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Histology Flashcards

1
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name the 3 types of muscle

A

skeletal
cardiac
smooth

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2
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name the 3 types of skeletal muscle

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striated
unbranched
multinucleated

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3
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where are the nuclei located in skeletal muscle?

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periphery

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4
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name the the fine transparent tubular sheath which envelops the fibres of skeletal muscles

A

sarcolemma

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5
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muscles are grouped into bundles called __________

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muscles are grouped into bundles called FASCICLES

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6
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name the following:

(a) connective tissue around the whole muscle
(b) connective tissue around a single fascicle
(c) connective tissue around a single muscle fibre

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(a) EPIMYSIUM - connective tissue around the whole muscle
(b) PERIMYSIUM - connective tissue around a single fascicle
(c) ENDOMYSIUM - connective tissue around a single muscle fibre

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7
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name the unit of contraction

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sarcomere

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8
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thousands of sarcomeres are placed end-to-end to form a what?

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myofibril

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9
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many myofibrils make up a what?

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muscle fibre

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10
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sarcomeres extend form one _ line to the next

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sarcomeres extend form one Z line to the next

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11
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what is a motor unit?

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one motor neurone and all the muscle fibres that it innervates

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12
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the fewer number of muscle fibres that a motor unit innervates = ???

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few muscle fibres = finer the control

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13
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name the special type of synapse in a motor neurone

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neuromuscular junction

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14
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name the 3 types of skeletal muscle

A

type I
type IIA
type IIB

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15
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name the muscle fibre:

fast contracting – anaerobic metabolism – fast fatigue – great force – white

A

type IIB

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16
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name the muscle fibre:

slow contracting – resistant to fatigue – produce less force - red

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type I

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17
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name the muscle fibre:

intermediate – fast contracting – resistant to fatigue - uncommon

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type IIA

18
Q

name the cells found in cartilage

A

chondrocytes

19
Q

where do chondrocytes live?

A

lacuna

space in the extracellular matrix

20
Q

what type of collagen is found in cartilage?

A

type II

21
Q

major component of cartilage?

A

water

22
Q

name the 3 types of cartilage

A

hyaline
elastic
fibrocartilage

23
Q

what is the common blue-white cartilage?

A

hyaline

24
Q

what is the yellow, flexible cartilage?

A

elastic

25
Q

what is the hybrid cartilage that is white and made of type I collagen?

A

fibrocartilage

26
Q

95% of the bodies calcium is found where?

A

bone

27
Q

bone is 65% what?

A

bioapetite

28
Q

name the 3 types of bone

A

cortical and trabecular/cancellous

woven bone is put down after a break - haphazard and not as strong that is eventually replaced by lamellar bone

29
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what bone is dense and makes up the outer shell of bone?

A

cortical bone

30
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where is trabecular bone found?

A

ends of bone - epiphyses

31
Q

name the living cells found in bone

A

osteocytes

32
Q

what does an osteon circulate?

A

a haversion canal

33
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name the visible lines that surround an osteon

A

cement lines

34
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what do trabecular bones lack?

A

hersian canals

35
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name the 4 bones cells

A

osteoprogenitor cells, osteoclasts, osteocytes and osteoblasts

36
Q

name the bone cell:

developing bone, RER and mitochondria

A

osteoblasts

37
Q

name the bone cell:

cell trapped in a matrix

A

osteocytes

38
Q

name the bone cell:

bone surface – pool of reserve osteoblasts

A

osteoprogenitor cells

39
Q

name the bone cell:

large, multinucleated, bone resorption

A

osteoclasts

40
Q

what are the secretions of osteoblasts termed?

A

osteoid

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