Lecture 5 Flashcards
Myogenesis
Formation of muscle tissues in the embryo
What develop along the length of the embryo out of somites on spine?
Skeletal Muscles
What are somites?
Small clusters of myogenic precursor cells, tells body to start myogenesis
What are satellite cells?
Inactivated throughout growth until there’s muscle damage and we need repair due to exercise or injury
What structure let’s us know that myogenesis is complete?
When the nucleus moves form the center to the side
Prenatal: Week 5
Primary myotubes
Prenatal: Week 7
Secondary myotubes
Prenatal: Week 20
Myofibers
Can babies move before week 20?
Yes
When are fiber types determined?
At birth, but you can SLIGHTLY modify with training adaptations
Prenatal: Week 8
Formation of neuromuscular junction
Prenatal: Week 16-35
Elimination of extra connections
Infancy to Adolescence: 1st year
Increase # and size of fibers
Infancy to Adolescence: Birth
Type 1, 28-41%
When does strength increase linearly?
Age 12-13
Adolescence to Adulthood:
Mass before strength Sex differences Peak strength: 20-30s Declines in 50s (sarcopenia) Fiber type, functional demands
Skeletal Muscle Anatomy
Muscle Muscle fasciculus Muscle fiber Myofibril Sacromere (Z-Z) H, Z, A, I bands
Muscle fibers
single cells
multinucleated
surrounded by sarcolemma
myofibrils
contractile elements (actin, myosin, titan) surrounded by sarcoplasm
cellular organelles lie…
between myofibrils (mitochondria, sarcoplasmic reticulum)
Sarcomere zone
Z to Z
A band
H zone inside also Actin overlap with Myosin
Titan is for…
structural support on ends of Z disc
Z is for…
maintaining overlap (if overlaps too much) force cannot happen… (missing Titan is critical!!)
H zone is…
M line
I band…
Only actin! No overlap!
Is there more overlap when a muscle is relaxed?
NO, when it is more contracted!
Which band stays the same width?
A band
Which zones/bands become shorter?
H & Sarcomere zone, I band
F-actin
doublestranded helix
active sites
myosin heads to bind to active sites
Tropomyosin
covers active sites
prevents interaction with myosin
Troponin
binds actin
binds tropomyosin
binds Ca
Muscle contraction can happen without Calcium? T/F
FALSE, we need Ca to bind to troponin in order for contractions to occur!! We rely on Ca heavily!!
How does Ca create contraction?
Pulls active sites on actin away so myosin can bind and power stroke can happen
Troponin is bound to what?
Tropomyosin!
What is blocking myosin from actin?
Tropomyosin!
Myosin is composed of…
TWO heavy chains
FOUR light chains
“head” region - site for ATPase
What is ATPase on myosin head used for?
Breakdown ATP to help power stroke and excitation contraction!
How are the myosin placed?
Tail to Tail with heads near Z disc
Mechanism of Muscle Contraction THEORY:
Binding of Ca to troponin results in a conformational change in tropomyosin that uncovers the active sites on the actin molecule, allowing for myosin to bind.
An increase of cross bridging causes a high or low force?
HIGH
Cross bridging steps:
1) Binding, myosin cross bridge binds to actin molecules
2) Power stroke, cross bridge bends, pulls actin inward
3) Detachment, cross bridge detaches at end of power stroke and returns to original conformation
4) Binding, cross bridge binds to more distal actin molecule, REPEATS!