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Muscle Histology Flashcards

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Sarcolemma

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muscle cell membrane

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sarcoplasm

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cytoplasm

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sarcoplasmic reticulum

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similar to smooth muscle ER. Stores calcium

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sarcosomes

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mitochondria

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Contractile proteins

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actin and myosin. In all 3 muscle types

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sarcomere

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repetitive contractile subunit

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Epimysium

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surrounds entire muscle, dense irregular CT

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Perimysium

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surrounds muscle fasicle; dense irregular CT. Neurovascular structures course through perimysium

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Endomysium

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surrounds single muscle cell/fiber. Reticular fibers. Capillaries and nerve terminals course though endomysium

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Skeletal muscle charactoristics

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multinucleated, nuclei are peripherally located (adjacent to sarcolemma).

Long (several cm) in length

Each fiber contains many myofibrils, each myofibril contains many sarcomeres

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M line

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middle of sarcomere. Includes myosin binding protein that holds myosin in place

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H zone

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location of only myosin

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A band

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entire length of myosin

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I band

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location of only actin

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Z disk/z line

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each sarcomere extends from z line to z line

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tropomyosin

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wrapped around actin, covers binding sites for myosin (except when moved by tropinin)

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troponin

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“tacks down’ tropomyosin to actin. Binds to calcium to cause conformational change revealing myosin binding sites

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titin

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stabilizes myosin at z disk.

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alpha actin

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stabilizes actin at z disk

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Steps of skeletal muscle contraction

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  • Calcium binds to troponin, causing troponin to change conformation
  • tropomyosin is moved away from active site on actin
  • myosin binds to actin
  • ATP provides energy for power stroke
  • sarcomere shortens (actin moves towards M line)
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T tubules

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Transverse tubules. Invaginations of sarcoplasm that allow the AP to reach deep into the muscle fiber

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Contractile mechanism (skeletal muscle)

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  • AP travels down T tubules
  • sarcoplasmic reticulum cistern is on either side of each t tubule
  • AP triggers release of calcium from adjacent SR
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Triad

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2 sarcoplasmic reticulum on each side of 1 t tubule.

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termination of motor signal

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  • no ACh released from axon terminal
  • calcium transported back into SR
  • tropomyosin covers active site on actin
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Cardiac muscle characteristics

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branches, 1 or 2 (rare) centrally located nuclei with surrounded clear area.

Mitochondria are 40% of cytoplasmic volume

Short, 50-100 micrometers

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Cytoplasmic cone

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LM: glycogen and mitochondria.

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Intercalated disc

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dark lines (recipricol elevations and depressions) at ends (interface) of cardiac muscle cells

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Components of intercalated disc

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fascia aderens, desmosomes, gap junctions

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Fascia adherens

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on end to end contacts of cells (on intercalated discs)

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desmosomes

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on transverse (end) portions intercalated discs.

Function: prevent cardiac muscle cells from pulling apart under strain of repetitive contractions

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Gap junctions (cardiac muscle)

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Location: lateral aspect of intercalated discs

Function: provide ionic continuity between adjacent cardiac muscle cells so cells can behave as syncytium.

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Dyads

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term for single t-tubule adjacent to single SR

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Smooth muscle characteristics

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spindle shaped cells, taper along axis (longer than wide). Single central nucleus. Non striated. Oblique arrangement of contractile units

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Dense bodies

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  • along sarcolemma and within sarcoplasm.
  • contains alpha actin and serves as attachment site for actin
  • when actin and myosin interact, dense bodies move closer together (corkscrew shape)
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Dense plaques

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AKA focal adhesions

  • dense bodies serve to mechanically attach adjacent cells, these adhesion sites include other proteins and are called dense plaques
  • allows for more efficient and forceful contraction
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Gap junction (smooth muscle)

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electrically and chemically couple smooth muscle cells

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Caveolae

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slight invaginations of sarcolemma

  • role in calcium signalling
  • close proximity to SR
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Smooth muscle signal transduction

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  • Calcium channels present in region of the caveolae
  • AP passes along caveolae causing influx of calcium from ECF and release of calcium from SR
  • intracellular contractions ride, actin and myosin bind, shortening contraction occurs in the presence of ATP

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