kin of muscular system Flashcards
is the body a simple machine?
no
muscles
force
bone
lever
joints
axes
normal resting length
when muscle is not short or lengthened
irritability
ability to respond to stimulus resulting in contraction
contractibility
ability to generate force following stimulus
extensibility
ability to stretch with force
elasticity
muscle returns to normal resting length when force is removed
z-lines
separate sarcomeres
actin
pulls sarcomere making is shorter resulting in a contraction
myosin
bind to actin
mm fibers
individual muscle fibers of a small bundle
fascicles
bundle of muscle fibers
muscle anatomy small to big x 5
sarcomere
myofibrils
mm fibrils
fascicles
muscle
Sliding filament theory
myosin head binds to actin
myosin head exert force & pull actin closer for a contract
this repeats
type I muscle fiber
slow twitch
small in diameter
for endurance
response to neural stimulation is slow
type II muscle fibers
fast twitch
large in diameter
for quick short bursts of activity
response to neural stimulation is fast
motor units
a group of muscle fibers innervated by the same motor neuron
T/F: not all motor units are activated during muscle contraction
true!
- high force = some motor units
- low force = few motor units