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Muscle (& epithelia) Flashcards

1
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What are the 4 basic types of tissue?

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  • Epithelia
  • Muscular
  • Nervous
  • Connective tissue
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Where are epithelia found (vaguely)?

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As a boundary between controlled internal environment & uncontrolled external environment

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What are the 3 germ layers that epithelia can develop from?

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Endoderm - e.g. GI lining
Mesoderm - e.g. Lining of CV system
Ectoderm - e.g. epidermis

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What is an example of an area of high abrasion where epithelia is found?

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Skin

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Why is the purpose of epithelia in the lungs?

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Aids with diffusion in the lungs

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What is the purpose of epithelia in the small intestine?

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Aids with absorption

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Why is epithelia described as a dynamic barrier?

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It is able to import & expel substance, sometimes against concentration gradients.

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What connects epithelial cells and creates very low free diffusion to occur?

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Tight junctions

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What effect does tight junctions have on the location on differing membrane properties & functions?

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Leads to the apical & basolateral domains to be polarized

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Epithelia is avascular - what does this mean?

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  • It is entirely cellular (no blood vessels & cells)
  • it lacks extracellular fibers
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11
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Why do epithelial have minimal extracellular space?

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Due to tight packing of junction

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12
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What property is CRITICAL to epithelial function?

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Polarity

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13
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What do basement membranes separate?

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Cells from underlying connective tissue (collagen 4)

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14
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What attaches epithelia to a basement membrane?

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Epithelial cell’s basal surface attaches to a basement membrane.

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What is the benefits for epithelia, of epithelia’s basal layer attaching to the basement membrane?

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  • Provides mechanical support
  • Supports the growth & survival of epithelial, through controlling its nutrient, ions, proteins & oxygen.
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What does epithelia rely on for their blood supply?

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Capillaries in the underlying tissues.

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17
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Why is the basement membrane’s ability to regulate growth & division of epithelial cells so important?

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Restricts migration of metastatic cells in the progression of cancer

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What are the 2 components of the basement membrane?

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  • Basal lamina
  • Reticular lamina
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What is the function of the basal lamina?

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Provides support by resisting stretching & tearing

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What can the basal lamina be subdivided into?

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  • Lamina lucida
  • Lamina densa
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What is the function of the reticular lamina?

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Anchors basal lamina to connective tissue

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What type of movement does tight junction prevent?

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Paracellular transport

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How do claudins determine the ‘tightness’ of tight junctions?

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Different claudins have different levels of permeability (combinations of claudins determine permeability)

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24
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Which is more permeable - small intestine or bladder?

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Small intestine

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25
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How many claudins genes are there?

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26
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What type of junctions form a belt around the cell?

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Adhering junctions

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27
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What type of junctions allow lateral communication between cell?

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Gap junctions (permit small molecules to diffuse) - therefore cells are electrically coupled

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28
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What are desmosomes?

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Extracellular domains that form strong adhesion points

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29
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What is more likely to occur when the cell experiences a hostile external environment?

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Cell death

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30
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How long does it take for intestine self-renewal to occur?

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5 days

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31
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How long does it take for inter-follicular epidermis self-renewal to occur?

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4 weeks

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32
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How long does it take for lung epithelial self-renewal to occur?

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6 months

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33
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What are the 2 ways of classifying epithelia?

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  • Simple epithelia
  • Stratified epithelia
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34
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What is simple epithelia?

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Single layer of cells

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35
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Where is an example of simple epithelia?

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Lungs

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36
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What is stratified epithelia?

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Many layers of cells

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37
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What are 2 types of non-typical epithelia classification?

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  • pseudo-stratified (upper respiratory tract)
  • transitional (urothelium - found in bladder)
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38
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What are the 2 types of simple epithelia?

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  • simple squamous epithelium
  • simple cuboidal epithelia
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39
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What is the role of simple squamous epithelium?

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Facilitate rapid passage of molecules

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40
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Where is simple squamous epithelium found?

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Alveoli

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41
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What is the difference between simple squamous epithelium and simple cuboidal epithelium?

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Simple cuboidal epithelium has a non-motile cilium

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What are the 2 types of columnar epithelia?

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  • simple columnar epithelia
  • pseudostratified columnar epithelia
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43
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Where are 2 examples of where simple columnar epithelia can be found?

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  • GI tract
  • Fallopian tubes
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44
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Which membrane are pseudostratified columnar always touching?

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Basolateral membrane

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45
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What is the most common type of stratified epithelium in human body?

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Stratified squamous epithelia

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46
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Which membrane are stratified squamous epithelia always touching?

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Apical cells

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47
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Where are stratified cuboidal found?

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  • Glands
  • Anus
  • Male urethra
  • Embryo
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What is the function of transitional epithelia?

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Facilitates shape change in distension without damaging the epithelial lining

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49
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What system is adopted when glands secrete through ducts?

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Exocrine system

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50
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What system is adopted when glands secrete without ducts?

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Endocrine system

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51
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What are the 3 substances that can be secreted from glands?

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  • Mucus
  • Protein
  • Sebum
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52
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What glands secrete mucus?

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Mucus glands

53
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What glands secrete protein?

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Serous glands

54
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What glands secrete Sebum?

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Sebaceous glands

55
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What are 2 examples of exocrine glands?

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  • unicellular goblet cells
  • multicellular acinar
56
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What is the skeletal muscle responsive for?

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  • Voluntary movement of bones that underpins locomotion
  • Control of inspiration by contraction of diaphragm
  • Skeletal-muscle pump - help with venous return to the heart
57
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Where does contraction take place?

58
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Do skeletal muscles have striations?

59
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Describe the size of the myosin fibres & actin fibres on a skeletal muscle

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Thick - myosin fibres
Thin - actin fibres

60
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What makes up the Z line in skeletal muscle structure?

61
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Describe the structure of the actin fibres

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Double helical structure in hexagonal shapes

62
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The release of what neurotransmitter at the neuromuscular junction initiates an action potential in the plasma membrane of the muscle fibre?

A

Acetylcholine

63
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What is an example of muscles that require fine control?

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Movement of the eye (2-6 muscle fibres per motor neurone)

64
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What is an example of a muscle that doesn’t require fine control?

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Gastrocnemius muscle (100-1000 innervated by a single motor neurone)

65
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Where does the wave of depolarization pass through following the sarcolemma?

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T-tubule network

66
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What is the name given to the endoplasmic reticulum in skeletal muscles?

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Sarcoplasmic reticulum

67
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What substance is released following depolarisation in the T-tubule network?

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Intracellular calcium

68
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The T-tubule runs near 2 areas of the SR forming a what?

69
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What is the advantage of having a triad?

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Enables efficient contraction - enables the wave of depolarisation to enter deep into the cell.

70
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Approximately how many myosin heads do each thick filament contain?

71
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What phase occurs after an interaction between the head of the myosin & actin thin filament?

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Powerstroke phase (leading to contraction)

72
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Why is muscle contraction an active process?

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It is an ATP-requiring process

73
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When ATP binds to the myosin head, what happens to the affinity of myosin for actin?

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It decreases

74
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What occurs when the affinity of myosin for actin decreases (following the binding of ATP)?

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The myosin will then detach from the actin.

75
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What conformational change occurs to the myosin head following the hydrolysis of the ATP?

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The myosin straightens, aligning it with the next actin filament further down.

76
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What happens if an electrical stimulus is applied to a muscle?

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Measurement of contraction to occur

77
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What happens in the latent period (of muscle contraction)?

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This is before the release of calcium

78
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What happens in the contraction period (of muscle contraction)?

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Calcium is released which leads to contraction

79
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What happens in the relaxation period (of muscle contraction)?

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Calcium is removed, leading to inactivation of muscle contraction

80
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What is temporal summation?

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Increased frequent stimulus - before relaxation period, another stimulus generated, leading to a bigger development of tension

81
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What is unfused tetanus? (think calcium level)

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Small level of calcium drop

82
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What is fused tetanus? (think calcium level)

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No calcium is removed

83
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What are the 3 different classes of muscle fibres?

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  • Slow oxidative (type 1)
  • Fast oxidative (type a)
  • Fast glycolytic (type b)
84
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What type of ATP synthesis is slow oxidative?

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aerobic (red)

85
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What type of ATP synthesis is slow oxidative?

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aerobic (red)

86
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What type of ATP synthesis is fast glycolytic?

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anaerobic (white)

87
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Describe the diameter of slow vs fast muscle

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Slow fibres are half the diameter of fast fibres

88
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What is isometric contraction?

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Muscle at fixed length, tension generated but no change in length.

89
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What is isotonic contraction?

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Muscle stimulation causes a change in length

90
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What molecule enters the cell, when the nerve terminal becomes depolarised?

91
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What is triggered when extracellular calcium moves into the cell (synapse)?

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Acetylcholine-containing vesicles exocytose into the synaptic cleft.

92
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What does the acetylcholine molecules that are released into the synaptic cleft bind to?

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Acetylcholine receptor channels.

93
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What occurs when the acetylcholine receptors on the sarcoplasmic membrane are stimulated?

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The channels are opened, leading to a depolarisation of the sarcolemma.

94
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What breaks down the acetylcholine to inhibit stimulation of the acetylcholine receptors?

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Acetylcholinesterase

95
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How does the presynaptic neurone become repolarised?

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Potassium leave through the voltage-gated potassium channels, down its electrochemical gradient. This will lead to the repolarisation of the membrane potential.

96
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What does the inhibitor tetrodotoxin do?

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Inhibits sodium channel - prevents the release of acetylcholine.

97
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What does the inhibitor dendrotoxin do?

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Inhibits potassium channel - prevents membrane repolarization.

98
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What do the inhibitors Tetanus toxin & Botulinum toxin do?

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Prevent the release of acetylcholine

99
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What does the inhibitor conotoxin do?

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Can affect calcium channels - affects the release of acetylcholine

100
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What does the inhibitor bungarotoxin do?

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Inhibits acetylcholine receptor - prevents transmission of the action potential into the muscle cell

101
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What does the inhibitor physostigmine do?

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Inhibits acetylcholinesterase

102
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What does the inhibitor saxitoxin do?

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Inhibit sodium channel - prevents transmission of the polarisation in the muscle membrane

103
Q

What is the physiological consequence of botulinum toxin?

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Muscle paralysis

104
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How does Botulinum Toxin impact on SNARES?

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V&T snares are cut up, preventing the formation of the V snare & T snare complex and therefore the release of acetylcholine

105
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What does the V&T SNARE complex formation allow for?

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The release of acetylcholine

106
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What is a clinical use of botulinum toxin?

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Blepharophasm - uncontrolled eyelid movement
Cosmetic treatments - even may help treat migraines

107
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What 2 types of muscle is striated?

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Skeletal muscle & cardiac muscle

108
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Describe the structural differences between cardiac myocytes & skeletal muscle

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Cardiac myocytes are shorter and more branched as well as being joined at the intercalated disk

109
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What type of junction allows electrical coupling between adjacent myocytes at the intercalated disk?

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Gap junction

110
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What type of muscle is non-striated?

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Smooth muscle

111
Q

What is the primary pacemaker in the heart that can overrule other pacemakers?

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Sino-atrial node

112
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What 2 processes can cause smooth muscle to contract?

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  • presence of an action potential
  • change in membrane potential
113
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What is an example of where smooth muscle is present in a physiological system?

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Digestive, urinary & reproductive system

114
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What ligand can lead to the contraction of smooth muscle?

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Hormones & histamines

115
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What are the 2 classes of smooth muscle?

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Multiunit & unitary

116
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What type of calcium channels are in the T-tubule membrane?

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L-type Ca2+ channels

117
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What causes a mechanical tethering between L-type Ca2+ channels in the T-tubule & Ca2+ release channels (ryanodine receptors) in skeletal muscles.

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An influx of calcium into the T-tubules

118
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What removes Calcium from the cytoplasm?

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Plasma Membrane Calcium ATPase (PMCA)

119
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What does smooth muscle have because it lacks T-tubules?

A

Shallow invaginations - caveolae

120
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What 4 proteins wrap around the actin?

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Tropomyosin - (wraps round actin)
Troponin complex - TnC, TnT, TnI

121
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What is the role of Troponin C?

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Calcium binding protein

122
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What is the role of Troponin T?

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Interacts with tropomyosin, binding protein

123
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What is the role of Troponin I?

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Inhibitory protein, prevents the binding of myosin to actin

124
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What is the role of the Troponin complex?

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Prevents the binding of actin & myosin

125
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What binds to the Troponin complex which causes a conformational change, revealing actin fibres?

126
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Is there Troponin in smooth muscle?

127
Q

What is the replacement for Troponin in smooth muscle?

128
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What happens when the myosin light chain kinase is activated?

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It phosphorylates MLC (myosin light chain)

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