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function of muscle

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  • motion and stability
  • internal organ function
  • maintains body temperature
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motion and stability muscle function

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  • moves skeleton

- maintains posture

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internal organ muscle function

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  • digestive (peristalsis)

- cardiac (heartbeat)

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maintaining body temperature function

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-muscle contraction (normal body temperature)

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characteristics of muscle

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  • irritability
  • contractility
  • extensibility
  • elasticity
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irritability muscle characteristic

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-receive and respond to stimulus from a neuron

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contractility muscle characteristic

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-respond by contracting (shortening)

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extensibility muscle characteristic

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-following contraction

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define contraction

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-a muscle will extend to its original length

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elasticity muscle characteristic

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-muscle will assume its desired shape after stretching

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structure of muscle tissue

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  • composed of fibers

- fibers contain “contractile proteins”

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muscle tissue fiber composition

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-long, thing cells of muscle tissue

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muscle tissue contractile proteins

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  • actin and myosin

- cells can shorten and produce movement

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classifications of muscle

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  • skeletal
  • smooth
  • cardiac
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skeletal muscle classification

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  • long multinucleated and striated
  • attached to skeleton
  • voluntary (under conscious control)
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smooth muscle classification

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  • composed of long cells containing one nucleus
  • found in GI tract and blood vessel walls
  • involuntary (not under conscious control)
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cardiac muscle classification

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  • composed of uni-nucleated branching cells; end-to-end
  • found only in heart
  • involuntary
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skeletal muscle components

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  • associated connective tissue
  • microscopic structure
  • muscle contraction
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skeletal muscle associated CT components

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  • attachments

- coverings

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skeletal muscle attachments components

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  • tendons

- aponeurosis

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skeletal muscle tendon attachments

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  • dense regular connective tissue

- muscle to bone

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skeletal muscle aponeurosis

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  • dense regular connective tissue

- thin, tendinous sheet

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skeletal muscle coverings components

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  • endomysium
  • perimysium
  • epimysium
  • fascia
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skeletal muscle covering composition

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  • organization of muscle

- tubes within tubes within tubes

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define fascicle

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-made of muscle cells (fibers)

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skeletal muscle endomysium covering

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-loose CT covering individual muscle fibers (muscle cells)

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skeletal muscle perimysium covering

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-surrounds bundles of muscle fibers (fascicles)

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skeletal muscle epimysium covering

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-covers entire muscle belly

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skeletal muscle fascia covering

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-CT which binds several muscle groups together

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define a muscle fiber

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-a single skeletal muscle cell

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skeletal muscle microscopic characteristics

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  • multinucleated

- contain numerous specialized cellular organelles

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skeletal muscle microscopic structure components

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  • sarcoplasm
  • sarcolemma
  • t-tubule
  • sarcoplasmic reticulum
  • mitochondria
  • myofibril
  • myofilament
  • myoglobin
  • sarcomere
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skeletal muscle sarcoplasm

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-cytoplasm within muscle cells

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skeletal muscle sarcolemma

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  • plasmalemma (cell membrane)

- just deep to endomysium

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skeletal muscle t-tubule

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  • tube-like extension of sarcolemma

- transmits nerve impulse to sarcoplasmic reticulum

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skeletal muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum

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  • basically smooth ER of muscle
  • stores a large amounts of calcium
  • when releases calcium triggers contraction
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skeletal muscle mitochondria

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  • provide energy (ATP) via aerobic respiration

- ATP provides the energy to allow myosin to form crossbridges with the actin

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skeletal muscle myofibril

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-“contractile organelles”

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skeletal muscle myofilament

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  • in myofibrils

- contain contractile proteins

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skeletal muscle myoglobin

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-red protein: contains iron, stores oxygen

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skeletal muscle sarcomere

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  • many sarcomeres within myofibrils
  • smallest contractile unit
  • extends from Z band to Z band
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define contractile organelles

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-cylindrical units run entire length of muscle

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components of myofilaments

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  • actin filaments

- myosin filaments

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skeletal muscle actin filaments

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  • thin filaments

- closer to each end of sarcomere (near each Z line)

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skeletal muscle myosin filaments

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  • thick filaments
  • center of the sarcomere
  • pulls actin inward (Z lines contracts)
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skeletal muscle muscle contraction I band

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  • light band
  • contains actin
  • Z band located in the middle of the I band
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skeletal muscle contraction A band

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  • dark band

- contains both actin and myosin

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skeletal muscle sliding filament mechanism

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  • initiated by the release of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine from a nerve fiber**
  • results in the release of calcium within the muscle fiber which binds to the thin actin filaments
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innervations of skeletal muscle

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  • neuromuscular junction

- motor unit

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skeletal muscle neuromuscular junction

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-point of contact between muscle fiber and axon of neuron which stimulates it

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skeletal muscle motor unit “all or nothing” principle

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-when a nerve impulse travels through a motor unit all of the fibers served by it contracts simultaneously to their maximum

52
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first step in muscle excitation

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-motor neuron releases neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh)

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second step in muscle excitation

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-ACh triggers action potential in sarcolemma (muscle cell membrane

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third step in muscle excitation

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-change in sarcolemma–> release of calcium ions from sarcoplasmic reticulum

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fourth step in muscle excitation

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-sarcomeres shorten–> myofibrils shorten–> muscle fibers shorten–> muscle contract

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types of muscle fibers

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  • red slow twitch fibers
  • white fast twitch fibers
  • intermediate fast twitch fibers
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myoglobin muscle fibers red slow twitch fibers

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myoglobin muscle fibers white fast twitch fibers

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myoglobin muscle fibers intermediate fast twitch fibers

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mitochondria muscle fibers red slow twitch fibers

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mitochondria muscle fibers white fast twitch fibers

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mitochondria muscle fibers intermediate fast twitch fibers

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capillaries muscle fibers red slow twitch fibers

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capillaries muscle fibers white fast twitch fibers

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capillaries muscle fibers intermediate fast twitch fibers

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what is the function of capillaries?

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-deliver blood and oxygen

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energy production muscle fibers red slow twitch fibers

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-aerobic metabolism for ATP production

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energy production muscle fibers white fast twitch fibers

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  • anaerobic pathways for ATP production

- ->lactic acid is by-product

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energy production muscle fibers intermediate fast twitch fibers

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glycogen reserves muscle fibers red slow twitch fibers

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glycogen reserves muscle fibers white fast twitch fibers

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glycogen reserves muscle fibers intermediate fast twitch fibers

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power muscle fibers red slow twitch fibers

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  • high power

- sustained over a long period of time

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power muscle fibers white fast twitch fibers

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-generates powerful contraction

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power muscle fibers intermediate fast twitch fibers

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-powerful (less than white fast twitch)

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fatigue muscle fibers red slow twitch fibers

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-fatigue resistant

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fatigue muscle fibers white fast twitch fibers

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fatigue muscle fibers intermediate fast twitch fibers

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-fatigue resistant (between red and white)

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contraction time muscle fibers red slow twitch fibers

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-contrast slowly for long periods of time

80
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contraction time muscle fibers white fast twitch fibers

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-fast contraction time

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contraction time muscle fibers intermediate fast twitch fibers

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-between red and white

82
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examples of red slow twitch fibers

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-posture (steady, prolonged contraction)

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examples of white fast twitch fibers

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  • eye movement
  • lifting
  • throwing
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examples of intermediate fast twitch fibers

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-muscles of lower limbs (support and movement)

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synergistic

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-two or more muscles working together

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antagonistic

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-two or more muscles working against one another

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concentric contraction

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  • causes tension on your muscle

- as it shortens, it generates enough force to move an object

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concentric contraction example

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  • bicep curl

- lifting a weight

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eccentric contraction

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-motion of an active muscle while it is lengthening under load

90
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eccentric contraction example

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-lowering a weight

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