Exam 4 Flashcards
The sarcolemma is a muscle fiber that?
Special proteins that allow AP conduction
Sarcoplasm is and contains what?
Cytoplasm of a muscle fiber or cell that contains myoglobin ( what makes you red) and glycogen ( long chains of glucose)
Sarcomere is ?
Smallest contractile unit of a muscle fiber composed of actin and myosin
Is actin the thin or thick filament
Thin.
What are the 2 actin proteins?
1.Tropomyosin (long filament) extending over openings in actin @rest
2. Trompin (small protein) that attaches to tromysin and has a Ca+ binding site
When a muscle fiber receives an AP signaling contraction, what happens?
Ca+ is released in the sarcoplasm
Is tropnin the only actin protein that changes shape when binding to Ca+
No, once tropnin changes shape tropomysin changes as well because the are attached
Sarcomere Anatomy: H-Zone consists only of?
Myosin
I-Band consists only of?
Actin
A-Band
Contains a WHOLE myosin and an overlapping actin
Muscles rely on a what to do what?
A motor unit to send signals to stimulate contraction
Step 1 of Muscle Contraction:
An AP is sent along an axon to stimulate muscle contraction
Step 2 of Muscle Contraction:
When the AP reaches the axon terminal, Ca+ proteins in the terminal open and Ca+ enters
Step 3 of Muscle Contraction:
Ca+ binds to the synaptic vesicles and causes them to move to the axon terminal mem. releasing ACh
Step 4 of Muscle Contraction:
ACh moves across the synaptic cleft by diffusion to the mother end plate
Step 5 of Muscle Contraction:
ACh bind to its receptors opening the the receptor causing Na+ to rush into the muscle fiber
Myofibrils are wrapped w/ a spider web like ‘’shawl’’ called?
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Step 6 of Muscle Contraction:
AP continues to T tubule is reached then stimulates a cisternae to release Ca+
Step 7 of Muscle Contraction:
Ca+ binds to troponin that changes shape while tromyosin changes change also
Step 8 of Muscle Contraction:
Myosin binds to actin causing a ratchet
Step 9 of Muscle Contraction:
Sarcomere shortens until AP is stopped or Sarcomere reaches max contraction
How many ways can you steps can you stop an AP?
3