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MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY Flashcards

1
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  • Myosin only
  • Light in color
  • Thick filament
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H zone

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  • Actin only
  • Dark in color
  • Thin filaments only on myofibril
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I band

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3
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  • Holds the thick filaments together
  • Myosin linked with accessory proteins
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M line

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4
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Anchors thin filaments and ties all myofibrils together (regular banding)

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Z line (disc)

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5
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  • Actin and myosin overlap
  • Has both thick and thin filaments (dark bands) on myofibril
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A band

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6
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  • The invagination of sacrolemma that forms a permeability barrier between cytosol and extracellular space
  • Extension of sarcolemma within the sarcoplasm
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T tubules

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7
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Smallest functional contractile unit of muscle

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Sarcomeres

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8
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  • Striated muscle organelles comprised of sarcomeres that are aligned in series
  • Creates contraction
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Myofibrils

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9
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A protein that converts chemical energy in the form of ATP to mechanical energy, thus generating force and movement.

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Myosin molecule

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10
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What makes a filament thick?

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Myosin

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11
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Thin myofilaments

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Actin, Troponin, and Tropomyosin

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12
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Troponin that binds calcium

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Troponin - C

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13
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Inhibits the ATPase activity of the actomyosin cross-bridge and effectively blocks the myosin-binding site on actin subunits

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Troponin I

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14
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Rod shape molecule, two strands of tropomyosin molecules run diametrically opposed along actin filaments

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Tropomyosin

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15
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Interacts with tropomyosin and anchors troponin to actin

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Troponin - T

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16
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Stabilize the sarcolemma and, hence, prevent contraction-induced injury (rupture)

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DGC - Dystrophin Glycoprotein Complex

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17
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Connects actin to the glycoproteins of the extracellular domain of the sarcolemma

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Dystrophin

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18
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Stabilizes myosin

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Titin

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19
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  • Helps in the alignment of actin
  • Encloses actin
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Nebulin

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20
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Anchors Z disk to sarcolemma

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Desmin

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21
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  • Myofilament with binding sites for myosin head (contains G-Actin)
  • Anchored by Z-Discs
  • Regulatory proteins of troponin & tropomyosin
  • Troponin holds thin filament in place, and tropomyosin blocks active binding sites on actin
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Actin (thin filaments)

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22
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Activation of the force-generating sites within muscle fibers—the cross-bridges

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Muscle contraction

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23
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Motor neuron and
the skeletal muscle fibers it innervates

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Motor unit

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24
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Comprise various tightly controlled, complex circuits throughout the body that allow for both voluntary and involuntary movements through the innervation of effector muscles and glands

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Motor neurons

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25
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  • Where nerves and muscle fibers meet—is an essential synapse for muscle contraction and movement
  • Point of contact between a motor neuron and a skeletal muscle cell
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Neuromuscular Junction

26
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Conversion of electrical signal to chemical signal cycle

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Somatic Nervous System

27
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Temporary depolarization of postsynaptic membrane caused by the flow of positively charged ions into the postsynaptic cell as a result of opening of ligand-sensitive channels

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Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials (EPSP)

28
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  • Where nicotinic receptors are found
  • The end of a motor neuron that stores acetylcholine
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Motor End-Plate

29
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RMP: -90 mV
Duration: 2.5 ms

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Muscle action potential

30
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RMP: -70 mV
Duration: 1-2 ms

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Nerve action potential

31
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  • Occurs when myosin head does not dissociate from actin
  • Stiffness of the body that sets in several hours after death
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Rigor mortis

32
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Where does the cycle stop when ATP is exhausted?

33
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The consequence of severely lowered calcium levels

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Hypocalcemic tetany

34
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Space between a nerve (axon) terminal and motor end-plate (gap between cells) – ACh diffuses across

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Synaptic Cleft

35
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Neurotransmitter that binds at a motor end plate to trigger depolarization

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Acetylcholine (ACh)

36
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A source of ATP that uses stored ATP in seconds and can generate it for about 15 seconds

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Creatinine Phosphate

37
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  • A source of ATP that is used for lower demand of ATP delivery with O2 used
  • 2 ATP from glycolysis + pyruvate sent to mitochondria makes = 36 ATP
  • Hours of sustained activity
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Cellular respiration

38
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A sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses when cholinesterase doesn’t break down ACh caused by bacteria found in dirt and manure

39
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  • Temporary lack of O2 in the muscle due to exertion
  • Lack of O2 caused by Lactic Acid to build up in muscle tissue leads to muscle soreness
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Oxygen debt

40
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Sustained involuntary contraction of a muscle

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Muscle cramp

41
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Inability of muscle to maintain its strength of contraction or tension; may be related to insufficient O2, depletion of glycogen, and/or lactic acid buildup

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Muscle fatigue

42
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A neuron’s reaction of either firing (with a full-strength response) or not firing.

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All-or-none response

43
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The minimal strength required to cause a contraction

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Threshold stimulus

44
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Tiny pouches or sacs in the axons that contain chemicals called neurotransmitters.

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Synaptic vesicles

45
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Organelle of the muscle fiber that stores calcium

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Sarcoplasmic reticulum

46
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Cytoplasm of a muscle cell

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Sarcoplasm

47
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Enzyme that degrades Ach immediately after depolarization (neuron stops sending a signal for contraction) for precise contraction control

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Cholinesterase (ACh-ase)

48
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Mainly areolar connective tissue around each fiber

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Endomysium

49
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  • Dense irregular connective tissue surrounding fascicles
  • Grain of muscle and allows precise movement
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Perimysium

50
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A band or sheet of fibrous connective tissue that covers, supports, and separates muscle

51
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Bundle of muscle fibers

52
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Outermost layer of dense irregular connective tissue that separates muscle from organs and allows independent movement

53
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  • Specialized muscle tissue found only in the heart
  • Striated and involuntary
  • Intercalated discs
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Cardiac muscle tissue

54
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  • Involuntary muscle tissue
  • Not striated
  • Found in intestines
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Smooth muscle tissue

55
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Striated and voluntary

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Skeletal muscle tissue

56
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  • Theory that actin filaments are pulled closer by myosin, causing Z-Discs to also move closer
  • I-Bands shrink and A-Bands stay the same
  • At full contraction action and myosin overlap completely
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Sliding Filament Theory

57
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Myosin filament with heads that bind to actin by reaching up and ratcheting forward (about 300/filament)

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Myosin (thick filaments)

58
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Loss of muscle mass due to lack of use or aging

59
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Increase in size of skeletal muscle through a growth in size of its component cells (increase in myofibrils & connective tissue)

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Hypertrophy

60
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Anchoring point that does not move with contraction

61
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Muscle attachment site that moves toward the origin

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