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HISTO: Muscle, NMJ Flashcards

1
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what are the types of muscle

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skeletal, cardial, smooth

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voluntary stiated muscle

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skeletal

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involuntary striated muscle

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cardiac

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4
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involuntary nonstriated muscle

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smooth

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5
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histological characteristic of skeletal muscle

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striated, 30-50 nm, peripheral multiple nuclei. syncytium

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skeletal muscle connective tissues

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epimysium, perimysium, endomysium

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7
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the repeating structural unit of skeletal muscle that gives the striated appearance

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sarcomere

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8
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what does the sarcomere consist of

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z bands
i bands
a bands
m bands
h bands

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myosin containing thick filaments

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a bands

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actin containing thin filaments

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i bands

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11
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a-actinin crosslinking thin filaments

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z bands

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12
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what is myosin composed of

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rod and two heads

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13
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m- bands contain

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myomisium, m protein and obscurin

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14
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main accessory protein of the skeletal and cardiac thick filaments

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Myosin Binding Protein C (MyBP-C)

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myosin characteristic

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bipolar structure - has bare zone

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16
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what part os the thick filament interacts with actin

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the myosin heads

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17
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able to bind at its amino terminal to either the myosin head or the adjacent actin thin filament

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MyBP-C

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thin filament characteristic

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double helical actin arrangement + Ca2 regulatory proteins - tropomyosin and troponin

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Ca2+ regulatory proteins

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tropomysoin and troponin

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20
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troponin subunits

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TnT - tropomysoin binding
TnC - calcium binding
TnI - inhibitory

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21
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extra proteins in sarcomere

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titin - allows elasticity
tropomodulin - stabilize
nebulin
dystrohpin
desmin

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22
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associated with mutations affecting the expression of the dystrophin protein

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Muscular dystrophies: DMD and BMD

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23
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associated with mutations on the short arm of the X chromosome for the 4 different sarcoglycan membrane proteins

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Limb girdle LGMD

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24
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caused by a mutation in the gene encoding the alpha-2 chain of muscular laminin

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Congenital msucular dystrophy

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25
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due to a dominate mutation in desmin

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desmin-related myopathy

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26
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what occurs in desmin myopathys

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The desmin molecules form aggregates rather than the desmin intermediate filaments. This results in disorganized myofilaments, myofibrils, and disorganized skeletal muscles

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27
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tubular invaginations of sarcolemma into cytoplasm at the AI junction of the sarcomere

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t-tubules

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28
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sarcoplasmic reticulum function

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specialized smooth endoplasmic reticulum able to store, release, and sequester calcium

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29
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what are triads

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specialized regions in which a central t-tubule is flanked by two terminal cisterna sacs of the SR

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30
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what does the Terminal cisterna of SR contain

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calsequestrin

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31
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what is SERCA short for

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Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum Calcium ATPase (SERCA)

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SERCA function

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pumps calcium from the cytoplasm back into sarcoplasmic reticulum and back to the terminal cisterna

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33
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what happens when sufficient calcium is removed from the cytoplasm

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the contraction of the skeletal muscle will stop until the next cycle of depolarization of the sarcolemma occurs

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34
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Regulation of contraction is controlled by the _____ concentration in the cytoplasm

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calcium

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35
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calcium regulation of contraction involves:

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excitation contraction coupling
steric blocking mechanism of calcium regulation, sliding filament mechanism of contraction

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36
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which mechanism couples the nerve stimulation at the muscle cell surface to the release of calcium into the cytoplasm

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Excitation Contraction Coupling Mechanism

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37
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which mechanism initiates contraction upon release of high levels of calcium

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steric blocking

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38
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which mechanism is in which thick and thin filaments slide past each other to produce shortening of the sarcomere

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sliding filament

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39
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excitation contraction couplings involves

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DHSRs - depolarization sensitive channels activated when plasma mebrane depolarizes

40
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conformation changes of DSHRs affect

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gated Ca2 release channels RyR1- Ca binds to actin - initiating contraction!!

41
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In the absence of calcium the______complex blocks the binding site for myosin on actin

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troponin-tropomyosin

42
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result of sliding filaments

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shortening of sarcomere

43
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stage 1 of myosin contractile cycle

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myosin bound to thin filament, no atp

44
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stage 2 of myosin contractile cycle

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atp binds to myosin causing head to detach from thin filament

45
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stage 3 of myosin contractile cycle

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atp on head is hydrolyzed to adp +pi - provides energy for shape of myosin head

46
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stage 4 of myosin contractile cycle

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reattachment of head to new actin - weak bindingq

47
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stage 5,6 of myosin contractile cycle

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pi is released. strong binding producing power stroke that moves thin filament inwards to bare zone - adp release and cycle repeats

48
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relaxation conditions

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atp present but no Ca2+

49
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contraction conditions

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both atp and Ca2+ present

50
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rigor conditions

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no atp present - rigor mortis

51
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fiber types in skeletal muscle

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fast white glyocolytic
fast oxidative gycolitic
slow oxidative

52
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Type IIb (Fast White Fibers)
- largest in size; stain for fast myosin isozyme and can contract rapidly
- are easily fatigued

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fast glycolitic fibers

53
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Type IIa (Intermediate fibers)
–Intermediate in
diameter; stain for fast myosin isozyme and also allow fast contraction
- less easily fatigued than white fibers

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fast oxidative glycolitic fibers

54
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Type I (Slow Red
Fibers) –Smallest in diameter; stain for slow myosin isozyme and contract more slowly
- least fatiguable of fibers
- have the greatest number of mitochondria

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slow oxidative fibers - dark stain

55
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skeletal muscle fiber types are stained for

A

mitochondria
dark - slow
light - fast

56
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is associated with a loss in skeletal muscle mass, muscle strength and force, and power

A

sarcopenia

57
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major loss fiber in sarcopenia

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type II with satellite cells

58
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Site of innervation of skeletal muscle fibers by motor neurons

59
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Free nerve endings lie in depressions on skeletal muscle surface known as

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motor end plates

60
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The skeletal muscle cell surface is highly folded to form

A

junctional folds

61
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ach in synaptic vesicles bind to ___ at NMJ

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nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (ach receptor) in sarcolemma

62
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ach is broken down by ___ in basal lamina

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cholinesterase

63
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condition where auto-immune antibodies block, alter or destroy the acetylcholine receptors thus blocking stimulation of the skeletal muscle

A

Myasthenia gravis

64
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Associated with small cell carcinoma of the lung involves antibodies against many of the presynaptic membrane proteins

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lambert eaton myasthenic syndrome

65
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toxins at nmj

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botulinum, tetanus, snake

66
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Due to a progressive death of neurons in the spinal cord and brain that innervate the voluntary muscles. No cure.

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

67
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characteristic of Myasthenia gravis

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ptosis eyes, double vision, weakness, impaired swallowing, chewing, speaking

68
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what does botulimun toxin affect

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Acidification of the endocytosed vesicle results in the translocation of the toxin into the cytoplasm where it cleaves synaptobrevin (VAMP)

69
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what does tetanus toxin affect

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transported to the spinal cord where it translocates to the pre- synaptic terminal of inhibitory neurons

70
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act as sensory detectors of stretch in the skeletal muscles

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intrafusal fibers of muscle spindle

71
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what sensory nerve wraps intrafusal fiber

72
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what sensory nerve monitors stetch in tendon

73
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cardiac muscle histological characteristics

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striated
intermediate diameter fiber
single nuclei conterally
intercalated discs!
large mitochondria
gap junctions

74
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intercalated disks are part of which muscle type

A

cardiac muscle

75
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intercellular junctions at cardiac muscle: 3

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fascia adherens, desmosomes, gap junctions

76
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in what type of muscle is mitochondria large

A

cardiac muscle - energy requirement

77
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where are Diads found

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ventricular fiber of cardiac muscle

78
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diads composition

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Ca2+ channels in T-tubule and 2 Ca channels in 1 flattened sac of SR terminal cisterna

79
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true or false:T-tubules are typically found in atrial muscle

80
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the main sites of calcium release for contraction in the ventricle of cardiac muscle

81
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cardiac muscle Ca2+ additional release sites

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-junctional contacts
-corbular sarcoplasmic reticulum

82
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SERCA2a isoform function

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present in cardiac muscle and acts to pump calcium back into the SR between contractions

83
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depending on its phosphorylation state can either inhibit or open the SERCA pump channels

A

phospholamban

84
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what fibers bring impulse (depolarization) for contraction into ventricle

A

purkinje fibers

85
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excitation contraction coupling in atria is by

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calcium release and ryanodine 2 receptor calcium channels in saccules of corbular SR

86
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smooth muscle histologic characteristics

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nonstriated
spindle shaped
small fibers
single central nuclei
gap junctions electrically
Membrane attachment plaques & cytoplasmic dense bodies

87
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Membrane attachment plaques & cytoplasmic dense bodies containing

A

alpha actinin

88
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thick and thin filament structure in smooth muscle:

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side polar structure

89
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which tubules are absent in smooth muscle

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t-tubules because small diameter of cells

90
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Regulation of contraction in smooth muscle involves

A

Ca2 binding - calmodulin to mysoin and phosphorylation of myosin

not tropomyosin-troponin complex

91
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factors that can cause contraction or relaxation of smooth muscle

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mechanical stimuli - stretching
electrical depolarization - neu
binding of hormoones

92
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Growth of skeletal muscle is primarily by

A

hypertrophy

93
Q

Some regeneration or repair can take place in muscles by:

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satellite cells

94
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which muscle can divide and regenerate

A

smooth muscle hypertrophy in myometrium in pegnancy

95
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can cardiac muscle renegerate

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can not - limited

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