Muscle & Nervous Tissue Flashcards

1
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Aggregates of elongated cells in parallel array whoseprimary role is contraction and movement

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Skeletal muscle

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2
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Origin of skeletal muscle

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Mesodermal

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3
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Term for cell membrane of muscle tissue

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Sarcolemma

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4
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Term for cytoplasm of muscle tissue

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Sarcoplasm

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5
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Term for smooth endoplasmic reticulum of muscle tissue

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Sarcoplasmic reticulum

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6
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Term for mitochondra of muscle tissue

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Sarcosome

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7
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Term for nucleus of muscle tissue

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Sarcomere

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8
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Classification According to Morphology

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Striated

Non striated

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characterized with alternating light and dark bands

cross-striations

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Striated

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10
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2 bands in striated tissue

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A band (anisotropic)
I band (isotropic)
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Darker bands. Brifringent in polarized light

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A band

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12
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Lighter bands. Does not alter in polarized light

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I band

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13
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Classification According to Function/Activity

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Voluntary

Involuntary

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14
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Conscious contro

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Voluntary

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15
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no conscious control (i.e. cardiac and smooth muscles)

→ Controlled by ANS and PNS

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Involuntary

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16
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Classification According to Morphology and Function

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Skeletal
Cardiac
Smooth

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17
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Serves as a forceful, quick discontinuous voluntary contraction

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Skeletal

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18
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Serves as a strong, quick continuous involuntary contraction

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Cardiac

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19
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Weak, slow involuntary contraction

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Smooth

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20
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Skeletal muscle

Nuclei located:
Classify morphology:
Classify function:

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Periphery - multinucleated
Striated
Voluntary

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21
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Cardiac

Nuclei located:
Classify morphology:
Classify function:

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Central nucleus
Striated w/ intercalated disc
Involuntary

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Smooth muscle

Nuclei located:
Classify morphology:
Classify function:

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Central Nuclei
Non striated
Involuntary

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23
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Structural and functional subunit of the muscle fiber

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Myofibril

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24
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associated proteins actual contractile elements of striated muscle

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Myofilaments

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25
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Filament components of myofilaments

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Myosin II - thick filaments

Actin - thin filaments

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26
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Coverings of connective tissue

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Epimysium
Perimysium
Endomysium

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27
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Dense irregular connective tissue

→ Ensheaths the entire muscle

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Epimysium

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28
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Covers each muscle fascicle

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Perimysium

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29
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Muscle fascicle:

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composed of bundles of muscle fibers

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30
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Innermost covering

→ Covers each muscle fiber (also called as a muscle cel

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Endomysium

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31
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Endomysium is composed of mainly ________ & _________

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Reticular fibers & scattered fibroblast

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32
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Components of A band. Define.

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H band - center. Contains myosin II.

M line - bisected H band

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33
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H band ; M line

I band ; ______

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Z line/disc

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34
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Smallest subunit of contractile apparatus

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Sarcomere

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35
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3 Molecular Structure of Sarcomere

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Thick filament
Thin filament
Alpha actinin and desmin

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36
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Thin filament is composed of

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F actin

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37
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Binds 2 adjacent sarcomere

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Alpha actinin and desmin

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38
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Gulf club part of the thick filaments

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Myosin heads

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39
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The length of a sarcomere is from one z disc/line to

another. T/F

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T

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40
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4 Major Muscle Proteins

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Actin
Myosin II
Tropomyosin
Troponin

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41
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Has two strands of globular (G-actin) monomers in

double helical formation

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Actin

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42
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Composed of 3 Globular Subunits
▪ Troponin C - Calcium
▪ Troponin T - Tropomyosin
▪ Troponin I - Actin

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Troponin

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43
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Tropomyosin

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Double-helix of 2 polypeptide chains

→ Runs in the groove between F-actin molecules

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44
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Composed of 2 heavy and 4 light chains

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Myosin II

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45
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What is Sliding Filament Mechanism of Muscle Contraction?

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During contraction, z disc, thin and thick filaments slide to each other.

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46
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During sliding filament mechanism, what band disappears?

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Light band

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47
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Molecule that binds to troponin, which then changes its shape. Moving tropomyosin on the actin to expose active sites on actin molecules of
thin filaments.

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Calcium

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48
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ability to receive and respond to stimuli

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Excitability

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49
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ability to shorten when stimulated

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Contractability

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50
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ability to be stretched

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Extensibility

51
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ability to recoil to resting length

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Elasticity

52
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Muscle functions

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● Movement of bones or fluids (e.g. blood)
● Maintaining posture and body position
● Stabilizing joints
● Heat generation (especially skeletal muscle)

53
Q

found inside the muscle fibers to store oxygen to produce ATP upon command

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Myoglobin

54
Q

Molecule that exhibit striations in the muscle. Long fibrous molecule in muscle.

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Myofibrils

55
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run the entire length of an A band

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Thick filaments

56
Q

run the length of the I band and partway into the A band

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Thin filaments

57
Q

coin-shaped sheet of proteins that anchors the thin

filaments and connects myofibrils to one another

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Z disc

58
Q

lighter mid region where filaments do not overlap

A

H zone

59
Q

line of protein myomesin that holds adjacent thick filaments together

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M line

60
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Other term for thin filaments

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Actin filaments

61
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Other term for thick filaments

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Myosin filaments

62
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Sends data from the musculoskeletal system to the CNS

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Encapsulated proprioreceptors

63
Q

2 examples of encapsulated proprioreceptors

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Muscle spindle

Golgi tendon muscle

64
Q

Enxapsulated proprioreceptors that Contain afferent sensory and efferent motor nerve fibers.

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Muscle spindle

65
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Encapsulated proprioreceptors that Contain only afferent nerve fibers

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Golgi tendon organ

66
Q

Golgi tendon organ is responsible for:

A. Tension
B. Stretching

A

A

67
Q

Genetic disorder characterized by progressive muscle degeneration and weakness due to the absence of DISTROPHIN.

A

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)

68
Q

Function of distrophin

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Help keep muscle intact

69
Q

Autoimmune and neuromuscular disease involves circulating antibodies against proteins of acetylcholine receptors.

Symptoms:
Weakness of muscles involved in facial expression
Drooping of eyelids and mouth (stroke-like) - ptosis

A

Myasthenia gravis

70
Q

Ptosis

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Drooping of eyelids and mouth

71
Q

Type of muscle

● Branching fibers
● Cross-striated banding pattern
● 1 or 2 centrally-located, pale-staining nuclei

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Cardiac muscle

72
Q

Represent the interfaces between adjacent cells and

consists of many junctional complexes

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Intercalated disc

73
Q

→ Impulse-conducting fibers
→ Nucleus is round and larger than the cardiac cell and
the cytoplasm is more pale-staining

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Purkinje fibers

74
Q

→ Specialized cells in the heart

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Purkinje fibers

75
Q

Where is purkinje fibers located

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Subendocargial layer between endocardium and myocardium

76
Q

Serves as anchoring sites for actin filaments of terminal sarcomeres.

A. Fascia adherentes
B. Macula adherentes/Desmosome
C. Gap junction

A

A.

77
Q

Provide ionic continuity between adjacent cells

A. Fascia adherentes
B. Macula adherentes/Desmosome
C. Gap junction

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C

78
Q

Bind individual cardiac cells to one another

A. Fascia adherentes
B. Macula adherentes/Desmosome
C. Gap junction

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B

79
Q

Undergo limited regeneration

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Skeletal muscle - help of satellite cells

80
Q

Undergo NO regeneration

A

Cardiac muscles

81
Q

Can undergo full regeneration

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Smooth muscle - due to miosis

82
Q

→ Finger-like invaginations of sarcolemma

→ Regulates Ca2+ influx and efflux

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T-tubules

83
Q

Branching network of sER-cisternae

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Sarcoplasmic reticulum

84
Q

1SR + 1 T-tubule

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DIAD

85
Q

2 lateral portions of SR + 1 T-tubule

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TRIAD

86
Q

Elongated, non-striated, spindle-shaped cells

Fusiform

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Smooth muscle

87
Q

Shape of smooth muscle nucleus

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Cigar shape

88
Q

Thin filaments alternative to troponin?

A

Calmodulin

89
Q

Calmodulin

A

Calcium-binding protein involved in the contraction

of non-muscle cells

90
Q

Composed of desmin (skeleton) and vimentin (in
vascular smooth muscles)
→ Attachment to dense bodies help transmit contractile
forces to adjacent smooth muscles and surrounding
network of reticular fibers

A

Intermediate filament

91
Q

Intermediate filaments is composed of _______ and _______.

A

Desmin & vimentin

92
Q

Types of smooth muscles

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Visceral - internal organs. Many gap junctions while poor nerve supply
Multiunit - iris of the eye. More contranctions

93
Q

2 divisions of nervous system

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CNS - brain and spinal cord

PNS - others na. Specialized in nerve endings.

94
Q

→ Functional unit of structure of the nervous system

A

Neurons/nerve cells

95
Q

→ For supporting and protecting neurons

→ Do not receive or transmit impulses

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Glial cells

96
Q

CNS ; Glial cells

PNS ; __________________

A

Shwann cells and satellite cells

97
Q

__________ is found in the cytoplasm of neuron’s cell body, which is stacked rough endoplasmic reticulum cisternae + free ribosomes

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Nissl bodies

98
Q
  • Fat-like substances covering axons
    ● Concentric layers of mixed lipids alternating with thin
    layers of the protein neurokeratin
A

Myelin

99
Q

Cell that produce myelin in the CNS

A

Oligodendrocytes

100
Q

Cell that produce myelin in the PNS

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Shwann cells

101
Q

Types of neurons

A

Bipolar
Multipolar
Pseudounipolar
Anaxonic

102
Q

Neuron With one axon and one dendrite
● Comprise the inner ear, olfactory epithelium and
sensory neurons of retina

A

Bipolar

103
Q

Neuron with One axon split into two branches

A

Pseudounipolar

104
Q

Neuron with One axon and two or more dendrites

A

Multipolar

105
Q

Type of neuron
● No true axons but many dendrites
● Do not produce action potentials but regulate electrical
changes of the adjacent CNS neurons

A

Anaxonic

106
Q

Receives and transmits the impulses to the CNS for

processing

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Sensory neurons/afferent

107
Q

It transmits the impulses from the CNS to effector organ

throughout the body

A

Motor neurons/efferent

108
Q

Synapse

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● Point of contact of a neuron or another cell

● Site of transmission of nerve impulses

109
Q

3 types of synapses

A

Axodentritic
Axosomatic
Axoaxonic

110
Q

Axon > axon

A

Axoaxonic

111
Q

Axon > cell body

A

Axosomatic

112
Q

Axon > dendrites

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Axodendritic

113
Q

Identify the corresponding functions of the following sensory receptors:

▪ Vater Pacinian Corpuscle
▪ Meissner’s Corpuscle
▪ Ruffini’s Corpuscle
▪ Krause End Bulb
▪ Neuromuscular Spindle and Golgi Tendon Organ
A
Pressure
Touch
Warmth
Cold
Proprioreceptors
114
Q

Sensory receptors that monitors blood CO2, oxygen and pH levels

A

Chemoreceptors

115
Q

Sensory receptors that monitors arterial blood pressure

A

Baroreceptors

116
Q

Rods and Cones - ?

▪ Organ of Corti- Hearing

A

Vision

117
Q

Atrocytes:

Origin
Location
function

A

Neural ectoderm
Cns
Structural support, repair, BBB

118
Q

Ependymal cells

Origin
Location
function

A

Neural ectoderm
Cns
Lines the cns cavity

119
Q

Microglia

Origin
Location
function

A

Mesoderm
Cns
Macrophagic activity

120
Q

Predominant glial cell in the white matter

A

Oligodenrocytes

121
Q

Called “neurolemmocytes”📖
→ Enclose all axons in nerves of the PNS, producing
myelin sheaths around the large-diameter axons, whose
impulse activity is augmented at the nodes of Ranvier
between successive Schwann cells

A

Schwann cells

122
Q

Most numerous cell of the CNS

A

Astrocytes

123
Q

Types of astrocytes

A

Fibrous

Protoplasmic

124
Q
  • Simple cuboidal cells that line the ventricles in the brain
    and the central canal in the spinal cord
  • lines cns cavity
A

Ependymal cells