Da Muscles Flashcards
What are the 3 types of muscle tissues?
Skeletal, Cardiac, Smooth
Explain 3 points of skeletal muscle
striated as is dark/light bands
voluntary mostly
connects to bones and other muscles and even skin
Explain 3 points of cardiac muscle
also striated
involuntary
pumping action called autohythmicity which is controlled by neurotransmitters and hormones
Explain 3 points of smoothmuscle
located in hollows of organs like blood vessels and resp passages
peristalsis is kinda like autorhythmic wave like motion
not striated
3 functions of muscle
motion. heat. stability
Connective tissue around muscle
fascia
Superficial fascia
stores water and fat, is an insulator, protects from injury, pathway for nerves and blood supply. Adipose and areolar
Deep fascia
dense irregular tissue protects and holds muscles together
epimysium
outer layer around muscles to protect
perimysium
middle layer around muscles. holds 10+ fibers together.
endomysium
surrounds each individual muscle fibre
tenosynovitis
tenis elbow. inflammation condition of tendon sheath
neuromuscular junctions
unique to skelton. is connection of motor neuron from spinal cord and a group of muscle fibers
acetylcholine
neurotransmitter which moves from axon terminal to ACh receptors to make the muscle contraction
Sarcolemma
plasma membrane of muscle fiber
Myofibril
contracting element of muscle fiber. ensircled by fluid filled cisterns called Sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) which has the role of storing Ca2+
Myofilament
many make up the myofibril
Contractile proteins
Myosin and Actin
Isometric Contraction
when contraction of muscle occurs without the shortening of the muscle ie lifting something too heavy. Force exerted, nothing happens
Muscle Tone
semi-contracted state some muscles req to be in for posture ie neck
Creatine phosphate
full of high energy phosphates that can get transfered to ATP to be used for muscle contraction up to about 15 mins.Part of the phosphagen system
lactic acid
by-product of turning ADP into ATP inside mitochondria when not enough O2 is present. Part of glycolysis
Cellular Respiration
in mitochondria pyruvia acid is broken down into ATP, CO2, H2o and heat. slow to make ATP. is efficient for amount of glucose needed to make lots of energy tho
hyperplasia
growing a muscle fiber