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Chapter 8- Muscular System Flashcards

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List three types of muscle

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Smooth
Skeletal
Cardiac

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Skeletal muscle

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Controlled by conscious mind, moves the skeleton
Attached to bone
striations
Cell shape long and cylindrical
multiple nucleus
Needs a functional nerve supply to contract
function- moves the whole body and glycogen storage
Up to 1/2 the body weight
Rapid contractions

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Cardiac muscle

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Found only in the heart
cell shape - Branched
nucleus - usually single, central
has intercalculate discs
striated
does not need nerve supply
pumps blood through body

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Smooth muscle

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Carries out unconscious, internal movements of the body
All over the body
No striations
Single cell
Cell shaped- spindle
Has cell to cell attachments
Involuntary and autorhythmic
helps stuff moves in body.
Nerves not necessary for function

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Describe the structure and function of tendons

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Fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone

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Describe the structure and function of aponeuroses

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Attach to muscles or bones by broad sheets of fibrous tissue

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Describe the structure and function of ligaments

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Bands of connective tissue present in and around synovial joints. Join bones to bones

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Prime mover

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The muscle that contracts and directly produces a result
(Agonist)

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Antagonist

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A muscle that contracts and opposes the prime mover

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Synergist

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A muscle that contracts at the same time as a prime mover and assists it in carrying out a motion

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Fixator muscles

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Muscles that stabilize joints and allow movements to take place

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Abdominal muscles

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Support abdominal organs
Help flex the back
Participate in defecation, urination, birth, vomiting, regurgitation
Have a role in respiration
Arranged in layers
- external (less important)-abdominal oblique
-internal (less important) abdominal oblique
-rectus - abdominis
-transverse abdominis
Come together at the linea alba (white line)

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Thoracic limb muscles

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Function in locomotion

Less important
Deltoid muscle.
Supraspinatus muscle.
Infraspinatus muscle.
Teres minor muscle.
Teres major muscle.
Subscapularis muscle.
Articularis humeri muscle.
Coracobrachialis muscle.

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pelvic limb muscles

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Functions mostly locomotion

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Microscopic anatomy of skeletal muscle

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Large cells - not wide but long
multi-nucleated - located at edge of cell just beneath sarcolemma
Made up of lengthwise myofibrils
many mitochondria in extensive network of sarcoplasmic reticulum and transverse tubules

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Microscopic anatomy of smooth muscle

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Small and spindle-shaped
Single nucleus
Smooth, homogenous appearance
-myosin and actin not arranged in parallel myofibrils
Myosin and actin criss-cross the cell and are attached at both ends to dens bodies

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Microscopic anatomy of cardiac

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Striated
smaller than skeletal
Single nucleus per skill
securely attached end to end to form intricate, branching networks of cells
-attachment sites are called intercalated discs

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List the components and functions of neuromuscular junctions

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Site where ends of motor nerve fibers connect to muscle fiber
Synaptic vesicles at the nerve fiber contain nerve acetylcholine
-Motor neuron (axon)
-Muscle fiber (receptor site)
-Synaptic space - cleft
- acetylcholine
(lots of mitochondria)

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List and describe the roles of connective tissue in muscles

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There are three layers of connective tissue: epimysium, perimysium, and endomysium. Skeletal muscle fibers are organized into groups called fascicles. Blood vessels and nerves enter the connective tissue and branch in the cell. Muscles attach to bones directly or through tendons or aponeuroses.

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What happens during muscle contraction and relaxation

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Relaxed muscles have myosin and actin filaments that overlap slightly
When stimulated to contract, cross bridges on myosin filaments slide back and forth
actin fillaments on both sides are pulled toward the center of the myosin fillaments
This shortens the sarcomere
Shortening of all end-to-end sarcomeres causes muscle to contract

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Differentiate between visceral smooth muscle and multi-unit smooth muscle

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Visceral smooth muscle -
-large sheets of cell walls in some hollow organs
multi-unit smooth muscle-
-small, discrete groups of cells

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Muscle cells

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Fibrous cells designed for contraction
Also called muscle fibers
Fiber composition- myosin and actin
microfilaments slide over one another
Very large
Skeletal - multi-nucleated
Network of sarcoplasmic reticulum

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Muscle functions

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Provide motion
Maintain posture
Heat the body

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Muscle characteristics

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Excitable
Contractible
Extendable
Elastic

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Gross anatomy of skeletal tissue
Muscle fibers Fibrous connective tissue Belly Tendon (fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone) Periosteum
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Tendon
Fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle to bone
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Epimysium
Connective tissue that covers the muscle
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Fascicles
Bundle of muscle fibers
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Perimysium
Covers the fascicles of muscle Contains blood vessels and nerve fibers Continuous with tendons
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Endomysium
Covers the muscle fiber
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Myofibril
Long contractile fibers. That make up a muscle fiber. Composed of actin and myosin
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Attachments
Origin - more stable - Doesn't move when muscle contracts -proximal Insertion -Most movement when muscle contracts -more distal
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Microfybrils
Form interior of muscle fibers Made of dark A bands and light I bands A bands - thick protein filaments- myosin I bands- thin protein filaments- actin A series of sarcomeres
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Sarcoplasmic Reticulum
Stores calcium ions
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Z-line
Disc at each end of a myofibril
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Another word for T-tubules
Transverse tubules
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Sarcomere
between z-lines of a myofibril section (contractile unit) Composed of myosin and actin Filaments compose various bands A-bands H-bands I-bands Z-line
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H band
Light colored area in the middle of an A band
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Physiology of muscle fiber
Nerve impulse travels down a nerve fiber and reaches a neuromuscular junction. Acetylcholine is released and binds to the sarcolemma of the muscle fiber. That starts an impulse that travels through the t-tubules to the interior of the cell. Stored calcium is release from the sarcoplasm. This turns on the contraction process.
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Sarcolemma
Cell membrane of a muscle cell Postsynaptic membrane
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Sarcoplasm
cytoplasm of muscle cell
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Motor Unit
One motor fiber (axon) and all muscle fibers it innervates -Muscles that make small, delicate movements have few -Large muscles may have several hundreds
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Naming conventions
Actions (ie flexor) Shape (ie deltoid) Location- (ie biceps brachii - located in brachii location) Direction of fibers (ie rectus means straight) Number of heads or divisions Attachment sites
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Achilles tendon
Attaches tuber calcis of calcaneus bone of tarsus
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All r nothing principle
When stimulated individual muscles fibers contract completely or not at all Nervous system control the number of muscle fibers it stimulates - small, fine movements only a few - large, powerful movements many muscle fibers contract
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Muscle contraction phases.
Latent phase - 10 miliseconds (time between nerve stimulus and beginning of contraction) Contraction phase 40 milliseconds Relaxation phase - 50 milliseconds Maximum contraction efficiency - when nerve impulses arrive 0.1 second apart -result in a series of complete muscle twitches Smooth, sustained muscle contractions -Average out activity of all muscle contractions Twitches Single muscle fiber contractions contractions out of sync with each other
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Chemistry of muscles
Aerobic Adequate oxygen supply Maximum energy extracted Glucose+oxygen= H20, COz and to ATP -Creatine Phosphate converts ADP back to ATP -Glucose + oxygen help produce ATP and Creatine Phosphate -glucose stored as glycogen0 -Oxyge0n stored as myoglobin Anaerobic Need for oxygen exceeds supply Lactic acid forms 1 glucose molecule gives us 2 ATP and lots of lactic acid
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tonus
Involuntary contraction of small number of motor units Keeps muscles firm but relaxed Clinical importance - depth of anasthesia
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Gait
Plantigrade - metatarsal bones flat on ground- primates, bears, rodents, raccoons, kangaroos Digitigrade -walks on digits or toes- birds, Canidae, Felidae, elephants Unguligrade - walking on tips of toes/hooves- cattle, horses, sheep, goats
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Deltoid
It flexes the shoulder joint. Consists of two parts that join and act in common. Less important -The scapular portion covers a majority of the infraspinatus muscle located below it. The two parts of the muscle fuse before they insert on the deltoid tuberosity of the humerus.
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Infraspinatus:
It flexes the shoulder joint and abducts the limb at the shoulder Less important- Muscle that fills the infraspinous fossa caudal to the spine of the scapula.
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Supraspinatus:
It extends the shoulder joint. Less important - Muscle that fills the supraspinous fossa cranial to the spine of the scapula and is wider and longer then the infraspinatus muscle.
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Subscapularis
It adducts the llimb at the shoulder and rotates the arm medially. It also functions as a medial collateral ligament to the shoulder Less important- Muscle that occupies the subscapular fossa on the medial aspect of the scapula
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Teres major
It flexes the shoulder. Less important -Muscle that lies caudal to the subscapularis muscle, and its tendon of insertion joins that of the latissimus dorsi muscle.
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Triceps brachii:
It extends the elbow and flexes the shoulder. Less important - Muscle that makes up the large muscle mass on the caudal aspect of the humerus
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Biceps brachii:
It flexes the elbow and extends the shoulder. Less important- Muscle located on the craniomedial aspect of the humerus. It consists of only one head in animals
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Brachialis
It flexes the elbow. Less important: Muscle located on the lateral side of the humerus. After its origin on the lateral humerus, it courses ddistally following the brachial groove of the humerus, twisting laterally and cranially toward its insertion on the medial side of the proximal radius and ulna
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Extensor carpi radialis:
It extends the carpus Less important -The largest of the craniolateral muscle group. It lies on the cranial aspect of the radius and deep to the brachioradialis muscle as it courses distally.
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Lateral digital extensor:
It extends the digital joints. Less important: Muscle that is smaller than the common digital extensor and lies just caudo-lateral to it.
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Extensor carpi ulnaris
It flexes the carpal joint. Less important- Muscle that lies caudal and lateral to the lateral digital extensor. This is the only flexor that arises on the lateral epicondyle
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Abductor pollicis longus:
It extends the carpal joint and abducts the digit. Less important- Flat triangular muscle that lies wprimarily in the groove between the radius and ulna.
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Flexor carpi ulnaris:
It flexes the carpal joint. Less important: : The most caudal of this musclegroup; lies next to the extensor carpi ulnaris.
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Superficial digital flexor
It flexes the carpal and digital joints. Less important: Muscle that lies caudomedial to the ulna and covers the deep digital flexor
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Deep digital flexor
It extends the tarsal joints and flexes the digital joints Less important: Muscle that originates on the proximal caudal aspect of the tibia and fibula and lies deep to the superficial digital flexor on the caudal aspect of the leg
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Flexor retinaculum
The fascia that binds the superficial digital flexor muscle down at the carpus.
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Interosseous muscle:
A muscle between two bones
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Linea alba
All of the abdominal muscles, organs and tissues come together at the linea. The linea alba contains fewer sensory nerves than the adjacent muscles.

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