Class 1 Flashcards
Primary functions of the muscular system
- equilibrium
- force
- work
- transport
- heat production
Equilibrium in regards to muscles
posture, standing
Force in regards to muscle
changes in velocity of muscle shortening
Work in regards to muscle
displacement in direction of the force
Transportation in regards to muscle
Digestive system and circulation
Heat production in regards to muscle
Shivering reflex, maintaining body temperature
Which muscle type has the longest muscle twitch duration?
Smooth muscle
Which muscle type has the shortest muscle twitch duration?
Skeletal muscle
Skeletal muscle is attached to (-) by (-)
Bone by tendon
Skeletal muscle primary functions:
Locomotion and posture/balance
Voluntary controlled muscle:
Skeletal muscle
Can skeletal muscle be involuntary/unconcious?
Yes, reflexes
Cardiac muscle attached to (-)
Blood vessels
Cardiac muscle primary function:
Blood circulation, adequate blood volume and pressure
Involuntary controlled muscle types:
Cardiac and Smooth
How is the cardiac muscle moderated?
ANS and hormones
Smooth muscle attached to (-) and (-)
Wall of organs and blood vessels
Primary functions of smooth muscle:
Blood pressure, digestion, bladder control, air flow
How is the smooth muscle contraction moderated?
ANS and hormones
Which muscle types are uninucleate?
Smooth and cardiac muscle cells
Which type of muscle is multinucleate?
Skeletal muscle
During embryonic development how are muscle cells developed?
Many myoblasts fuse to form one skeletal muscle fiber
Why are skeletal muscle cells multinucleate?
Many myoblasts fuse together to make one skeletal muscle cell and each myoblast has its own nucleus
Action for both the smooth muscle and cardiac muscle are involuntary under the regulation of:
Autonomic nervous system and endocrine system
Skeletal muscle is voluntary and controlled by:
Somatic nervous system
Which muscle types have pacemaker activity?
Smooth and cardiac
What is a pace-making activity?
Ability to generate action potential that can initiate muscle contraction
Skeletal muscle contracts in response to what?
To a signal from a somatic motor neuron
What is the one skeletal muscle that the autonomic nervous system can influence?
The diaphragm
Pacemaking activities are modulated by what? Can they be initiates from this?
Autonomic nervous system, NO