Jordan's study guide- Muscle Flashcards
Single muscle cells with peripheral nucli, striations, and a high blood supply
Myofibers
Type 1 fibers
slow twitch Large number of mitochondria Postural and sustained activity
Type 2 fibers
Fast twitch Few mitochondria Rapid activity
What are the 2 types of distribution for muscle injury
Focal Multifocal
What are the 2 timelines for muscle injury
Monophasic Polyphasic
If you are kicked by a horse, what kind of injury is it
Monophasic focal
Chronic abuse, nutritional deficiency, toxicity are what kind of injury
polyphasic multifocal
Capture myopathy causes what kind of injury
Monophasic multifocal
Repeated pulling on a leash, or an ill fitted saddle cause what kind of injury
Polyphasic focal
Increase number of nucli lined up in a row central in the myofibril

satelitosis (increase number of nuclei)
Response to an injury
What are two common causes of circulatory disturbances
Downer cattle
Equine anestesia
What is an example of a horse toxin that would cause this to muscle

Monensin toxicity
Two bacterial causes of myositis
Clostridium (picture is black leg)
abscesses

3 parasitic causes of myositis

Toxoplasma gondii
Tricinella spiralis (picture)
Sarcocystis spp.
What disease causes white streaks in muscle

Sarcoysts
3 autoimmune causes of myositis
systemic lupis erythematosus
polymyositis
purpura hemorrhagica
3 broad causes of myositis
Bacterial
Parasitic
Autoimmune
What autoimmune disease is this

Masticatory muscle myositis
What are some congenital myopathies
Malignant hyperthermia
Muscular dystrophy
Equine rhabdomyolysis
Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis
fainting goats
splayleg
Caused by anesthesia or stress
Muscles continuously contract
Mutation in ryanodine receptor

Malignant hyperthermia
Streaking and palor of the diaphragm

Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy
This is seen with acidosis, stress, hoofstock, long legged birds
Disuse

Capture myopathy
Caused by malnutrition
Vit E/ selenium deficiency
Fibrosis and free radical injury in frequently used muscles

White muscle disease
Nutritional myopathy
Benign neoplasia of muscle
Rhabdomyoma
Malignant neoplasia of muscle
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Brachial plexus avulsion and layrngeal hemiplegia are examples of what

Denervation