Exam 1 Flashcards
types of muscles
1 cardiac– heart; involuntary
2 smooth– iintestines; involuntary
3 skeletal– attaches to skeleton; voluntary 30-40% of body weight & over 600 muscles in the body
types of movement
1 agonist – directly causing the movement
2 antagonist– opposes the movement; slows down or braking (elbow flexing the triceps counter act it)
muscle actions
1 isotonic
2 isometric
3 isokinetic
Isotonic
this is dynamic – most body movements
1 concentric – M shortens creates more F than the resistance
2 eccentric–M. lengthens, create less F than the resistance
Isometric
static– think of posture
** the M. length does not change the M. will stay the same length so nothing is moving
Isokinetic
you see this in clinical settings
muscles shorten and joint rotates at a set speed/velocity
Macroscopic structures
1muscle fiber 2endomysium 3fasciculus 4perimysium 5epimysium 6tendon
muscle fiber
main structural componenet of skeletal system
- avg diameter= 10-100 mm so about the size of a hair
length up to 30 cm
endomysium
connective tissue that surrounds/separates individual muscle fibers
fasciculus
bundle that contains a group of muscle fibers ( up to 150)
perimysium
connective tissue that surrounds/separates individual fascicles
epimysium
outer fascia of connective tissue encasing the entire muscle group
tendon
joins the muscle to the bone
what structures are in the macrosopic??
Sarcolemma satellite cells sarcoplasm tranverse tubules sarcoplasmic reticulum
sarcolemma
thin plastic membrane beneath endomysium surrounding each muscle fiber
- fused with endomysium
- conducts wave depolarization along surface of fiber
- insulates muscle fiber from one another during depolariztion
satellite cells
within the sarcolemma’s basement membrane
-regulate certain cellular function like growth and repair
sarcoplasm
fluid resembling gelatin within the spae of a single muscle fiber
- contains lipids, glycogen, enzyme, nuclei, mito, other organelles
- similar to cytoplasm in other cells of the body
- BUT sarcplasm contains large amounts of glycogen and myoglobin
t tubules
this can be found in the sarcoplasm
- interconnected and pass throught muscle fibers
- extension of th esarcolemma that carry impulses through each fiber
- serve a transport vesicles for certain substances ( ions, o2 and glucose)
sarcoplasmic reticulum
longitudinal system of tubules w/in each M. fiber
- these store Ca2 wihc is crucial for muscle contraction
microscopic structures
myofibril
myofilaments
myofibril
element of skeletal muscle that allow muscel to contract
- up to thousands of myofibrils per fiber
- arranged in parallel alignment
myofilaments
proteins that comprise a myofibril
- main proteins actin and myosin
I-band -- only actin A-band -- contains actin and myosin H-zone-- center f A-band where only mysoin is present M-line--center of H-zone and sarcomere ** actin anchored to Z-line **myosin anchored to M-line
sarcomere
smallest contractile unit of the skeletal muscle
- 2.2-2.5 mm long
- made up of 1 myosin surrouned by 6 actin
- each myofiber is made up of MANY of these
- are joined end to end at the Z-line
- the sarcomere provides stability for the Z-line
Sliding filament theory
Write this out slide 2 of muscle physiology
muscle fiber types
Type 1 – slow twitch/ aerobic
Type 2– fast twitch
Type1
slow twitch
- fatigue resistand
- contains larger # of mitochondria
- lower F capabilities
- slower speed of shortening
Type 2
fast twitch / anaerobic
- will fatigue fast
- use blook glucose and muscle glycogen as predominant fuel
- higher F capabilities
- fast speed of shortening
Type IIa ( fast-oxidative-glycolytic) - intermediate fibers
Type IIx ( fast -glycolytic) -most extensive anaerobic potential
fiber disribution
- you are born with a certain amount of muscle fibers
- most people have a balance number of both fibers
- you can change TypeIIx to TypeIIa with training
- you can lose TypeII with age (use it or lose it)
Hypetrophy
muscle that you have will be getting thicker more cross sectional area. you dont get more muscle fibers they just get bigger
Hyperplasia
this is where you will get more muscle fibers. they think that they split in half to create more… this only happens in cats and birds
functions of skeletal muscles
movement
posture
heat production
characteristics of muscles
excitability
contractility
extensibility
elasticity
excitability
responds to stimuli
contractility
ability to shorten in length
extensibility
stretches when pulled
elasticity
returns to original shape and length after contraction or extension
motor unit
motor nerve and the muscle fibers it innervates
fine motor
control/prescision
- few as 10 muscle fibers
- -eyes, fingers
gross motor
control/strength
-as many as 1000-3000 muscle fibers per motor neuron
what type of muscle is a motor unit in control of ?
they will be in control of either ALL type 1 or ALL type 2
motor unit activation sequence
- AP form the motor neuron arrives at the terminal
- arrival of AP causes release of the NT ach
- ach diffuses across the neuromuscular junction causing excitation of the sarcolemma
- once a sufficient amount of ach is released and AP is generated across the scrolemma and the fiber contracts
All or none principle
either all the fibers w/in the motor unit fire or none of them do
motor unit activation sequence
- type 1 motor units
- type IIa motor units
- Type IIx motor units
* * number of over all motor unit will determine the F needed
Proprioceptors
receptors that relay messages to the central nervous system about muscular changes in the body and limb movement
Muscle spindles
(proprioceptor)
- location— interspersed among M. fiber by running //
- stimulus—↑ in M. length ( the rate in the change)
- response—
1. initiates rapid contraction of stretched M.
2. inhibits tension development in antagonist M. - overall effect— inhibits stretch in M. being stretched
- purpose— protect M from extreme ranges
Golgi tendon organs
(proprioceptor)
- location— w/in tendons near the muscle-tendon junciton
- stimulus— ↑ in muscle tension
-response—
1 inhibits tension development in stretched M.
2 initiates tension development in antagonist M.
-overall— promotes relaxatin in M. developing tension
- purpose— to safeguard the M. form excessive tension
how many bones
over 200
three major types of joints
structural/functional
- fibrous- joined by fibrous tissue w/ limited movement (skull)
- cartilagnous- joined by cartilage with slight mobility (vertebrae)
- synovial- not directly joined permitting a variety of movement (shoulder)
biomechanical classifications
simple- 2 articulaiton surfaces
compound- 3 or more articulation surfaces
complex- 2 or more articulation surf. and a articular disc
menisucus - knee and elbow
axial skeleton
skull, vertebral, sternum and ribs
appendicular skeleton
shoulder girdles, arms, legs, and hips
types of bone
cortical bone
trabecular bone
cortical bone
dense material that is situated toward the outer layer
~ 80% of skeletal mass
- structural support
trabecular bone
porous material that forms the lattice like arrangement
-contains branching struts called trabeculae
-spongy looking tissue that allows for marrow and fat storage
-microstructure allows for bone strength
~20% of skeletal mass
-physiologic function– blood cell production, shock absortion
function of bone
structural 1 physcial movement 2 internal organ protection physiological 1 red and white blood cell formation 2 storage area for ca2 and phosphate
growth and remodeling
longitudinal growth occurs at the epiphyseal/growth plate (cartilage at end of the bone)
1 genetically mediated
2 longitudinal growth usually ceases after puberty
types of bone cells
osteoclasts
osteoblasts
osteocytes