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Organisation of muscles

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Muscle -> fibre cells -> myofibrils -> 12-18m thick and 5-8mm thin filaments -> myosin and actin

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Functions of a contracting tissue allow

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Movement of whole/part of body/to manipulate objects
Propel contents through various hollow tubes
Empty contents of certain organs into external environment

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Organisation of skeletal muscle

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Fibres lie parallel - connect tissue
Single skeletal muscle cell = fibre - multinucleate, large, elongated, cylindrically shapes, extend entire muscle length
Myofibrils are contractile elements of fibre - regular thick (myosin) and thin (acton) filaments, striations
SKM CM striated, SM unstriated
SKM voluntary, CM SM involuntary

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Sarcomere

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Functional unit of skeletal muscle - 2 Z lines

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A band

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Dark, thick filaments (and overlapping thin)

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H zone

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Middle of H band without thin filaments

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M line

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Vertically down A band - mid H zone

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I band

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Light, thin filaments not n A band

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Titin

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Large, elastic protein extending from M line along thick filament to Z lines. Helps to stabilise site of thick filaments in relation to thin filaments. Increases muscles elasticity like a spring

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Myosin

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Contractile protein forming this filaments
2 identical tail ends wrapped around each other towards centre
2 identical globular heads project at one end and point outwards, forming cross bridges between thick and thin filaments
Cross-bridge has actin-binding site and myosin ATPase site

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Actin

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Contractile protein forming thin filaments
Spherical molecules with specific binding sites for myosin heads
Regulatory proteins also involved

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Tropomyosin

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Regulatory proteins - thread-like molecule lying end to end alongside groove of actin spiral covering actin sites

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Troponin

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Regulatory protein - 3 pp units Troponin C, I and T
Stabilises tropomyosin in blocking myosin binding sites. When Ca2+ bound, tropomyosin moves away -> cross-bridges and contraction

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Muscle contraction

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Sliding filament mechanism
Ca2+ released into sarcoplasm from SR
Myosin heads bind to actin and swivel and bend towards centre of sarcomere by a power stroke
ATP ends to myosin head and detaches from actin
Hydrolysis of ATP transfers energy to myosin head to reorient it
Contraction continues if Ca2+ high and ATP available
Causes thin filaments to slide inwards over stationary thick filaments towards middle if A band and pull Z lines closer
Sarcomeres shorten

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Neuromuscular junction

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Presynaptic motor neutrons and post synaptic muscle fibre
Release of Ach stimulus for contraction
SR and transverse tubules link excitation to contraction
SR fine network interconnected compartments surrounding and segments wrapped around A and I bands - terminal cisternae
T tubules are membranous perpendicular extensions of surface membrane from surface of muscle cell to central portions of muscle fibre. AP on surface membrane spreads into T-tubule - release of Ca2+ from SR into cytosol -> dihydropyridine receptors

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Skeletal muscles

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Groups of fibres bundled together and attached to bones
Connective tissue divided into bundles - extends beyond ends -> tendons
Contraction strength depends on number of muscle fibres and tension by each contacting fibre and motor units

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Skeletall motor units

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Number of muscle fibres varies per unit
Precise, delicate movements = fewer fibres per unit
Asynchronous recruitment of motor units helps delay/prevent fatigue
Tension development: frequency of stimulation, length of fibre, fatigue and fibre thickness

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Skeletal muscle tension

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Produced inside sarcomeres and transmitted to bone via connective tissue and tendons before it can be moves. Muscle attached to at least 2 different bones across a join - origin and insertion

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Skeletal contraction types

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Isotonic - tension remains constant as muscle changes length - concentric or eccentric
Isometric - “constant length” - levers

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Skeletal muscle energy

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ATP is prime source
Creating synthesis mainly in liver from aa
Phosphorylated -> phosphorylcreatine -> energy “store” in muscle
Exercise = ADP -> ATP
Glycolysis anaerobic high intensity exercise

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Muscle fatigue

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Defence mechanism to protect muscle from reaching a point without ATP
Central fatigue happened when CNS cant adequately activate motor neurones - working muscles. Psychological?

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Types of skeletal muscle fibre

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Slow oxidative, fast oxidative, fast-glycolytic

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Muscle spindles

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Control motor movement from 3 levels of input
Groups specialised muscle fibres -> intrafusal fibres
Each spindle own private efferent and affrarent nerve supply
Stretch reflex

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Smooth muscle

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Visceral and multi-unit
Lack visible cross-striations
Spindle-shaped cells with single nucleus
Arranged into sheets within muscle
No Z lines - dense bodies
No troponin, myosin doesn't block cross-bridge binding sites
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Organisation of smooth muscle
3 types of filament: thick myosin, thin actin and in between Thick/thin at slight diagonal - diamond shaped attic Myosin in thick filaments - cross-bridges along entire length = thin filaments slide for longer
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Invitation of contraction of smooth muscle
Ca2+ dependent phosphorylation of myosin Ca2+ drom SR -> membrane channels, no T tubule Ca2+ binds to calmodulin, activating kinase enzyme, phosphorylating myosin, activating myosin ATPas -> m+a Ca2+ slow removal - longer contraction and graded response
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Multi-unit smooth muscle
Neurogenic (stimulate day nerves) Made from multiple, discrete units functioning independently - no gap junctions Units must be separately stimulated by nerves to contract e.g. large artier, large airways to lungs
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Single-unit smooth muscles
Myogenic - stimulus originates in muscle and doesn't need nervous stimulation Fibres exited and contact as a single unit due to gap junctions - functional syncytium Contraction is slow and energy-effieicet May be phasic (neurogenic) - contracts in bursts - triggered by AP - increase in Ca2+ Or tonic - partially contracted always - "tone" - low resting point - no bursts of activity but varies above/below tonic state
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Factors influencing smooth muscle contractile ability
Spontaneous depolarisation of cells Signalling molecules -> NTs from autonomic neurones (Ach) and hormones Local changes in extracellular fluid - pH, O2, osmolarity, ions Stretch - contract even when toned - more stretched e.g. bladder (relax) Respond to stretch by contracting - stress relaxation response
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Cardiac muscle
In heart walls Similar striations to skeletal muscle (fibres in branching network, 2 lines) Cells joined at intercalated discs Gap junctions and desmosomes between cells (syncytium) T-tubules Autonomic NS Well developed SR Many mitochondria and myoglobin (O2) Ca2+ from SR and cytosol Resting memo potential ~-90mV AP generated intrinsically by pacemaker cells One unit - syncytium and gap junctions Each AP = full contraction and relaxation - no grade for cont like SKM
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Cardiac muscle APs
Spontaneous, rapid depolarisation of cells - pacemaker potential, threshold Na+ Plateau phase Ca2+ Slow depolarisation Rhythmic firing SA and AV nodes Firing rate controlled by sympathetic and parasympathetic NS
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Firing of pacemaker cells
Movement Na+, K+ Ca2+ via ion channels At -60mV, Na+ channels open with slow inward current Slow depolarisation -> Ca2+ channels open = depolarisation K+ channels open - depolarisation then slow depolarisation 2 APs together (summation) cannot happen in CM
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Pacemaker activity
``` Intrinsic automaticity of SAN = 100 ppm SAN controls heart rate Nervous and hormonal SAN/AVN control AVN independent activity Latent pacemakers in conduction system - e.g. Purkinje fibres can take over if AVN/SAN fail ```
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Cardiac output =
Heart rate x stroke volume
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Tetanus of cardiac muscle
2nd AP cant trigger until excitable membrane recovered from first No summation due to slow depolarisation
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Exercise on cardiac muscle
"Trained" heart larger muscle cells and bigger ventricles | Pathological hypertrophy - change in heart size due to physiological problem e.g. value insufficiency, hypertension
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Myasethenia gravis
Autoimmune damage of NMJ
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Muscular dystrophy
Inherited degeneration of SKM fibres
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Natural wear and tear
Injury, age (strength decreases with age due to fat infiltration)
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Stretch reflex
Patellar tendon - knee jerk reflex, monosynaptic myotatic spinal reflex Receptor -> sensory neuron -> integration centre -> motor neuron -> effector
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Enhancing nature
Training = muscle Over-training = muscle damage Dangers of steroids

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