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Introduction to The Muscular System
Skeletal muscles: movement in environment•Smooth muscles: intestines, ureters, veins and arteries•Cardiac muscle: pumps blood through heart and blood vessels•40–50% of body weight
The Types of Muscle
- Skeletal
- Smooth
- Cardiac
Skeletal
Skeletal: voluntary, striated, and multinucleated
Smooth
Smooth: involuntary, nonstriated, and uninucleated
Cardiac
Cardiac: involuntary, striated, and uninucleated
The Anatomy of Skeletal or Striated Muscle
- Skeletal muscle cell surrounded by sarcolemma
- Fasciculi: bundles of fascicles
- Fascicles: individual bundles of muscle fibers
- Perimysium: surrounds each fascicle
- Epimysium: covers the perimysium
- Fascia: covers the epimysium•Myosin: A bands
- Actin: I bands
- Z lines
- H zone
- Sarcomere: between two adjacent Z lines–Actual contraction process occurs here
- Sarcotubular system–T system and sarcoplasmic reticulum
Introduction to The Physiology of Muscle Contraction
- Motor unit: all muscle cells innervated by one motor neuron
- Muscle cell properties–Excitability–Conductivity–Contractility–Elasticity
The Physiology of Muscle Contraction: Neuroelectrical Factors
•Na+ higher concentration outside muscle cell
•K+ higher concentration inside muscle cell
•Resting potential: charge outside positive and inside negative
•Electrical potential: rush of Na+ inside cell
•K+ moves outside cell attempting to balance
•Action potential
–Calcium released
–Troponin and tropomyosin action inhibited
–Activated myosin links to actin filaments
The Physiology of Muscle Contraction: Chemical Interactions
- Myosin heads contain ATP
- ATP releases energy upon myosin/action link
- Energy released used to pull action
- Sodium: potassium pump pumps out sodium
- Resting potential restored
The Physiology of Muscle Contraction: Energy Sources
•ATP: energy source for muscle contraction
•ATP production
–Glycolysis
–Krebs citric acid cycle
–Electron transport
•Alternate sources: fatty acids and phosphocreatine
The Muscle Twitch
•Stimulus > latent period > contraction > relaxation
•Contraction strength depends on
–Strength, speed, and duration of stimulus
–Weight of load
–Temperature
•All-or-none law
Muscle Tone
•State of partial contraction throughout whole muscle
•Maintains pressure on abdominal contents
•Helps maintain blood pressure
•Aids digestion
•Types
–Isotonic, isometric
The Anatomy of Smooth Muscle
•Found in hollow structures •Involuntary, uninucleated, nonstriated •Arrangement (two layers) –Longitudinal (outer) –Circular (inner)
The Anatomy of Cardiac Muscle
- Autonomic nervous system control
- Involuntary, uninucleated, striated
- Intercalated disks: coordinate contraction
- Cardiac muscles: contract, relax, and contract 75 times/minute
The Naming and Actions of Skeletal Muscles
- Action
- Shape
- Origin and insertion
- Location
- Direction of fibers
- Origin: more fixed attachment of muscle
- Insertion: movable attachment of muscle
- Tendons: attach muscle to bone
- Aponeurosis: wide flat tendon
- Flexors: bend limb at a joint
- Extensor: straighten limb at a joint
- Abductors: move limb away from midline
- Adductors: bring limb toward midline
- Rotators: revolve limb around axis
- Dorsiflexors: raise the foot
- Plantar flexors: lower the foot
- Supinators: turn palm upward
- Pronators: turn palm downward
- Levators: raise a part of the body
- Depressors: lower a part of the body
- Prime movers or agonists: bring about an action
- Antagonists: oppose agonists
- Synergists: assist prime movers
Origin
Origin: more fixed attachment of muscle
Insertion
Insertion: movable attachment of muscle
Tendons
Tendons: attach muscle to bone
Aponeurosis:
Aponeurosis: wide flat tendon
Flexors
Flexors: bend limb at a joint
Extensor
Extensor: straighten limb at a joint
Abductors
Abductors: move limb away from midline
Adductors
Adductors: bring limb toward midline
Rotators
Rotators: revolve limb around axis
Dorsiflexors
Dorsiflexors: raise the foot
Plantar flexors:
Plantar flexors: lower the foot
Supinators
Supinators: turn palm upward
Pronators
Pronators: turn palm downward
Levators
•Levators: raise a part of the body
Depressors
Depressors: lower a part of the body
Prime movers or agonists
Prime movers or agonists: bring about an action
Antagonists
Antagonists: oppose agonists
Synergists
Synergists: assist prime movers
The Function and Location of Selected Skeletal Muscles: Superficial Muscles
Superficial muscles of the body, anterior view
Superficial muscles of the body, posterior view
Muscles of Facial Expression
- Occipitalis
- Frontalis
- Zygomaticus
- Levator labii superioris
- Orbicularis oris and buccinator
Muscles of Mastication
- Masseter
- Temporalis
- Pterygoid
Muscles of the Eye
- Superior rectus•Inferior rectus
- Medial rectus•Lateral rectus
- Superior and inferior oblique
Muscles Moving the Head
Sternocleidomastoid
–Contraction of both causes flexion of neck
–Contraction of one causes rotation to left or right
Muscles Moving the Shoulder Girdle
- Levator scapulae
- Rhomboids
- Pectoralis minor
- Trapezius
- Serratus anterior
Muscles Moving the Humerus
- Pectoralis major
- Latissimus dorsi
- Teres minor
- Deltoid
- Supraspinatus
- Infraspinatus
Muscles Moving the Elbow
- Brachialis
- Biceps brachii
- Brachioradialis
- Triceps brachii
- Anconeus
Muscles Moving the Wrist
- Flexor carpi
* Extensor carpi
Muscles Moving the Hand
- Supinator
- Pronator teres
- Pronator quadratus
Muscles Moving the Thumb
- Flexor pollicis
- Extensor pollicis
- Adductor pollicis
- Abductor pollicis
- Opponens pollicis
Muscles Moving the Fingers
- Flexor digitorum
- Extensor digitorum
- Interossei
Muscles of the Abdominal Wall
- External oblique
- Internal oblique
- Transversus abdominis
- Rectus abdominis
Muscles of Respiration or Breathing
•Diaphragm
–Main muscle
•External and internal intercostals
–Expand the ribs
Muscles Moving the Femur
- Psoas
- Iliacus
- Gluteus maximus
- Gluteus medius
- Gluteus minimus
- Tensor fascia lata
Muscles Moving the Knee Joint
- Biceps femoris
- Semitendinosus
- Semimembranosus
- Popliteus
- Gracilis
- Sartorius
- Quadriceps femoris
Muscles Moving the Foot
- Gastrocnemius
- Tibialis posterior
- Soleus
- Peroneus longus
- Plantaris
- Tibialis anterior
- Peroneus tertius
Muscles Moving the Toes
- Flexor hallucis
- Extensor hallucis
- Flexor digitorum
- Extensor digitorum
- Abductor hallucis
- Abductor digiti minimi
The Nervous SystemIntroduction, Spinal Cord, and Spinal Nerves Introduction
•Control center and communication network
–Directs functions of body’s organs and systems
–Interprets external environment
–Determines reaction to change
•Homeostasis: balanced internal environment–Controlled by nervous and endocrine systems
Homeostasis
Homeostasis: balanced internal environment–Controlled by nervous and endocrine systems
Organization
•Central nervous system: brain and spinal cord
•Peripheral nervous system
–Afferent peripheral system
•Sensory neurons
–Efferent peripheral system
•Somatic
•Autonomic: sympathetic and parasympathetic
•Central nervous system
•Central nervous system: brain and spinal cord
•Peripheral nervous system
•Peripheral nervous system
–Afferent peripheral system
•Sensory neurons
•Sensory neurons
–Efferent peripheral system
Neuroglia Cells
- Astrocytes: support, connection, blood-brain barrier
- Oligodendroglia: support, myelin sheath formation
- Microglial: phagocytosis
- Ependymal: line the ventricles of the brain
- Schwann: myelin sheaths in peripheral nervous system
Astrocytes
•Astrocytes: support, connection, blood-brain barrier
Oligodendroglia
•Oligodendroglia: support, myelin sheath formation
Microglial
Microglial: phagocytosis
Ependymal
•Ependymal: line the ventricles of the brain
Schwann
Schwann: myelin sheaths in peripheral nervous system
The Structure of a Neuron
•Cell body
•Dendrites: receptive areas
•Axon: extension of cell body
–Schwann cells
–Nodes of Ranvier
•Multipolar: several dendrites coming off cell body
•Bipolar: one dendrite and one axon
•Unipolar: one process extending from cell body
•Receptors: detect environmental stimuli
•Sensory: receive impulse from receptor site
•Internuncial: transmit impulse for interpretation and processing
•Motor: reaction to the stimulus
•Dendrites
•Dendrites: receptive areas
Axon
•Axon: extension of cell body
–Schwann cells
–Nodes of Ranvier
Multipolar
Multipolar: several dendrites coming off cell body
Bipolar
Bipolar: one dendrite and one axon
Unipolar:
Unipolar: one process extending from cell body
Receptors
Receptors: detect environmental stimuli
Sensory
Sensory: receive impulse from receptor site
Internuncial
•Internuncial: transmit impulse for interpretation and processing
Motor
•Motor: reaction to the stimulus
The Physiology of the Nerve Impulse
•Nerve cell fiber resting potential –Na+ concentration higher on outside –K+ concentration higher on inside –Negative charge on inside –Positive charge on outside •Depolarization: Na+ rush inside cell •Repolarization: K+ rush out to restore balance •Depolarization: Repolarization moves in one direction •Myelinated vs. unmyelinated •All-or-none law
The Synaptic Transmission
•Synapse: axon terminal branches close to next dendrites •Impulse reaches axon terminals •Triggers neurotransmitter release into synaptic cleft •Neurotransmitters –Acetylcholine •Most common –Epinephrine –Norepinephrine –Serotonin –Dopamine –Endorphins
The Reflex Arc
•Knee-jerk reflex •Maintain homeostasis –Heartbeat/breathing rates –Digestion –Coughing –Sneezing –Swallowing –Vomiting
Grouping of Neural Tissue
•White matter –Groups of myelinated axons –Forms nerve tracts in CNS •Gray matter –Nerve cell bodies and dendrites –Unmyelinated axon bundles –Cortex: gray matter on surface of brain
Grouping of Neural Tissue
•White matter –Groups of myelinated axons –Forms nerve tracts in CNS •Gray matter –Nerve cell bodies and dendrites –Unmyelinated axon bundles –Cortex: gray matter on surface of brain •Nerve: bundle of fibers outside CNS •Ganglia: nerve cell bodies outside CNS •Tract: bundle of fibers inside CNS •Nucleus: nerve cell bodies and dendrites inside CNS •Horns: areas of gray matter in spinal cord
White matter
•White matter
–Groups of myelinated axons
–Forms nerve tracts in CNS
Gray matter
•Gray matter
–Nerve cell bodies and dendrites
–Unmyelinated axon bundles
–Cortex: gray matter on surface of brain
Nerve
•Nerve: bundle of fibers outside CNS
Ganglia
•Ganglia: nerve cell bodies outside CNS
Tract
•Tract: bundle of fibers inside CNS
Nucleus
•Nucleus: nerve cell bodies and dendrites inside CNS
Horns
•Horns: areas of gray matter in spinal cord
The Spinal Cord Introduction
•Continuation of medulla oblongata •31 segments each with a pair of spinal nerves •Protected by meninges –Dura mater –Arachnoid –Pia mater
Functions of the Spinal Cord
•Conveys sensory impulses to the brain •Integrates reflexes •Spinal nerves connect at roots –Dorsal root: sensory –Ventral root: motor
The Spinal Nerves
•All 31 pairs arise from union of dorsal and ventral roots
•Mixed nerves consisting of motor and sensory fibers
•Most exit vertebral column between vertebrae
•Named and numbered according to region and level of spinal cord
–Cervical: 8 pairs
–Thoracic: 12 pairs
–Lumbar: 5 pairs
–Sacral: 5 pairs
–Coccygeal: 1 pair
The Nervous SystemThe Brain, Cranial Nerves, Autonomic Nervous System, and the Special Senses Introduction
•Brain is divided into four main parts
–Brainstem: controls breathing, heartbeat rates and reactions to auditory and visual stimuli
–Diencephalon: controls homeostasis
–Cerebrum: controls intellectual processes and emotions
–Cerebellum: maintains body posture and balance
Brainstem
–Brainstem: controls breathing, heartbeat rates and reactions to auditory and visual stimuli
Diencephalon
–Diencephalon: controls homeostasis
Cerebrum
–Cerebrum: controls intellectual processes and emotions
Cerebellum
–Cerebellum: maintains body posture and balance
•Brain is divided into four main parts
–Brainstem:
–Diencephalon:
–Cerebrum:
–Cerebellum:
The Principal Parts of the Brain
•Main parts: brainstem, diencephalon, cerebrum, and cerebellum •Protection –Cranial bones –Meninges –Cerebrospinal fluid •Ventricles –Interventricular foramen
•Main parts of the brain
•Main parts:
- brainstem,
- diencephalon,
- cerebrum,
- and cerebellum
Protection for the brain
Protection
–Cranial bones
–Meninges
–Cerebrospinal fluid