post midterm notes Flashcards
what is a muscle?
- Collection of modified cells that can generate force along the axis of their fibres
- Force can be used to produce movement or restrain movement
what do muscle cells do that make them electrically excitable?
they respond to nervous stimulations
how do muscles generate heat?/
shivering
what generates electric shocks?
muscles or electric eels
what generates electric fields?
muscles of electrosensory fishes
what kind of fibres do muscles have?
contractile (extend and compress)
how can muscles be classified?
- By location
- By method of nervous control
- By microscopic appearance
what are the classifications by location of muscles?
somatic (skeletal) and visceral (gut)
what are the classifications of muscles by method of nervous control
voluntary or involuntary
what are the classifications of muscles by microscopic appearance?
skeletal, cardiac or smooth
describe smooth muscles
muscles of blood vessels and many visceral organs
describe skeletal muscles
associated with the skeleton
describe cardiac muscles
muscle of the heart wall
how do the 3 types of muscles differ?
striated shape (cylindrical or spindle shape) branched nucleus placement presence of disks voluntary or involuntary motion
where did muscles derive from?
mesoderm
what is included in the somites or epimere of the mesoderm?
dermatome
myotome
sclerotome
what is the key part of the mesoderm for the skeletal muscle?
myotome
what does the dermatome give rise to?
skin
what does the sclerotome give rise to?
parts of skeleton
what does the hypo mere give rise to?
heart and gut muscle
dorsal part of myotomes
epaxial divison
ventral part of myotomes
hypaxial division
how do muscles usually work?
Usually two groups of muscles working opposite to each other for any one structure
true or false:
A given muscle can be described by multiple terms
true
how is muscle attaches to skeleton?
with a tendon
what are the major muscle groups?
Postcranial muscles
Cranial muscles
Muscles of gut and heart
what are the 2 groups of post cranial muscles?
- Trunk (axial) musculature: body wall, divided into epaxial and hypaxial divisions
- Appendicular musculature: fins and limbs
what are the 3 major groups in the cranial muscles?
- Branchiomeric muscles: jaw and pharynx muscles derived from somitomeres (innervated by cranial nerves)
- Hypobranchial muscles: jaw and pharynx muscles derived from cervical somites (innervated by spinal nerves)
- Extrinsic eye muscles
where are somitomeres found?
the cranial region
describe trunk muscles in fish
- Myotomes form distinct myomeres (segments) separated by connective tissue (myosepta)
- propulsive locomotion
- Dorsal (epaxial) and ventral (hypaxial) portions separated by the horizontal septum
- Major role in locomotion
what is critical for locomotion in fish?
trunk muscles (myotomes)
describe trunk muscles in tetrapods
- Decreased role in locomotion allows more specialized roles
- Flexion of the vertebral column
- Movement of the rib cage
- Support weight of body
- Movement of the head
what are the epitaxial musculature in amphibians (trunk muscles)
one segmented muscle mass
what are the hypaxial musculature in amphibians (trunk muscles)
differentiated into 3 bands of lateral muscle and a ventral muscle band
what is an amniote?
reptiles, birds, mammals
trunk muscles of amniotes: epaxial musculature
- differentiated further into three longitudinal bundles with no septa
- Attach to vertebrae and contribute to complex trunk and head movement
- no divisions
epaxial muscles in birds and turtles
reduced and some become many small specialized muscles for complex head movement
trunk muscles of amniotes: Hypaxial musculature
- differentiated further in more bands
- Attach to rib cage but at varied levels –reduced in turtles but enhanced in snakes
what do other trunk muscles in amniotes facilitate?
- Ventroflex the spine
- Support the abdomen
- Support and compress the body wall
- Ventilation of lungs
what are appendicular muscles in fishes?
Usually arranged on opposing surfaces of fins or limbs
what are the 2 backs patterns of appendicular muscles in fishes?
posterodorsal to fin: anteroventral to fin:
what are posterodorsal to fin muscles in fish?
an abductor or extensor to pull fin dorsally and caudally
what are anteroventral to fin muscles in fish?
an adductor or flexor to pull fin ventrally and cranially
describe appendicular muscles in tetrapods?
Large muscle mass supports body weight and provides locomotion
what 3 sources are Pectoral girdle and forelimb muscles derive from?
- mostly from appendicular muscles of fishes
- fish branchial musculature
- fish axial musculature
where are Pelvic girdle and hindlimb muscles all derive from
appendicular muscles of fish ancestor
describe appendicular muscles in mammals
reduction of ventral muscles is seen in correlation with limb position
describe appendicular muscles in birds
muscles associated with flying and landing are greatly enlarged and posterior muscles are reduced
what kind of Limbs do reptiles have?
splayed limbs
what kind of limbs do birds and mammals have?
pendulous limbs
major muscle in birds
ventral pectoralis muscle (“turkey breast”)
describe Branchiomeric (branchial) muscles of fishes
- Many simple and serial muscles associated with pharyngeal arches (gills)
- Muscles of the first and second arches are dedicated to jaw suspension and jaw closure
- Involved in feeding and respiration
- Contraction reduces volume of mouth cavity and discharges water
describe Branchiomeric (branchial) muscles of tetrapods
- Large mandibular adductor is the dominant jaw muscle
- divides further in mammals
- Some muscles of the hyoid arch develop into the facial muscles in mammals
what do Branchiomeric (branchial) muscles of tetrapods include?
- jaw and throat muscles, muscle controlling the stapes and some shoulder muscle groups
what do hyoid arch develop into in some mammals?
facial muscles
what did the Mesenchyme give rise to?
various parts of the body
what was derived from the mesoderm?
- Somites or epimere
- Dermatome
- Myotome
- Sclerotome
- Hypomere
- Mesenchyme
what are the details of smooth muscle?
- not striated
- spindle shaped
- not branched
- nucleons central
- no disks
- relatively involuntary
what are the details of skeletal muscle?
- striated
- cylindrical
- not branched
- nuclei peripheral
- no disks
- voluntary
what are the details of cardiac muscle?
- striated
- cylindrical
- branched
- nuclei central
- intercalated disks
- relatively involuntary
describe hyobranchial muscles in fishes
- involved in feeding and respiration
- Contraction opens mouth and expands pharyngeal cavity
describe hypobranchial muscles in tetrapods
- much more differentiated and contribute to catching, manipulating and swallowing food
- complex movement of the tongue, throat and larynx
what are extrinsic eye muscles?
Muscles involved in moving the eyeball within the orbit
true or false:
The 6 extrinsic muscles present in fish are retained in tetrapods
true
what was the least affected group in he transition from water to land?
extrinsic eye muscles
what are intrinsic eye muscles?
Muscle responsible for changing the shape of the lens or pupil
what is diminished with terrestrial locomotion?
axial musculature
what does expanded pharyngeal cavity do?
creates negative pressure and sucks water in
examples of some new structures that come with new muscles
neck
ribs
an example of where loss of muscle occurs
hypaxial muscles in turtles
what is the official name for amphibians?
lissamphibia
what are the 3 main groups of amphibians?
salamanders
frogs and toads
caecilians
describe the skin of amphibians
- Mucous glands secrete mucus to help with cutaneous respiration
- Granular glands secrete poisonous alkaloid compounds for defense
- Skin is thin
- More terrestrial forms have more keratin (fibrous protein).
- Some caecilians and toads have bone elements in the dermis
why is amphibian skin thin?
used for respiration
why do More terrestrial forms of amphibians have more keratin
defense
drying out
indirect development
aquatic larva
terrestrial adult
direct development
no aquatic stage
why do some species use direct development rather than indirect development?
adult doesn’t have to be near water anymore
what kind of teeth do amphibians have?
pedicellate teeth
describe pedicellate teeth
Tooth has suture (uncalcified) dividing base (pedicel) from tip (crown) of calcified dentin
who has pedicellate teeth?
water amphibians and their ancestors
who has pedicellate teeth?
water amphibians and their ancestors
true of false:
pedicellate teeth are homologous to our teeth
false
what is the scientific name for frogs and toads?
anura
describe anuras
- Paired limbs
- Absence of tail (adults)
- Jumpers
- Tympanum usually present to transmit sound to inner ear
- Fertilization external
describe skull of amphibians
- Flattened, open, with big jaws
- Palate is highly reduced
- Allows eyeballs to drop into oral cavity
- Hyomandibula becomes the stapes
what does reduced palate and eyes dropping down in amphibians allow for?
aids in swallowing
what is the functional significants of Hyomandibula becoming the stapes
sound transmission
describe frog axial Skeleton
- Shortened vertebral column with 9 or fewer vertebrae
- Atlas (cervical vertebrae) -skull junction forms a movable joint through two condyles
- improved mobility of head in dorsoventral axis
- Post sacral vertebrae fused into a rod-shaped urostyle lying between the two elongated illium bones of pelvic girdle
describe Anura appendicular skeleton
- Robust pectoral girdle and fused radius/ulna are used to absorb the shock of landing
- Tibia/fibula and ankle bones are also fused for sturdiness
- Increase in length of hind limbs, characteristic of jumpers
what is the scientific name for salamanders?
Caudata
describe the caudata
- Paired limbs and a long tail
- Suction feeding in water and projectile tongue on land
- No tympanum present
- Fertilization can be external or internal by means of spermatophore transfer
describe the skeleton of the caudata
- Flattened opened skull with large orbits
- Long back with 10-60 pre-sacral vertebrae
- Poor ossification
- Reduction and loss of bones is common
- more cartilage
describe caudata locomotion
- Walking and swimming are distinct modes of locomotion controlled by distinct sets if neurons in the brainstem
- Use short walking limbs and swimming tail
what is the scientific name of caecilians?
gymnophiona
describe gymnophiona
- No limbs or girdles, skull is often solid and compact
- burrowing
- Restricted to tropical habitats
- Internal fertilization
- Hatchlings are aquatic or terrestrial
- 60-285 trunk vertebrae, but tail is short or absent
what is the Caecilian fossorial way of life?
- Skull is often heavily ossified and used as a digging tool
- Eyes are reduced but compensated by paired tentacles in front of the head, which help with chemosensation in dark tunnels
what is the Gerobatrachus hottoni?
Has features found exclusively in living frogs (Anura) or salamanders (Caudata) but not in both•Links frogs and salamanders and affinity with Temnospondyii•Caecilians (Eocaecilla) appear to have affinity with Lepospondyi
what is the polyphyletic hypothesis?
Eocaecilia with Lepidospondyii
- Anura and Caudata with Temnospondyii
what is the monophyletic hypothesis?
Affinity of Eocaecilia with Anura and Caudata (Temnospondyii origins)
what is heterochorony?
changes in the timing and rate of developmental events between ancestors and descendants
what is paedomorphosis?
larval characteristics of ancestors appear in adults of descendants
what are the 2 current hypotheses of where amphibians derived from?
polyphyletic hypothesis and monophyletic hypothesis
why can pedomorphosis mislead us?
- two unrelated groups with the same aquatic lifestyle could show loss of bones and reduction in ossification to help with buoyancy
what do Hypothesized ancestors of modern amphibians (temnospondyl and lepospondyl early tetrapods) show similar to paedomorphic salamanders?
loss of character and character modifications
what are amniotes?
reptiles
birds
mammals
when did early amniotes evolve?
early/mid-Carboniferous (360-330 mya)
how big were early amniotes?
often small (~20 cm long)
what kind of skeleton did early amniotes have?
slight but highly ossified skeleton.–“lizard like”
what are the 2 major groups of amniotes?
synapsids: mammals
sauropsids: reptiles and birds
what are the 2 major groups of diapsids?
lepidosaurs: lizards and snakes
archosaurs: dinosaurs, bird, crocs
what are the 2 major groups of the sauropsids?
anapsid and diapsids
what does an amniote egg have?
- a semi-permeable shell which allows gases to pass (O2, CO2), but keeps fluids inside
- Extra-embryonic membranes
what does the cleidoic egg do?
- Protection and gas transfer:
- Respiration and waste storage:
what does the amnion in the cleidoic egg do?
surrounds the embryo with water
what does the chorion in the cleidoic egg do?
surrounds the embryo and yolk sac
what does the allantois in the cleidoic egg do?
fills with waste as yolk proteins are used
what does the cleidoic egg allow for?
- full development of the organism on land and loss of the larval stage
- Living on land led to more efficient respiration (gas exchange)
- Allowed embryo to become larger before hatching compared to amphibians
- More energy invested in each egg
why is it beneficial to be large when you hatch?
allows for higher rate of survival
why is low skin permeability important for survival on land?
- greater variation in skin (keratin)
- presence of lipid
what does ventilation of lungs aided by ribs allow for?
- a long neck as now able draw air through a long tube
- space for elaboration of the nerves that supply the forelimb
why do land species need good body support?
ncreased apparent weight (gravity) on land required stronger/stiffer skeletons
what do we see in amniote axial skeleton?
more types of vertebra
Why were lumbar ribs lost in some amniotes?
- No ribs in the way of hind limb forward movement
- Allowed vertical plane flexion of the column
- easier limb oscillation
- rapid locomotion
what do we see in amniote atlas and axis vertebra?
- Reduced centra and processes
- Skull-atlas joint
- vertical nodding and horizontal tilting of the head
- Atlanto-axial joint
- twisting movement
- maintains bony strength of neck while allowing cranial mobility
what changes in the vertebral column and body support of amniotes?
- Body is suspended between legs
- Vertebral column as a ‘bridge’ between support posts
- Makes use of arch designs
how are the trunk vertebrae held in amniotes?
an archer’s bow-like arch by abdominal muscles and sternum
how is the cervical vertebrae held in amniotes?
in a violin bow-like reversed arch by neck ligaments
how we dinosaur vertebrae likely held together?
by strong ligaments between neural spines
what did the hips act like in dinosaurs that were bipedal?
fulcrum
vertebral column pivoting
what are some modifications 4 legged animals made when moving to land?
- Direction and height of vertebral neural spines are modified
- Spines are parallel with forces imposed by axial muscles
- Spine height is proportional to leverage needed to stabilize column
- Ligaments join shoulder neural spines to skull and neck vertebrate and help support a heavy head
what are some issues with 4 legged animals?
Need to deal with mechanical forces acting on vertebral column due to axial muscles
what is the Nuchal ligament of the horse
an antigravity mechanism
how was there a change in limb posture from water to land?
- In many mammals and dinosaurs, limbs are situated under the body for increased efficiency of limb swing during rapid locomotion
- Digit and limb position also rotated inward, allowing for a forward thrust better aligned with the direction of movement
true or false:
Amniotes vary in the numbers of openings behind the orbit of the skull
true
why may have openings may have evolved in the skull?
reduce skull weight and provide attachment edges for jaw muscles
what does the orbit house?
the eye
what are the fenestrae?
openings in the back of the skull.
what is anapsid skull?
no temporal fenestrae (earliest amniotes and turtles)
what is a synapsid skull?
one lower temporal fenestra (extinct synapsids and mammals)
what is a diapsid skull?
two temporal fenestrae (reptiles, birds, dinsosaurs)
what have modern day mammals had happen to their skull over time?
lost bone between opening and orbit for 1 big space
what do snake skulls look like?
1 big opening, lost bone between openings
describe sauropsids (turtles)
- 341 species today with a wide range of habitats and diets
- Hard shell and solid toothless skull design has been stable over time
- Dorsal carapace and ventral plastron made up of fused bony elements covered by keratin scutes, attached on the sides
what are the 2 major components to consider when looking at How the turtle body plan evolve?
- Shell: [vertebrae + ribs + osteoderms] + scutes(keratin)
- Position of scapula: inside of rib cage
what are the 2 hypotheses of how the turtle evolved?
- gradual transformation
- rapid evolution via changes in developmental regulations
describe the tuatara
single extinct species
lepidosaurs
describe lizards and snakes (lepidosaurs)
~6145 living species of lizards and ~3567 of snakes
- Lizards evolved earlier than snakes
- Relationship of snakes to lizards is uncertain
- Origin of snakes is hotly debated
what are the 3 main groups of lepidosaurs?
lizards, snakes, tuatara
what are the key morphological differences between tuatara and snake skulls?
snake: very detached
tuatara: everything connected
what are some Skull adaptation in lizards and snakes
- Loss of temporal bar(s) around fenestrae
- Lower absent in lizards
- Upper and lower absent in snakes
- Transcranial joint(s) across the top of the skull
- Ability of quadrate bone to rotate about dorsal connection with brain-case
what is opening in Cranial kinesis in lizards
snout tip up
what is closing in Cranial kinesis in lizards?
snout tip down
- equal force of both jaws on food item
what are the 2 possibilities for transcranial joints across the top of the skull?
- Front of orbit in snakes (single)
- Rear of orbit and back of skull in lizards (double)
what is importance of Equal perpendicular force of both jaws on food item
- easier to crush
- none of the energy moves out (might lose it)
describe Cranial kinesis in snakes
- lower jaw is loosely hinged
- Two sides of mandible can come apart as only connected by muscle and skin
- Skull and upper jaws are moveable
- Moveable quadrate bone links jaw and skull
what is lateral undulation?
- Moving waves push sideways against contact points
- Generates a reaction force with a forward component (lateral components cancel out)
what is concertina movement?
- costly
- used in narrow spaces such as tunnels
- involves stationary coils wedging the animal into place while free body parts move forward
what is sidewinding movement?
- used over sandy soil
- body contacts 2 or 3 straight tracks at a time with different segments in succession as they are released from previous track
- only segments between tracks are moving
what is rectilinear movement?
- slowest, but discreet
- used by many snakes
- Requires specialized muscles progressively lifting and bringing forward ventral scutes to peg them to the ground
- Body not in contact with ground is moved forward within very distensible skin
why is rectilinear movement slow but discreet?
stalking prey
stealth
what kind of lifestyle do crocodilians live?
aquatic and predatory