Lecture 32 - Physical Activity II Flashcards
Muscle Spindle
Monitor length or change in length in a muscle (eg. stretch). It does this by eliciting a muscle contraction to protect the muscle from damage caused by a rapid stretch
What is the pathway of sensory-motor integration
1) Muscle fiber stretch
2) Stretch of muscle spindle in central region
3) Extent/quickness of stretch sent to the spinal cord via primary afferent (Ia) pathway
4) Afferent neuron synapses with alpha motor and adds excitatory stimuli to alpha motor neuron that summates with voluntary stimulus for movement that comes from higher centers of brain
5) At the same time a branch of the sensory neuron stimulates an inhibitory neuron that innervates the alpha motor neuron of the antagonist muscle group (reciprocal inhibition)
GTO
Produce an inhibitory reflex action in the muscles
What is the process of how a GTO works
1) Detect changes in tension in single muscle fiber
2) Primary (Ib) afferent sensory endings are used to act on agonists to inhibit motor unit recruitment
3) This results in decreased force production (autogenic inhibition)
Joint Receptors
Transmit sensory information relating to positions, velocities, and accelerations that occur at the joints
What are the 3 characteristics of Type I fibers
What are the 4 characteristics of Type IIa fibers
What are the 3 characteristics of Type IIx fibers
What are the 6 muscle fiber types and their endurance and force rating
T or F: Muscle fibers do not transition
F, they do transition although proportions of muscle fibers are genetically determined
Pattern of muscle stimulation leads to
specific intramuscular signaling
What are the most observed fiber-type transitions
Type IIX and IIA from resistance, sprint, plyometric and endurance training
Muscle Contraction
When the muscle is producing tension within the fibers of the motor units recruited
What are 4 influencing factors on muscle contraction
1) Muscle action
2) Length-tension relationship
3) Force-velocity relationship
4) Stretch-shortening cycle
Muscle changes depend on concentric, eccentric, and isometric muscle contraction, but which is responsible for greater gains in muscle size
Eccentric muscle contractions (should be emphasized in training
Describe the 3 core principles’ of the length-tension relationship
1) there is an optimal length for the greatest amount of force that a muscle fiber can produce.
2) The relationship between the length of the fiber and force production is a function of the overlap between the thick and thin filaments of the sarcomeres during muscle contraction
3) For greatest force production, the length of the fiber should allow the greatest amount of cross-bridge attachment to take place
Explain the concentric muscle action of the force-velocity relationship
Inability of the cross-bridge cycle to keep with the shortening sarcomere resulting in slower shortening velocities which allow for greater number of cross-bridge attachments meaning that a maximal force is produced at slowest shortening speeds
T or F: There is an inverse relationship between force produced and velocity of shortening
T
As velocity of contraction or shortening of the muscle [increases/decreases], the ability of the muscle to produce force greatly [increases/decreases]
decreases, increases
Describe the force-velocity relationship in terms of isometric contractions
Isometric contractions produce greater forces than concentric actions because zero velocity allows adequate time for cross-bridge cycling to take place
Describe the force-velocity relationship in terms of eccentric contractions
1) Eccentric contractions exceeds isometric contractions by 50-100%
2) Greater force must be applied to the muscle to detach the cross-bridges during the lengthening of the sarcomere
Image of actin and myosin in relaxed, partially contracted, and fully contracted state
Describe the stretch-shortening cycle
Muscle functions by repeatedly stretching (eccentric) followed closely by shortening (concentric)
What mechanisms and activities are involved in the stretch-shortening cycle
Mechanisms: Neuromuscular pre-activation, stretch-reflex contributions, and recoil of elastic energy stored in tendons
Activities: Walking, running, hopping and jumping
Neuromuscular Fatigue
It is a prominent factor in declining performance capabilities during exercise because there is a reduction in the ability of the muscle to maintain force or power
What are the 3 causes of neuromuscular fatigue (chemically)
1) Lack of blood glucose (hypoglycemia): Disturbs muscle function and motor output of cerebral cortex
2) Release of ammonia by active muscle: Alters cerebral blood flow, energy metabolism, synaptic transition, and regulation of neurotransmitters
3) Conscious perception: Sense of effort (person’s subjective judgment of the intensity of the outgoing motor command associated with performing a submaximal contraction)
Described delayed-onset muscle soreness cause and time duration
Cause: Tissue injury from excessive mechanical force (mainly eccentric) on muscle and connective tissue
Duration: Appears 24-48 hours and peaks 2 and 3 days after strenuous exercise. Subsides 1-2 days after peak soreness
What are 2 key factors to change contractile strength
1) Muscle size
2) Neural properties
Muscle fibers with the greatest surface area produce
the most force
T or F: You can increase strength without noticeable increase in cross-sectional area
T
Initial gains in muscular strength without the increase in cross-sectional area (rehab feature) are related to
Neural adapations
When does connective tissue adapt
When progressively overloaded by increased stress
Mechanical stress is defined by
Internal force observed/cross sectional area of the connective tissue structure
T or F: Greater mechanical stress placed on connective tissue when cross sectional area increases per level of force encountered
F less mechanical force
What 2 ways allow connective tissue to increase tolerance for loading?
1) Increase size
2) Alter structural properties
What are the 3 types of mechanical stress and describe them
Which type of stress is more injurious athletically
Depends on the sport (but mainly shear)