Lecture 4 - Muscle Tissue (Ppt) Flashcards

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The ability to receive and respond to a stimulus

A

Excitability

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2
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The response is the generation of an electrical impulse that travels along the plasma membrane of the muscle cell

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Excitability

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3
Q

The ability to shorten forcibly when adequately stimulated.
This is the defining property of muscle tissue.

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Contractility

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4
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The ability to be stretched

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Extensibility

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5
Q

Loosely wrapped around the actin helix and covering the myosin binding site is the filamentous protein called?

A

Tropomyosin

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6
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This strand is a polymer that resembles a string of beads

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Actin

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7
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Bound to both the actin and the tropomyosin is a trio of proteins collectively known as?

A

Troponin

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8
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The portion of the sarcomere which does not contain any thick filament, contains only thin filament and is light under the microscope

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I band

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9
Q

Hold the thick filaments to one another

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M line

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10
Q

The sarcomere is flanked by 2 protein structures known as?

A

Z discs

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11
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The portion of the sarcomere which contains the think filament

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A band

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12
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The A band contains..

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A zone of overlap between thick and thin filaments

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13
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Contains only thick filaments

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H zone

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14
Q

4 steps of muscle contraction

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  • excitation
  • excitation-contraction coupling
  • contraction
  • relaxation
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15
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The nerve that carries signals from the spinal cord to the muscle

A

Axons

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16
Q

Within the muscle, each axon will go its own way and eventually branch into multiple small extensions called?

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Telodendria

17
Q

Each telodendrium ends in a bulbous swelling known as?

A

Synaptic end bulb

18
Q

The site of interaction between a neuron and any other cell

19
Q

The synapse between neuron and a muscle

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Neuromuscular junction

20
Q

The minute space between the synaptic end bulb and the sarcolemma

A

Synaptic cleft

21
Q

A depression in the sarcolemma at the synaptic cleft

A

Motor end plate

22
Q

The synaptic end bulb is filled with vesicles that contain the neurotransmitter?

A

Acetylcholine

23
Q

Stabilizes the sarcolemma and protects muscle fires from long-term contraction-induced damage and necrosis

A

Dystrophin

24
Q

Examples of organ containing smooth muscles

A

Walls of internal organs such as:
Stomach
Intestines
Urinary bladder
Uterus
Arteries
Veins
Base of hair follicles
Iris of the eye

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Functions of smooth muscle (ppt)
a. Movement of food through the digestive tract B. Constriction of blood vessels c. Emptying of the bladder
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Characteristics of smooth muscles
Elongated cells Cells with tapering ends Single central nuclei Arranged as bundles, sheets, or cords Involuntary
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Functional structures of smooth muscle fibers
Bundles Sheets Cords
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Characteristics of cardiac muscles
-Short fibers -Branching, weaving networks -Overlapping sarcolemma which forms intercalated discs
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Characteristics of skeletal muscle
Strongly visible striations Elongated cells Multinucleated cells Parallel fibers