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Chapter 10 Muscle Physiology Flashcards

1
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term for the change in charge across a membrane

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action potential

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2
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another term for muscle cell

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muscle fiber

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3
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adipose & areolar tissue below skin, also called superficial fascia

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hypodermis

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4
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structure that connects muscle to bone

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tendon

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5
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structure that connects bone to bone

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ligament

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6
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term for a flat tendon

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aponeurosis

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7
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groups of muscle cells within a muscle

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muscle fascicle

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8
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another name for a skeletal muscle cell membrane

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sarcolemma

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9
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name for the invagination of the sarcolemma into the muscle cell

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T-tubule

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10
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name for the cytoplasm of the muscle cell

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sarcoplasm

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11
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ion that is in low concentration in the sarcoplasm when a muscle cell is at rest

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Ca++

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12
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another term for the smooth ER of muscle cell that stores calcium

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sarcoplasmic reticulum

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13
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long contractile cylinders within a muscle cell

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myofibrils

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14
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the myofilament made up of mostly myosin

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thick

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15
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the name for the dark band or striation in a muscle cell

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A-band

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16
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the name for the light band between striations of a muscle cell

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I-band

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17
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the unit that runs from Z-line to Z-line in a muscle cell

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sarcomere

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18
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the unit of contraction in a muscle cell

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sarcomere

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19
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the thick myofilament and partially overlapping thin myofilament make up this part of the sarcomere

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A-band

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20
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the Z-line is found in the middle of this band

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I-band

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21
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middle of the A-band where no thin myofilament overlaps

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H-zone

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22
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part of the myosin protein in the muscle cell that has the ability to break down ATP

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myosin head

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23
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thin myofilament protein that binds to myosin

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actin

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24
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the protein that covers the myosin-binding sites on actin

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tropomyosin

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25
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protein in the thin myofilament that can bind calcium

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troponin

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26
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protein channel that opens when there is a change in charge

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voltage-gated channel

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27
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the part of the neuromuscular junction that releases neurotransmitter

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axon terminal

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28
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neurotransmitter at the neuromuscular junction

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acetylcholine

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29
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connective tissue that surrounds an entire muscle

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epimysium

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30
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structures in the axon terminal that contain neurotransmitter

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synaptic vesicles

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31
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enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine

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acetylcholinesterase

32
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one neuron and all muscle cells it innervates

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motor unit

33
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size of a motor unit that has one neuron attached to many many muscle cells

34
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size of a motor unit that has one neuron attached to only a few muscle cells

35
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motor unit size you would expect in muscles of the back

36
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law that states that when a muscle cell contracts, it contracts all of the way

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all or none Law

37
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term used to describe increasing the number of active motor units

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recruitment

38
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muscle that has decreased muscle tone

39
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muscle that has increased muscle tone

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hypertonic

40
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“limp” paralysis due to damage of nerve (motor neurons)

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flaccid paralysis

41
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paralysis where muscles remain contracted

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spastic paralysis

42
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type of paralysis usually seen when there is brain damage

43
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term used to describe the condition when a muscle has lost myofibrils

44
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term used to describe the condition when a muscle has increased myofibrils

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hypertrophy

45
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location of calcium pump in a neuron

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axon terminal membrane

46
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term used to describe the pivoting of myosin heads attached to actin

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power stroke

47
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location of calcium pump in a muscle cell

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sarcoplasmic reticulum membrane

48
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storage of high energy phosphate in muscle cells other than ATP

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phosphocreatine

49
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products of anaerobic breakdown of glucose

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2 lactic acid + 2 ATP

50
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reaction that has these products: water, carbon dioxide, ATP, heat

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cellular respiration

51
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protein that stores oxygen in muscle cells

52
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the amount of oxygen the body must take up to rebuild the energy stores

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oxygen debt

53
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stored polysaccharide in muscle cells

54
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contraction of one motor unit in response to action potential

55
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graph of a twitch

56
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time before muscle contraction in a myogram

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latent period

57
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time it takes before a muscle cell can contract a second time

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refractory period

58
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type of muscle cell that can react quickly and use anaerobic ATP

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fast twitch fibers

59
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type of muscle fibers that use cellular respiration for ATP and fatigue less

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slow twitch fibers

60
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term used to describe a second contraction greater than first when the muscle cell is stimulated before complete relaxation

61
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term used to describe sustained muscle contraction

62
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term used to describe muscle contraction that becomes greater if a muscle contracts and completely relaxes several times

63
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type of contraction described when a muscle as a whole stays the same length in spite of cross bridges forming

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isometric contraction

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type of contract described when a constant load is placed on a muscle and the muscle shortens

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isotonic contraction

65
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types of junctions found in an intercalated disc

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gap, desmosome

66
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cell junction in cardiac muscle

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intercalated disc

67
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ability of cardiac muscle to develop an action potential without a neuron input

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self-excitation

68
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type of muscle with the greatest regenerative capacity

69
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part of the neuromuscular junction that has acetylcholine receptors

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motor end plate

70
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the name for the space between the axon terminal and motor end plate

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synaptic cleft

71
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number of neurons in a motor unit no matter what the size

72
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organelle required by muscle cells that create a lot of ATP by cellular respiration

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mitochondria

73
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the color of a muscle with a lot of myoglobin

74
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muscle that is not striated

75
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what occurs when acetylcholine binds to its receptor at the neuromuscular junction

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Na+ influx

76
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connective tissue surrounding one muscle cell

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endomysium

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