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1
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Myo

A

Muscle

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Sarco

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Muscle cell

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3
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3 types of muscle

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Smooth
Cardiac
Skeletal

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4
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Smooth muscle

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Involuntary
No striations
Spindle shaped cells
Single nucleus

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5
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Cardiac Muscle

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Involuntary
Striations
Intercalated disks
Single nucleus
Branching cells

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6
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Skeletal Muscle

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Striated
Voluntary
Multiple nuclei

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7
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Attachments of skeletal muscles

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Tendon
Aponeurosis

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8
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Tendon

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CT bands
Connect muscle to bone

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Aponeurosis

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Broad sheets of CT
Attach muscle to bone or another muscle

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10
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OIA

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Origin
Insertion
Action

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11
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Skeletal Muscle COntrations

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Prime mover(agonist)
Antagonist
Synergist
Fixator

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Prime mover(agonist)

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Principal muscle that preforms the action

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Antagonist

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Muscle that opposes the action of the prime mover
Can smooth out movements

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Synergist

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Assists the prime mover

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15
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Fixator

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Stabilizes joints during movements

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16
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Muscle fiber

A

Skeletal muscle cell; very long
Cylindrical
Multiple nuclei

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17
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Sarcolemma

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Plasma membrane

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18
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Myofibrils

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1000s in one fiber

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19
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Myofilaments

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Proteins in myofibril
Contains actin and myosin

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20
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Sarcomere

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Contractile unit
Myofilaments line up in the myofibril
Lay end to end in the myofibril

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21
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I band

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Light band
Actin Myofilaments
Z-line in the middle

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22
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A-band

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Dark bands
Myosin filaments
Overlapping actin Myofilaments
H-zone(only myosin)
M-line(myosin attaches)

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23
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Z line

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Actin filaments attach
Middle of I-band

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24
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M line

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Myosin filaments attach
Middle of a-band and h-zone

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25
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Sarcoplasm

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Cytoplasm

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26
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Sarcoplasmic Reticulum(SR)

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Stores calcium

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27
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T Tubules( Transverse tubules)

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Extensions of sarcolemma
Close association w/SR

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28
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Fascicles

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Groups of muscle fibers

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29
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Muscle

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Multiple fascicles

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30
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Connective Tissue layers

A

Endomysium
Perimysium
Epimysium

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31
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Endomysium

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Surrounds fibers

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32
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Perimysium

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Surrounds fascicles

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33
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Epimysium

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Surrounds entire muscle

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34
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Mechanism of Muscle Contraction

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Sarcomere, action potential and neuromuscular junction

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35
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Cutaneous

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Cutaneous trunci or Panniculus muscle

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36
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Muscles of the Head

A

Mastication
Tongue
Swallowing

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37
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Muscles of Mastication

A

Masseter
Temporalis
Digastricus

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38
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Masseter

A

Cheek
To close the mouth

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39
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Temporalis

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Muscle on temple; to close the mouth

40
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Digastricus

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Mandible; to open the mouth

41
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Tongue Muscles

A

Intrinsic
Extrinsic

42
Q

Intrinsic muscles

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Muscles in the tongue
Change the shape of the tongue

43
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Extrinsic muscles

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Muscles not in the tongue
Alter the position of the tongue

44
Q

Glossus

45
Q

Swallowing muscles

A

Hyoid
Pharyngeal

46
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Hyoid

A

Attached to hyoid
Raise and lower larynx when swallowing

47
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Pharyngeal

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Constrict pharynx (throat)

48
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Muscles of the Neck

A

Sternocephalicus
Trapezius
Omotransversarius
Brachiocephalicus

49
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Sternocephalicus

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From occipital to proximal humerus

50
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Trapezius

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Cervical and thoracic

51
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Omotransversarius

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Atlas to scapula spine

52
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Clavicular Intersection

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Origin of Brachiocephalicus; joins cleidocephalicus and Cleidobrachialis

53
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Brachiocephalicus

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Cleidocephalicus and Cleidobrachialis

54
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Extrinsic Muscles of the Thoracic limb

A

Pectorals
Brachiocephalicus
Omotransversarius
Trapezius
Serrated ventralis
Latissimus Dorsi

55
Q

Pectoral Muscles

A

Superficial and deep

56
Q

Serratus Ventralis

A

Between the limb and the body wall
Suspended between thoracic limbs

57
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Latissimus Dorsi

A

O-thoracic spinous
I- humerus tuberosity

58
Q

Muscles of Respiration

A

Inspiration
Expiration

59
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Inspiration

A

Muscles increase size of thoracic cavity

60
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Expiration

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Muscles decrease the size of the thoracic cavity

61
Q

Muscles of inspiration

A

Diaphragm
External intercostals

62
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Muscles of expiration

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Internal intercostals

63
Q

Diaphragm

A

Flattens when it contracts

64
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Intercostal muscles

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Cross each other in between the ribs

65
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Neuron

A

Principle cell of the nervous system
Body
Dendrites
Axon

66
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Motor neuron

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Carry nerve impulses to skeletal muscles

67
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Motor units

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One motor neuron and all muscle fibers it innervates
Small and large

68
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Neuromuscular Junction

A

Axon terminal of motor neuron
Synapse
Muscle

69
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Axon terminal

A

Synaptic vesicles
Neurotransmitter
Acetylcholine (ACh)

70
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Initiation of Muscle Contraction

A

Nerve impulse- axon terminal
ACh released
ACh binds to channels on sarcolemma
Action potential/wave of depolarization
ttubules- Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Ca+ released

71
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Muscle contraction

A

Cross-bridge formation
Sliding filament theory

72
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Cross-bridge cycle

A

Myosin binds to actin
Power stroke pulls actin over myosin
ATP binds to myosin
Myosin unbinds from actin

73
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Sliding filament theory

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Sarcomere shortens (z-z)

74
Q

What happens after the muscle contraction?

A

Nerve impulses
Acetylcholine is released into synapse
Nerve impulses stop
Acetylcholinesterase breaks down ACh in the synapse

75
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Cellular respiration

A

Use glucose to make ATP

76
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Anaerobic

A

Without O2; 1 glucose molecule
Lactic acid and 2 ATP

77
Q

Aerobic

A

With O2; 1 glucose molecule
CO2, H2O and 38 ATP

78
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Glucose

A

From blood supply
Glycogen= stored glucose

79
Q

Oxygen

A

From red blood cells in the blood supply
Stored on myoglobin in muscle

80
Q

Twitch

A

Contraction of a single muscle fiber; whole contraction cycle takes about 0.1 sec

81
Q

All or Nothing Principle

A

When stimulated an individual muscle fiber either contracts completely or not at all

82
Q

Force of contraction

A

Which and how many motor units stimulated

83
Q

Neuromuscular Diseases

A

Some insecticides
Curare (poison)
Botchilysim

84
Q

Expaxial Muscles

A

Located dorsal along the spine
Transversospinalis
Longissimus dorsi
Iliocostalis

85
Q

Intramuscular injections (IM)

A

In the expaxial muscles

86
Q

Abdominal Muscles

A

Rectus abdominis
Transversus abdominis
Internal abdominal oblique
External abdominal oblique

87
Q

External abdominal oblique

A

Most superficial
Fibers run Dorso-cranial to ventro-caudal
Inserts on the linea alba

88
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Internal abdominal oblique

A

Deep to external
Fibers run ventro-cranial to Dorsi-caudal
Inserts on the linea alba

89
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Transverse abdominis

A

Deepest
Fibers run dorsal to ventral
Inserts on the linea alba

90
Q

Rectus abdominis

A

Runs from sternum to pubis on either side of linea alba

91
Q

Perineal Muscles

A

Internal anal sphincter
External anal sphincter

92
Q

Pelvic diaphragm

A

Levator ani
Coccygeus
Caudal border of pelvic cavity
Muscles lie on either side of rectum

93
Q

Intrinsic Muscles of the Thoracic Limb

A

Deltoideus
Infraspinatus
Supraspinatus
Subscapularis
Muscles of Brachium
Muscles of antibrachium

94
Q

Scapula to humerus

A

Deltoideus
Infraspinatus
Supraspinatus
Subscapularis

95
Q

Flexes shoulder

A

Deltoideus
Infraspinatus

96
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Extends shoulder

A

Supraspinatus

97
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Adducts limb

A

Subscapularis

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