Muscular (E3) Flashcards

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3 layers of skeletal muscle

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  1. Epimysium
  2. Perimysium
  3. Endomysium
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Components of myofibrils

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Sarcomere composed of thin and thick filaments and Z & M lines or discs

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Thick filaments

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Composed mainly of myosin which is made up of 2 heavy chains and 4 light chains

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Thin filaments

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Composed of actin, nebulin, troponin, and tropomyosin

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5
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Muscle tone

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Resistance to stretch exhibited by a relaxed muscle
- due to baseline calcium in the cytosol

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Intrinsic muscle tone in smooth muscle

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Due to baseline Ca+ levels in the cytosol causing low level tension activity

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Alpha motor neurons

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-innervate skeletal muscle fibers
-cell bodies are located in the brainstem and spinal cord

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8
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T/F: all neuromuscular junctions are excitatory.

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True

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9
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Botulinum toxin

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Neurotoxin released from clostridium botulinum
-blocks Ach release

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10
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Curare

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-blocks Ach receptors
-similar in action to nondepolarizers

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11
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T/F: a muscle cell has multiple nuclei

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True

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12
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Satellite cells

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Undifferentiated stem cells that repair damaged or destroyed skeletal muscle fibers

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13
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Skeletal muscle

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-attached to bones by tendons

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14
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Sarcomere

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One unit of thin and thick filaments

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15
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Wide dark bands in the middle

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A band

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Light bands

17
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Narrow dark bands in middle

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H zone (inside A band)
M line (inside H zone)

18
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Sarcoplasmic reticulum

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-same as endoplasmic reticulum in most cells
-store large quantities of Ca+

19
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Sarcolemma

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-plasma membrane of muscle cell
-propagates action potential

20
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Contraction

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Activation of the force generating sites within muscle fibers (the cross bridges)

21
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Motor unit

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A motor neurons and the muscle fibers it innervates

22
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How is the length of a skeletal muscle cell related to the force it can generate?

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Skelta muscle cells generate the most force when the contraction occurs at an intermediate length

23
Q

Phases of muscle twitch

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Latent period
Contraction phase
Relaxation phase

24
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Latent period

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Time elapsed from the application of a stimulus to the beginning of the contraction

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Contraction period
Cross bridges are active in the muscle shortens if tension is great enough to overcome the load
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Relaxation period
Active transport of calcium back into the sarcoplasmic reticulum and degradation of acetylcholine
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Single twitch
Same size twitches if completely relaxed between
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Twitch summation
Muscle fiber restimulated before completely relaxed, second twitch added to first twitch
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Tetanus
Muscle fibers stimulated so rapidly. It does not relax, maximus is saying contraction occurs
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Train of four responses
Absent - 100 One twitch - 90 Two twitches - 80 Three twitches -75 Four twitches -0-75
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Central command fatigue
Appropriate regions of the cerebral cortex fail to send excitatory signals to them motor neurons
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Oxidative fibers
-more mitochondria -more blood flow -long term contractions (posture)
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Glycolytic fibers
-few mitochondria -large store of glycogen -quick activity bursts -lack myoglobin (white muscle fibers)