattern muscle example
oribularis oris (mouth)
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parallel pattern
fascicles are parallel to the long axis of the muscle
body of muscle increases in diameter with contraction
high endurance, not very strong
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parallel pattern muscle example
rectus abdominus (abs)
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convergent pattern
triangular muscle with common attachment site
directions of pull muscle can be changed
does not pull as hard as equal-sized parallel muscle
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convergent pattern example
pectoralis major
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pennate pattern
muscle body has one or more tendons
fascicles oblique angle to tendon
pulls harder than a parallel muscle of equal size
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unipennate and example
all muscle fibers on the same side of the tendon i.e. extensor digitroum
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bipennate and example
muscle fibers on both sides of the tendon i.e. rectus femoris
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multipennate and example
tendon branches within the muscle i.e. deltoid
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muscle atrophy
wasting of tissue that results in reduction of muscle size, tone, and power; can be caused by lack of stimulation
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muscle hypertrophy
increase in muscle fiber size (not an increase in number of muscle fibers); results from repetitive stimulation of muscle fibers
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during muscle hypertrophy, mitochondria ____ in number, therefore the amount of ATP increase
increase
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during muscle hypertrophy, both myofibrils and myofilaments ___ in number, all resulting in the muscle ____ in size
increase, increase
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lever
elongated, rigid object that rotate around a fixed point called a fulcrum
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fulcrum
fixed point on which a lever rotates around
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rotation occurs when an ___ applied to one point of the lever exceeds a ____ located at some other point
effort; resistance
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three classes of levers in human body
- first-class lever
- second-class lever
- third-class lever
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agonist
produces a specific movement when it contracts; also called prime mover
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antagonist
muscle whose action opposes that of an agonist
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synergist
muscle that assists the agonist in performing its action
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criteria of naming skeletal muscles (6)
1. muscle action
2. specific body regions
3. muscle attachments
4. orientation of muscle fibers
5. muscle shape and size
6. muscle heads/tendons of origin
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muscle action (4)
adduction
abductor
flexor
extensor
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specific body regions (14)
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oris
cervicis
brachial
carpi
pollicis
gluteal
femoris
hallucis
anterior
porterior or dorsal/dorsi
superior
inferior
superficialis
profundus
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muscle attachments (5)
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sternum and clavical
between the ribs
subscapular fossa
fibula
zygomatic bone
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orientation of muscle fibers (3)
rectus
oblique
orbicularis
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muscle shape and size (10)
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deltoid
quadtratus
trapezius
longus
brevis
major
minor
maximus
medius
minimus
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muscle heads/tendons of origin (3)
biceps
triceps
quadriceps
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adductor
adducts body part
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abductor
abducts body part
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flexor
flexes a joint
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extensor
extends a joint
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oris
mouth
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cervicis
neck
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bracial
arm
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carpi
wrist
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pollicis
thumb
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gluetal
buttocks
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femoris
thigh
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hallucis
great toe
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anterior
toward the front of the bod
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posterior or dorsal/dorsi
toward the back of the body
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superficialis
superficial
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profundus
deep
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sternum and clavicle
cleido
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rectus
straight
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oblique
angled
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orbicularis
circular
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deltoid
traingular
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quadratus
rectangular
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trapezius
trapezoidal
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longus
long
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brevis
short
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major
larger of two muscle
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minor
smaller of two muscles
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maximus
largest
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medius
medium sized
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minimus
smallest
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biceps
two heads
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triceps
three heads
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quadriceps
four heads
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cardiac muscle cells are found within the ____ ____
heart wall
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qualities of cardiac muscles (6)
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striated
one or two nuclei
form y-shaped branches
intercalated discs
autorhythmic
involuntary
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intercalated discs
junctions to which other adjacent cardiac muscle fibers can join and comprise of gap junctions
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autorhythmic
able to generate muscle impulse without nervous stimulation
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cardiac muscle cells have their nuclei ____ location
centrally
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smooth muscle is found in the ____ of viscera and ____
walls; blood vessels
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smooth muscle characteristics (5)
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short fusiform cells
one centrally located nucleus
no striations
thin filaments attached to dense bodies
under involuntary control
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what feature is not present in skeletal muscle but present in in smooth muscle?
z-disc
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smooth muscle cells allow contractions in ____ directions
all
