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Muscle Flashcards

1
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Function of skeletal muscle

A

Controls inspiration by contraction of the diaphragm
Skeletal muscle pump

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2
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Structure of skeletal muscle

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Myofilaments ->
Myofibril ->
Muscle cell/fiber ->
Muscle (fascicle)

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3
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What is a sarcomere?

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An individual unit of myofibrils

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4
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Appearance of a muscle cell

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Striated due to organisation of sarcomeres

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5
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How does muscle contraction occur?

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Myosin heads interact with actin to allow for muscle contraction

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6
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Where do actin project from?

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Z disc

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7
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What is the I band?

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Light
Actin fibres
Gets smaller as the muscle contracts

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8
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What is the A band?

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Dark
Actin and myosin heads overlap here

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9
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How is a contraction initiated?

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Acetylcholine is released and an action potential occurs in the plasma membrane of the muscle fibre ->
A wave of depolarisation goes through the sarcomere, through the t tubule and into the cell interior ->
Depolarisation triggers the release of intracellular calcium

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10
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Describe the contraction of a sarcomere

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  1. ATP binds to myosin head, actin-myosin dissociates
  2. ATP is hydrolysed, myosin heads return to resting
  3. A cross bridge forms, myosin head binds to new position on actin
  4. Pi is released
  5. A conformational change in the myosin head causes a power stroke, filaments slide past each other
  6. ADP is released
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11
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Name the stages of actin-myosin cross bridge formation

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Attached state
Released state
Cocked state
Weak cross bridge state
Strong cross bridge state
Post powerstroke state

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12
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How many myosin heads are in a thick filament?

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300 approx

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13
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What are the 3 classes of muscle fibres?

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Slow oxidative
Fast oxidative
Fast glycolytic

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14
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Which classes of muscle fibre are resistant to fatigue?

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Slow oxidative
Fast oxidative

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15
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What colour is a fast glycolytic muscle fibre?

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White

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16
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Example of slow oxidative muscle

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Soleus

16
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Example of slow oxidative muscle

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Soleus

17
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Example of fast oxidative muscle

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Gastrocnemius

18
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Example of fast glycolytic muscle

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Biceps brachii

19
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How long does a fast muscle fibre take to contract?

A

10msec or less

20
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Mechanism of botulinum toxin

A

Muscle weakness/paralysis leading to death

21
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Symptoms of botulinum toxin

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  1. dry mouth and double vision
  2. GI issues
  3. paralysis of limbs and respiratory muscles
22
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Name 3 clinical uses of botulinum toxin

A

Treatment of strabismus
Blepharospasm
Cosmetic treatments (botox)

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