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Chapter 7: Muscular System Flashcards

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Cardiac muscle

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Heart- involuntary
Has 1 centrally located nuclei
Rich in mitochondria
Contract heart to propel blood through the body

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Functions of muscles

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  1. Movement
  2. Maintain posture
  3. Respiration
  4. Production of body heat
  5. Communication
  6. Heart beat
  7. Contraction of organs and vessels
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Smooth muscle

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Located in walls or hollow organs, blood vessels, and glands
Function: to compress organs, ducts, tubes, and so on.
Has less actin and myosin
1 centrally located nucleus
Involuntary

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Skeletal muscle

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Voluntary
Attached to the bone
Many nuclei per cell 
Longest type of muscle 
40% of body weight
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Abilities of the skeletal muscles

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  1. Contractibility: shorten
  2. Excitability: respond to stimuli
  3. Extensibility: stretch
  4. Elasticity: recoil
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Coverings of the skeletal muscle

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Endomysium
Perimysium
Epimysium

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Endomysium

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Fine connective tissue sheath that surrounds each muscle fiber.
Many nuclei

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Muscle fiber

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Skeletal muscle cells

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Perimysium

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Connective tissue that surrounds each muscle fasciculus

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Muscle fasciculus

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Bundle of muscle fibers

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Epimysium (fascia)

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Connective tissue that surround entire skeletal muscle (outside)

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Myofibril

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Thread like proteins that make up muscle fibers

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Myofilament

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Proteins that make up myofibrils

Ex. Actin and myosin

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Sarcoplasm

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Cytoplasm of muscle fiber

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Sarcolemma

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Cell membrane

-contains T-tubules

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T-tubules (transverse)

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Wrap around sarcomeres at A band

Associated with sarcoplasmic reticulum

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Sarcoplasmic reticulum

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Type of smooth ER (SER)
Surrounds myosin
Stores and releases Ca2+

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Motor neuron

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Nerve cells that carry action potentials to muscle fibers

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Neuromuscular junction
(Synapse)

Stupid hoe couldn’t just say that. Shiet.

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Where nerve cell and fiber meet.

I’m gonna leave random shit places now to bug you while you study. Holla.

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Presynaptic terminal

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End of nerve cell.

The axon bitch.

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Postsynaptic membrane

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Muscle fiber membrane

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Synaptic cleft

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Space between presynaptic terminal and postsynaptic membrane.

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Synaptic vesicle

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In presynaptic terminal (nerve side)
Store and release neurotransmitters
Ex. ACh

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Resting membrane potential

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Charge difference across the membrane of a resting cell.

Outside cell Inside cell
Na+ K+
+ charge - charge
No channels closed. Some K+ open

The inside of the cell is negative even though K+ is positive because it is able to diffuse out the cell freely but other larger negative molecules can’t.

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Action potential

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“Electricity”
Causes muscles to contract
Stimulus that causes rapid depolarization and repolarization

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Depolarization

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Change in charges
Inside becomes more positive and outside more negative
Na+ channel is open

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Repolarization

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Na+ channels close

Change back to resting potential

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Hyperpolarization

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To increase polarization of membranes of muscle cells

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Neurotransmitter

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Chemical that stimulates or inhibit a muscle fiber

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ACh

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Acetylcholine

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Motor unit

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Group of muscle fibers that motor neuron stimulates

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Actin

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Thin myofilament

Contain myosin binding sites

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Troponin

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Attachment site on actin for Ca2+

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Tropomyosin

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Filament on grooves of actin

Attachment site on actin for myosin (head)

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Myosin

A 
Thick filament 
Resemble golf clubs 
Have 3 properties:
1. Bind to attachment sites
2. Bend and straighten during contraction
3. Break down ATP
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Sarcomeres

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1 contractile unit

Contains actin and myosin

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Z disk

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Protein fibers that form attachment site for actin

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H zone

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Center of sarcomere

Contains only myosin

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I band

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Contains only actin

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A band

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Where actin and myosin overlap

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M line

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Where myosin are anchored

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Isometric contraction

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The length of the muscle doesn’t change but the amount of tension increases. (Weight)

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Orgin

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The non movable end of the muscle

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Insertion

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The movable end of the muscle

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Synergist

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Muscles that work together to produce a movement.

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Antagonist

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Muscles that oppose each other

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Occipitofrontalis

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Move scalp and forehead

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Orbicularis oculi

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Close eyes

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Orbicularis oris

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Close lips

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Zygomaticus major/minor (lips)

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Elevate and abduct

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Masseter

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Elevate and protracted mandible

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7th step of sliding filament model

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Myosin heads bind to actin (cross-bridge)

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8th step of sliding filament model

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P is released from myosin heads and heads bend toward center of sarcomere

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9th step of sliding filament model

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Bending forces actin to slide over myosin (powerstroke)

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10th step of sliding filament model

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Acetylocholinesterase (Ach-E: enzyme breaks down ACh) is released, Na+ channels close, muscle contraction stops

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All or None Law

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Either muscle contacts or it doesn’t no inbetween.

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Threshold

A

weakest stimulus needed to produce a response

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Twitch

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Rapid contraction and relaxation of a muscle

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Tetanus

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Muscle remains contracted

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Isometric

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Amount of tension increases (weight)

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Isotonic

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Amount of repetitions increases (shorten)

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Tone

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Constant tension over a long period of time

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Orgin

A

non moveable end of muscle

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Insertion

A

movable end of muscle

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Belly

A

Middle of muscle

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Synergist

A

muscles that work together

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Antagonist

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muscles that oppose each other

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Skeletal muscles are named according to:

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  1. Location
    ex. tibialis anterior
  2. Orgin/Insertion
    ex. Sternocleidomastoid
  3. Size
    ex. Gluteus maximus
  4. Shape
    ex. deltoid
  5. Function
    ex. masseter
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Occipitofrontalis

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move scalp and forehead

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Orbicularis oculi

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Close eyes

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Orbicularis oris

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Close lips

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Zygomaticus major/ minor (lips)

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Elevate and abduct

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Masseter

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elevate and protracts mandible

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External intercostals

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elevate ribs for inspiration (inhale)

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Internal intercostals

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depress ribs during forced expiration (exhale)

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Diaphragm

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moves during quiet breathing

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Rectus abdominis

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center of abdomen

compress abdomen

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External abdomen oblique

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side of abdomen

compresses abdomen

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Internal abdominal oblique

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compresses abdomen

runs perpendicular to external abdominal oblique

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Transverse abdominis

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compresses abdomen

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Trapezius

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very superficial
shoulders and upper back
extends neck and head

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Pectoralis major

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Chest

flex shoulder,

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Serratus anterior

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Between ribs

elevates ribs

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Deltoid

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Shoulder

abductor of upper limbs

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Rectus abdominis

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Center of abdomen

Compress abdomen

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External abdominal oblique

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Sides of abdomen

Compress abdomen

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Internal abdominal oblique

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Compresses abdomen

Runs perpendicular to external abdominal oblique

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Transverse abdominis

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Compresses abdomen

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Quadriceps femoris

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4 thigh muscles. Primary extensors of the knee.

  1. Rectus femoris
  2. Vastus medialis
  3. Vastus lateralis- used as a muscular injector site
  4. Vastus intermedius
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Hamstring

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Posterior of thigh

Flexes knee rotates leg, extends hip

90
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3 hamstring muscles

A

Biceps femoris
Semimembranosus
Semitendinosus

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