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Muscle Flashcards

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Muscle functions

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  • Responsible for locomotion and movement of the different parts of the body
  • Maintain an erect or seated position, or posture * Convert chemical energy to mechanical energy * Produce heat in the body
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2
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is the tendency of muscle cells to shorten significantly.

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Contractility

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3
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is a muscle’s capacity to extend

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Extensibility

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is the tendency to rebound upon contracting.

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Elasticity

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is the ability to react to a stimulation that a hormone or motor neuron may deliver.

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Excitability

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Staining of muscle cells is

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acidophilic or pinkish

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7
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The unit structure of muscles is ___________ in shape which is an adaptation to its function of ______

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elongated
contraction

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8
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Sarcoplasm appears fibrillar due to its contents of

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myofibrils

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9
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Cells are bound together by varying amounts of _________ containing blood vessels and nerves

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areolar connective tissue

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10
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is responsible for muscle cell contraction

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Myofilament

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11
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two types of Myofilament

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Thick and thin

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thin filaments are _____ in diameter and ___ long and composed primarily of the protein _____

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6 to 8 nm in diameter, 1.0 um long

actin

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13
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thick filaments are _____ in diameter and ___ long and composed primarily of the protein _____

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15 nm in diameter, 1.5 um long

mysosin II

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14
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Types of muscle tissue

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Skeletal muscle
Cardiac muscle
Smooth muscle

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is composed of bundles of very cylindrical, long, multinucleated cells that show striations cross

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Skeletal muscle

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Skeleteal muscle Contraction

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quick, forceful, and usually under voluntary control

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17
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has cross-striations and is composed of elongated, branched individual cells that lie parallel to each other

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Cardiac muscle

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Cardiac muscle Contraction

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involuntary, vigorous, and rhythmic

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19
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consists of collections of fusiform cells that do not show striations

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Smooth muscle

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20
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Smooth muscle Contraction

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process is slow and not subject to voluntary control

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21
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the cytoplasm of muscle cells and fibers which is acid in staining

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Sarcoplasm

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22
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cell membrane complex

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Sarcolemma

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granules in the cytoplasm which under the electron microscope is actually mitochondrion

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Sarcosome

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24
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fine threadlike structures in the sarcoplasm which is responsible for muscle contraction

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Myofibrils

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25
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a linear unit

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Sarcomere

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26
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refers to endoplasmic reticulum

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Sarcoplasmic reticulum

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27
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Skeletal muscle consists of muscle fibers, which are

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long, cylindrical multinucleated cells with diameters of 10–100 um

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28
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  • Skeletal muscle nuclei characteristics
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Long oval
Found in periphery of cell under cell membrane

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29
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Development of Skeletal Muscle

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Myoblasts align and fuse together to make longer, multinucleated tubes called myotubes

Myotubes differentiating continue to form functional myofilaments and the nuclei are displaced against the sarcolemma

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30
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are unfused myeloblasts population located on the external surface of muscle fibers inside the developing external lamina

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Satellite cells

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31
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these cells proliferate and produce new muscle fibers following muscle injury

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Satellite cells

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32
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are responsible for the formation of primary myotubes, chainlike structures stretching between tendons of the developing muscle.

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Early myoblasts

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33
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allow secondary myotubes to grow in the innervated region of muscle growth where the myotubes have close contact with nerve terminals.

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Late myoblasts

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34
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increase cell volume

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Hypertrophy

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35
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increase number of cells

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Hyperplasia

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36
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dense connective tissue that enclosed the entire skeletal muscle

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Epimysium

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37
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wraps each fascicle of muscle fibers

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Perimysium

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38
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delicate layer which surrounds muscle fibers individual (elongated multinuclear cells)

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Endomysium

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39
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Basis of Muscle Fiber Types Classification

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Contractile speed
Velocity of the myosin ATPase reaction
Metabolic profile

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40
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defines how easily fiber can contract and relax.

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Contractile speed

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41
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determines the rate at which this enzyme will break down ATP molecules during the contraction process.

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Velocity of the myosin ATPase reaction

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42
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reveals the ability of the oxidative phosphorylation or glycolysis to generate ATP

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Metabolic profile

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43
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Muscle Fiber types

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I, IIa, IIb

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44
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Type I or slow, red oxidative fibers Metabolic profile

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many mitochondria
abundant myoglobin and cytochrome complexes.

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45
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Red fibers (Type I) derive energy primarily from

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aerobic oxidative phosphorylation of fatty acids

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46
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Type I fivers Contractile speed.

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are slow-twitch, fatigue-resistant motor units

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47
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These fibers have great resistance to fatigue but generate less tension than other fibers

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Type I or slow, red oxidative fibers

48
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a ____ is a single, brief contraction of the muscle

49
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Type I Velocity of the myosin ATPase reaction

50
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medium in size and are adapted for rapid contractions and short bursts of activity

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Type IIa or fast, intermediate oxidative-glycolytic fibers

51
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Type IIa or fast, intermediate oxidative-glycolytic fibers  Metabolic profile

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many mitochondria and
much myoglobin
considerable glycogen.

52
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Type IIa or fast, intermediate oxidative-glycolytic fibers Contractile speed.

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fast-twitch,
fatigue-resistant motor
high peak muscle tension.

53
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Type IIa or fast, intermediate oxidative-glycolytic fibers Velocity of the myosin ATPase

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intermediate

54
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Type IIa or fast, intermediate oxidative-glycolytic fibers source of energy

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BOTH oxidative metabolism and anaerobic glycolysis

55
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are typically small muscles adapted for rapid contraction with a relatively large number of neuromuscular junctions allowing precise, fine movements.

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Type IIb or fast, white glycolytic fibers

56
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Type IIb or fast, white glycolytic fibers Metabolic profile

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fewer mitochondria
less myoglobin
abundant glycogen

57
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Type IIb or fast, white glycolytic fibers Contractile speed

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fast-twitch
generate high peak muscle tension
fatigue-prone motor units

58
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Type IIb or fast, white glycolytic fibers Velocity of the myosin

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is the fastest of all the fibers

59
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long, multi-nucleated, cylindrical with a diameter of 10–100 um and packed with longitudinally organized structural subunits, myofibrils.

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Muscle fibers

60
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are evident in favorable histological preparations and are better seen in muscle fiber cross-sections that give it a speckled appearance.

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Myofibrils

61
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Myofibrils have a diameter of ________ and are made of

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1–2 um

myofilament tubes.

62
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are the single filamentous polymers of myosin II (thick filaments) and actin (thin filaments) and its related proteins.

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Myofilaments

63
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darker bands

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A bands (anisotropic)

64
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lighter bands

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I bands (isotropic)

65
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dark transverse line that bisects the I band

66
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the sarcomere, extends from Z line to Z line about _________ long in resting muscle

67
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associated with tropomyosin, which also forms a long fine polymer, and troponin, a globular complex of three subunits

68
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is a long, thin molecule about 40 nm in length containing two polypeptide chains, which assembles to form a long polymer located in the groove between the two twisted actin strands

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Tropomyosin

69
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TnT TnC TnI

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troponin complexes

70
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Troponin complex that attaches to tropomyosin

71
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Troponin complex which binds calcium ions

72
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Troponin complex which inhibits the actin-myosin interaction

73
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Is a large complex: into two identical heavy chains and two pairs of light chains

74
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are thin, rod-like molecules made up of two heavy chains twisted together as myosin tails

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Myosin heavy chains

75
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Events of muscle contraction

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ATTACHMENT
RELEASE
BENDING
FORCE GENERATION (POWER STROKE)
REATTACHMENT

76
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is a specialized stretch receptor in muscle; it consists of two types of modified muscle fibers

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muscle spindle

77
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muscle spindle two types of modified muscle fibers

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 spindle cells
 neuron terminals

78
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The muscle spindle transmits information via sensory________ nerve fibers to the central nervous system about the extent to which a muscle is stretched

79
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Sensory nerve fibers modulates the activity of the

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gamma (y) motor (efferent) nerve fibers

80
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Cardiac muslces exhibit densely staining cross-bands, termed _________-, that cross the fibers in a linear fashion

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intercalated discs

81
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consist of multiple end-to-end organized cylindrical cells

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cardiac muscle fibers

82
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exhibit densely staining cross-bands, termed intercalated discs, that cross the fibers in a linear fashion

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Cardiac Muscle

83
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has either one or two centrally located pale-staining nuclei

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cardiac muscle cell

84
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Fatty acids- major fuel of the heart and are stored as

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triglycerides in numerous lipid droplets

85
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often found near the nuclei of cardiac cells

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Lipofuscin pigment

86
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In cardiac muscles The tubules are ________ in cardiac muscle than in skeletal muscle and the sarcoplasmic reticulum is _____

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more numerous and larger

less well developed

87
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Mitochondria occupies _____ of the cytoplasmic volume in cardiac muscles

88
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A localized injury to cardiac muscle tissue that results in the death of cells is repaired by replacement with

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fibrous connective tissue.

89
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T OR F Cardiac function can be regained at the site of injury

90
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where TnI is used as a marker for diagnosis

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Myocardial Infarction

91
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Cells or fibers of smooth muscle are

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long, tapering structures with elongated nuclei centrally located at the cell’s widest part

92
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Smooth muscle Concentrated near the nucleus are

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mitochondria, polyribosomes, cisternae of rough ER, and the Golgi apparatus

93
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bundles of thin and thick myofilaments in smooth muscle cells crisscross ___________ through the membrane _______

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obliquely

lattice network

94
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Thin filaments of smooth muscle cells lack ________________ and instead utilize _________

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troponin complexes

calmodulin

95
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a calcium-binding protein that is also involved in the contraction of nonmuscle cells

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calmodulin

96
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the enzyme that phosphorylates myosin, which is required for myosin’s interaction with F-actin

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myosin light chain kinase (MLCK)

97
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major intermediate filament protein in all smooth muscles

98
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additional component in vascular smooth muscle.

99
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[Smooth muscle] contain-actinin functionally similar to the Z discs of striated and cardiac muscles

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Dense bodies

100
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What components of smooth muscles insert to Dense bodies

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Both intermediate filaments and F-actin filaments

101
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Contraction of Smooth Muscle

Events that lead to elevation of intracellular Ca2+ concentration, which is directly responsible for muscle contraction

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Electrical depolarizations
Chemical stimuli
Mechanical impulses

102
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Electrical depolarizations is described as release of

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acetylcholine and norepinephrine neurotransmitters

103
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Chemical stimuli by which chemicals

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angiotensin II, vasopressin or thromboxane A2

104
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Mechanical impulses examples

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passive vascular smooth muscle stretching

105
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each cell is innervated and can contract independently

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multiunit smooth muscle

106
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only a few cells are innervated but all cells are interconnected by gap junctions

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unitary smooth muscle

107
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cause the contraction stimulation to spread across adjacent cells as a synchronized wave.

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gap junctions

108
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The smooth muscles are composed of simpler, mononucleated cells that are

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capable of dividing to maintain or increase their number.

109
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Smooth muscle cells have also been shown to develop from the division and differentiation of ______________ during the repair process after vascular injury

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endothelial cells and pericytes

110
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Skeletal muscle- tissue can undergo regeneration

111
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Skeletal muscle source of regenerating cells is the sparse population of _________ that lies within the external lamina of each mature muscle fiber

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mesenchymal satellite cells

112
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become activated, proliferating and fusing to form new skeletal muscle fibers after injury

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Satellite cells

113
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Cardiac muscle_______ beyond early childhood

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no regenerative capacity

114
Q

defects or damage in heart muscle are generally replaced by _______- forming myocardial scars

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fibroblast proliferation and growth of connective tissue,

115
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Smooth muscle- capable of a ________ regenerative response.

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more active

116
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participate in the repair of vascular smooth muscle

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contractile pericytes

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