Muscular 2 Flashcards
what is the 2nd step of the cross-bridge cycling to occur?
1) the myosin head pivots
2) releases ADP
3) pulls the thin filament towards the M line (power stroke) (PULL)
what happens to the calcium ions during muscle relaxation?
they are pumped back into the sarcoplasmic retiuclum using ATP
what phases occurs after the stimulus during the muscle twitch in the lab?
the short lag phase, contraction phase and a relaxation phase.
during stimulus frequency and muscle contraction in a lab what does higher frequency stimulations produce?
incomplete tetanus with higher tension but partial relaxations between stimulations
what type of muscle fiber does treppe occur in?
one that has rested for a prolonged period
what type of motor units do muscles that produce delicate movements have?
ones with fewer fibers than large postural muscles that produce powerful, less controlled movements
What are all cells and what do they have?
polarized and they have a resting membrane potential that can be measured
if there is an increasing stimulus at a low frequency what is there?
a gradual increase in tension above the threshold stimulus to a maximal stimulus
during muscle frequency and contraction in a lab how does our nervous system stimulate muscles?
at a high frequency producing complete tetanus and recruits enough motor units to accomplish the task
when is the only time myosin heads can generate force?
in the area of overlap
while producing a muscle twitch in a lab what does a single stimulus produce?
a brief contraction and relaxation generating some tension (force)
what does the force a single fiber generates depends on?
the rate of action potential and the fiber length
how is the muscle tone produced?
involuntarily when one is awake
why does excitation-contraction coupling occur?
because of the anatomical association between the T tubules and the sarcoplasmic reticulum.
what does the membrane cause in and out of the cell?
more negative ions in the cell and more positive ions outside the cell
after the steps of excitation-contraction coupling occur what then occurs?
the steps of cross-bridge cycling now produce a movement
what does the active tension curve show?
the force generated at different muscle lengths
during muscle frequency and muscle contraction in a lab how is an increase in tension achieved?
through multiple-wave summation
what does a single motor neuron innervate?
multiple muscle fibers that are called a motor unit and function together
what is the relaxation phase?
the time during which relaxation occurs
what is excitation-contraction coupling?
the steps between an action potential in the sarcolemma and contraction
if a muscle is stimulated with a constant stimulus at a low frequency what is there?
a small increase in the tension generated (treppe)
what is the 3rd step of the Excitation-contraction coupling to occur?
the action potential n the T Tubule caused a reason of calcium from voltage-regulated channels in the the terminal cisternae
why do sarcomeres generetate little or no force when it is stretched too much?
because there is little or no overlap