Homeostatic imbalances of muscle

Question 1

What are muscle cramps?

Answer 1

involuntary muscle contraction

Question 2

Common causes of skeletal muscle cramps:

Answer 2

dehydration, mineral defincies, fatigue

Question 3

common causes of smooth muscle cramps?

Answer 3

Mentraution and gastroenteritis

Question 4

Define fatigue

What determines how long fatigue last?

Answer 4

decline in a muscle fibers force generation capacity

The size of the muslce group determine how long fatigue will last

Question 5

Central fatigue

Answer 5

-central nervous system related
-failure of CNS to send signals to muscle
-WANT to do something

Question 6

Peripheral faitigue

Answer 6

motor neuron tranmition or motor neuron junction issue

Question 7

Metabolic fatiue

Answer 7

1. Exhaustion hypothesis (running out of substrate)
   2.accumilation hypothesis (increased H+ release)

Question 8

Fibromylagia

Answer 8

widespread pain and increased repsonse to pain and pressure. Menatal health issues too go hand in hand with this.
Cause is unknown but most likely it is caused by CNS

Question 9

Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS)

Answer 9

pain felt in skeletal muscle sevral hours/days after unfamiliar or super intense workout. peaks 24-72 hours after workout

Question 10

Rhabdomyolysis

Answer 10

rapid degeneration of skeletal muscle due to extensive injury which releases breakdown products into blood stream which harms the KIDNEYS

Question 11

common causes of Rhabdo

Answer 11

excessiv exercise and/or dehydration

Question 12

common symptoms of Rhamdo

Answer 12

muscle pain, swelling, dark urine, cardiac arymias