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Exam 3- Muscles Flashcards

1
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function of muscular system

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movement

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2
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term for a single cell

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muscle fiber

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3
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moving skeleton

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skeletal muscle

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4
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moving contents, usually within a tube, it surrounds

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smooth muscle

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5
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pumping blood

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cardiac muscle

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6
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neurons who’s axons innervate SM fibers- somatic

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motor neuron

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7
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somatic motor neurons and the skeletal muscle fibers it innervates

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motor unit

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8
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allow contraction strength to vary due to number of motor units active

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graded contractions

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9
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-Ca2+ enables ACh to be released across the space between the axon terminal and the motor end plate
-ACh binds to nicotinic ACh receptors
*Electrical excitation of a muscle results in muscle contraction
—Meaning: Nervous system stimulates muscle fiber, action potential in muscle fibers contracts it

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excitation-contraction coupling

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10
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thick filaments: made almost entirely of __

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myosin

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11
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polypeptide chains form two globular heads and a tail

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thick filaments: myosin

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12
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area that exerts force on the thin filament

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heads of myosin forms crossbridge

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13
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thin filaments: mostly made of the protein ___ and also includes the regulatory proteins ___ and ___

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actin; troponin & tropomyosin

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14
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overlaps binding sites blocking cross bridge

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tropomyosin

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15
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Ca2+ binding to _____ regulates skeletal muscle contraction bc it moves the tropomyosin away and allows myosin to interact with the actin

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troponin

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16
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  • AP starts in Muscle Cell
  • T-tubule Voltage gated calcium channel: open when membrane is depolarization
  • Direct link to Ca2+ release channels in Sarcoplasmic reticulum
  • Relaxation results as Ca2+ is pumped into S. Reticulum when AP stop
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the neuromuscular junction: post-synaptic-muscle cell

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17
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  • Initiated when excitation-contraction coupling increases cytosolic Ca2+ and binding sites on actin are exposed
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the cross-bridge cycle

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18
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what step of the CBC?

the active site on actin is exposed as Ca2+ binds troponin

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step 1

19
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what step of the CBC?

the myosin head forms a cross bridge with actin

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step 2

20
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what step of the CBC?

during the power stroke, the myosin head bends, and ADP and phosphate are released

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step 3

21
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what step of the CBC?

a new molecule of ATP attached to the myosin head, causing the cross bridge to detach

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step 4

22
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what step of the CBC?

ATP hydrolyzes to ADP and phosphate, which returns the myosin to the “cocked” position

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step 5

23
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what is happening in steps 1 & 2 of CBC

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bind actin + myosin –> lose phosphate

24
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what is happening in step 3 & 4 of CBC

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lose ADP powerstroke

25
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what is happening is step 5 & 6 in CBC

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gain ATP & gain energy

26
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The overlapping thick and thin filaments in each sarcomere move past each other, propelled by movements of the cross-bridges. Filaments do not change length but slide.

  • I band decreasing in length
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sliding filament mechanism

27
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excitation = contraction coupling __ Ca2+

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decreases

28
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Excitation =. AP, depolarized, all from neuron up until _____

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Ca2+ release

29
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fluid in skeletal muscle

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sarcoplasm

30
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cell membrane

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sarcolemma

31
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  • ______ muscles surround hollow structures and organs that undergo changes in volume with accompanying changes in the lengths of the smooth muscle fibers.

ex. stomach, intestines, blood vessels

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smooth muscle

32
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in smooth muscle nerves are part of _____ division

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autonomic

(instead of somatic division like other muscle types)

33
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in smooth muscle calcium bind to ____

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calmodulin

(NO troponin in smooth muscle)

34
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how smooth differs from other muscle types

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  • Smooth muscle cells (SMC) have a single nucleus and have the capacity to divide throughout the life of an individual.
  • The thick and thin filaments are not organized into myofibrils, and there are NO sarcomeres.
35
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sources of cytosolic Ca2+

(Two sources of Ca2+ contribute to the rise in cytosolic Ca2+ that initiates smooth muscle contraction)

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  1. The sarcoplasmic reticulum
  2. Extracellular Ca2+ entering the cell through plasma-membrane Ca2+ channels.
36
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sources of cytosolic Ca2+: To relax, the Ca2+ has to be removed using the _______

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Ca-ATPase pump

37
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action potentials spontaneously in the absence of any neural or hormonal input

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pacemaker cells

38
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___ ___ holding Ca2+ concentrations high is termed latch state where muscle holds tension for long periods.
- Ex. sphincter muscles of the GI tract.

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prolonged stimulation

39
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  • striated and use the sliding filament mechanism to contract
  • myocardium contracts fully every time its stimulated
  • hold the appearance of skeletal filaments & T-tubule
  • arranged like smooth muscle: around a hollow tube w/ gap junctions
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cellular structure of cardiac muscle

40
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pacemaker potentials are regulated by ____ innervation

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autonomic

41
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the heart cannot exhibit ___ & ____

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summation & tetanus

42
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why cant the heart exhibit summation & tetanus

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  • due to refractory period
  • due to filling heart with blood
43
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_____is initiated by one AP (one electrical followed by one mechanical event)

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one heart beat

44
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  • The sequence of events from an action potential that activates force-generating mechanisms
  • This occurs in skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscles
  • In all muscles there is an increase in cytosolic Ca2+concentration
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excitation-contraction coping in all muscle types

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