Muscular Physiology Flashcards
Organization of Skeletal Muscle
fascicles
Myosin
Heads, Crossbridges, Light Chains, and
Heavy Chains
Actin
Binding site for
attachment with myosin
cross bridge
Thin Filament
a polymer of actin with tightly bound regulatory proteins troponin and tropomyosin
Excitation Contraction Coupling
Excitation = AP
• Contraction = Start of Contraction
Calcium Release
Calcium is released from intracellular stores. AP Travels Down T tubule
The Triad
T tubule
• Terminal Cisternae of the SR
Two Key Proteins of Calcium Release
Dihydropyridine receptor and ryanodine receptor
What occurs when a muscle fiber is relaxed
no cross- bridge binding because the cross- bridge binding site on actin is physically covered by the troponin- tropomyosin complex
what occurs when a muscle fiber is excited
released Ca2+ binds with troponin, pulling troponin- tropomyosin complex aside to expose cross-bridge binding site; cross-bridge binding occurs
Cross-Bridge Cycling
Stops When Ca2+ Levels Drop. Muscle contraction based on muscle proteins that slide past each other to generate movement.
Muscle Twitch in a Single Fiber
Stimulates early
Effects of Multiple Stimuli
Treppe
Why Treppe?
“Warm-Up” Ca2+ Levels?
Why Wave Summation?
Ca2+ Levels Already Increased. Cross-Bridges Already Formed
Tetanus
Same as wave summation but more
Changing the Force of a
Contraction in a Whole Muscle
Motor Units and Recruitment
Isometric Contraction
a muscle contraction without motion