Muscular Flashcards

1
Q

3 types of muscular Tissue

A

Skeletal muscle ( striated, voluntary)
Cardiac muscle ( striated, involuntary)
Smooth muscle ( non- striated, spindle, involuntary

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2
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Electrical

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(Action potentials) respond to stimulus

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3
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Contractible

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Shorten in length

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4
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Extensible

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Can extend/ stretch

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5
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Elastic

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Return to their original shape

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6
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Sarcoplasmic reticulum

A

Ca2+ storage and release; terminal cisternae butt against T- tubule

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7
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Filaments

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Called myofilaments thin-acting and thick myosin arranged in compartments called sarcomers

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8
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Myosin

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pulls on actin/ filament slide inward

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9
Q

Z discs

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Move towards each other/ sarcomere shortens

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10
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Sliding filament mechanism

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Changes in the L band and H zone as the muscle contracts

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11
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ATP in skeletal muscle

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Source of oxygen in muscle. A diffusion of blood B blood from myoglobin

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12
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Cardiac muscle

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Intercalated disc/ contains desmosomes and gap junctions

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13
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Smooth muscle

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Starts more slowly and last longer than skeletal and cardiac muscle contractions

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14
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Hyperplasia

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Increase in number of fibers from satellite cells

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15
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New smooth muscle

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Develop from pericytes/ association with blood capillaries and small veins

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