Final Exam Part 2 Flashcards
What are the portions of a muscle?
Muscle belly, Tendon, Fascicle, Epimysium, Perimysium, Endomysium, Muscle fiber (myofiber), Myofibril, Sarcomere, Thin and thick filaments, Zone of overlap, Myofilaments
Thin filaments include Actin, Troponin, Tropomyosin, G actin binding site; Thick filaments include Myosin head.
What is the neuromuscular junction?
The site where a motor neuron communicates with a muscle fiber, enabling neural stimulation of the muscle.
What is the contraction sequence inside the muscle fiber?
The series of events that lead to muscle contraction, involving the sliding of myofilaments.
What are the types of contractions?
Twitch, Treppe, Wave summation, Tetany (Incomplete, Complete), Isotonic contraction (Concentric, Eccentric), Isometric contraction.
What is a motor unit?
A motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it innervates, functioning together in muscle contraction.
Fill in the blank: Energy molecules in muscle contraction are formed by _______ and _______ processes.
aerobic, anaerobic
What are the anatomical divisions of the nervous system?
Central nervous system (CNS) and Peripheral nervous system (PNS).
Identify neuron structures: soma, synaptic knobs, Nissil bodies, dendrite, teleodendria, Nodes of Ranvier, axon, synaptic vesicles, collateral, axon hillock.
Soma: cell body, Synaptic knobs: neurotransmitter release, Nissil bodies: rough endoplasmic reticulum, Dendrite: receives signals, Teleodendria: terminal branches of axon, Nodes of Ranvier: gaps in myelin sheath, Axon: transmits signals, Synaptic vesicles: store neurotransmitters, Collateral: branches of axon, Axon hillock: initiates action potential.
What is the structure of the myelin sheath?
A fatty layer that insulates axons, increasing the speed of signal transmission.
How is the resting potential created and maintained?
By the distribution of ions across the neuronal membrane, primarily sodium (Na+) and potassium (K+).
What are the events involved in the generation and propagation of an action potential?
Involves voltage-gated channels, depolarization, graded (local) potential, chemically gated channels, repolarization, all-or-none response, threshold potential, refractory period.
List factors that affect the speed of action potential propagation.
Axon diameter, myelination, temperature
Continuous propagation occurs in unmyelinated axons; saltatory propagation occurs in myelinated axons.
Identify structures of a cholinergic synapse.
Presynaptic neuron, synaptic vesicle, receptor, postsynaptic neuron, neurotransmitter, calcium channel, synaptic cleft.
What enables information processing in neural tissue?
Excitatory PSP, spatial summation, Inhibitory PSP, temporal summation.
What are the key structures associated with the ischium?
Ischial tuberosity, Obturator foramen
What are the main structures of the pubis?
Symphysis pubis, Rami, Acetabulum
Identify the structures associated with the femur.
Head, Neck, Trochanter (Greater & Lesser), Condyle (Medial & Lateral), Linea Aspera
What are the structures associated with the patella?
Tibial tuberosity, Medial malleolus, Condyle (Medial & Lateral)