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Exam 2 Muscle Flashcards

1
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What are the 4 basic tissues of the body:

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  1. Epithelium
  2. Connective Tissue
  3. Muscle Tissue
  4. Nervous Tissue
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2
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What are two other names for muscle cells

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myocytes myofibers

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3
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Which layer do muscle fibers originate from?

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Mesoderm

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4
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They cytoplasm of muscle cells

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Sardcoplasm

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5
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What is contained in the Sarcoplasm?

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Glycogen and Myoglobin

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6
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The plasma Memb. of the muscle cell

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Sarcolemma

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7
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The highly specialized smooth ER of a muscle cell

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Sarcoplasmic Reticulum

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8
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What is the importance of the SR

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regulate calcium flow

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9
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What are the 2 types of Cross striated muscle

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  1. Cardiac

2. Skeletal

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10
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What is another term for Myoepithelial cells?

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Basket cells

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11
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T/F striations are seen in myocytes when cut in cross section?

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F. Longitudinal Sections

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12
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Mesenchymal cells align and fuse together forming multinucleated tubes called:

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Myotubes

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13
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Myotubes differentiate forming functional ______ and the nuclei are displaced against the plasma memb.

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Myofilaments

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14
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Cells that do not differentiate and remain mesenchymal cells,

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Satellite cells

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15
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What is the purpose of satellite cells?

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muscle repair

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16
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Dense irregular connective tissue surrounding the muscle

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Epimysium

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17
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A whole muscle can be made up of many smaller bundles known as:

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Fascicles

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18
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Each Fascicle is surrounded by

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Perimysium

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19
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What is a fascicle made up of?

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Myocytes/Myofibers

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20
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Myofibers contain cylindrical bundles of ______ which in turn contain many smaller bundles of ______

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Myofibrils, Myofilaments

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21
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Individual myocytes are surrounded by reticular fibers forming the _____

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Endomysium

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22
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The contractile element of muscles

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Sarcomere

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23
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What are Myofibrils made of?

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Actin and Myosin

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24
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What are the regulatory proteins of Myofilaments?

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Tropomyosin

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25
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T/F the light zone only contains Actin

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T

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26
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T/F The dark zone only contains Myosin

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F. Myosin +/- Actin

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27
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What is another name for the light zone

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I Band

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28
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What is another name for the Dark zone

29
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What is the H zone?

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Only contains M

30
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What is the M line

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Center, where myosin is anchored

31
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What is anchored to the Z-Line?

32
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What are the 5 steps of muscle contraction?

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  1. Calcium binds troponin
  2. Tropomyosin moves exposing byosin-binding site on actin
  3. Myosin head binds to Actin ATP to ADP
  4. Bound thin filament slides over thick
  5. shortening of entire muscle fiber
33
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What is the main function of the SR?

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Stores and releases calcium ions to initiate contractions

34
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The expanded ends of the SR

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Terminal Cisterna

35
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What are the 2 types of skeletal muscles?

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  1. Type 1 (red muscle)

2. Type 2 (White muscle)

36
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Another name for red muscle

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Slow twitch

37
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What accounts for the dark color of red muscle?

38
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T/F Slow twitch muscle requires Aerobic metabolism to resist fatigue?

39
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List 3 facts about slow twitch muscle

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  1. High fat, low glycogen
  2. Many mitochondria
  3. Myoglobin to help transfer O2
40
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What is another name for White Muscle?

A

Fast twitch

41
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Give some examples of Slow twitch muscle

A

Postural muscles of mammals, pectoral muscles of birds

42
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T/F White muscle undergoes anaerobic meabolism

43
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T/F White Muscle is less prone to fatigue than red muscle?

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F More prone to fatigue

44
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List 3 facts about Fast twitch muscle

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  1. low fat, high glycogen
  2. less myoglobin
  3. few mitochondria
45
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Does cardiac muscle undergo aerobic or anaerobic metabolism?

46
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What are the 2 types of intercalated discs in cardiac muscle

A

Gap junctions and desmosomes

47
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Attach cardiac muscle cells to each other, providing strength and the ability to function as a syncytium

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Intercalated Discs

48
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Intercalated discs consist of 2 elements:

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  1. Transverse element

2. Longitudinal element

49
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What is the function of Transverse elements?

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Anchor/ Strong attachment

50
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What is the function of Longitudinal elements

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Communication / Propagation of electrical impulses

51
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A Desmosome is an example of a _______ element

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Transverse

52
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A Gap Junction is an example of a ______ element

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Longitudinal

53
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What are the 2 types of Cardiomyocytes?

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  1. Contractile

2. Conductile

54
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Modified cardiac muscle fibers in the subendothelial tissue, concerned with conducting impulses through the heart

A

Purkinje Fibers

55
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Groups of purkinje fibers are known as

A

Purkinje Fibers also

56
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What is the purpose of cytoplasmic dense bodies in smooth muscles

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anchors for myofilaments

57
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T/F smooth muscle is similar to skeletal muscle and contain Desmosomes, gap juncions, and t tubules

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F. No T tubules

58
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What are the 2 types of smooth muscle cells?

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Single smooth muscle

Multi-unit smooth muscle

59
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Where is single smooth muscle found

A

Visceral organs

60
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how do cells of single smooth muscle communicate?

A

gap junctions

61
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Where is Multi-unit smooth muscle found>

A

Iris of eye

62
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what is the function of Multi unit smooth muscle

A

precise contraction

63
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T/F Multi-Unit smooth muscle cells behave like syncytium contracting in a network

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F Individual innervation of each myocyte

64
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T/F Single smooth muscle behave like syncytium contracting in a network?

65
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What are the 4 functions of smooth muscle cells?

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  1. peristalsis- Wave like contractions
  2. Vascular Dynamics - blood pressure
  3. propulsion- bladder
  4. Secretion
66
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Myoepithelial cells origin?

67
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What stimulates Myoepithelial cells?

68
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Where are myoepithelial cells located?

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Salivary glands, mammary glands, lacrimal glands

69
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What is another name for myoepithelial cells?

A

Basket cells

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