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What are the t tubules?

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invaginations of the sarcolemma on myofilaments at every Z line

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What is the function of t tubules?

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bring the action potential deep into cells to ensure coordinated contraction

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What are the terminal cisternae?

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intracellular bags of membrane that store calcium - lie underneath the t tubules

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What are triads and dyads?

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Triads are in skeletal muscle, dyads in cardiac

- they are the SR - t tubule interface

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What connects neighbouring cardiac cells?

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intercalated discs

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What are some features of the cardiac action potential?

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Influx due to Ca2+ and Na+
long duration - 200-400ms
length decreases if heart rate goes up

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What is the purpose of the long cardiac action potential?

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prevents tetany

prevents agains re-entrant arrhythmias

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What is the main difference between cardiac and skeletal initiation of contraction?

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Ca2+ release is driven by voltage in skeletal muscle

Ca2+ release is driven by a small Ca2+ influx in cardiac muscle

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What are the Ca2+ receptors on t tubules called?

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DHP receptors

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What type of receptors are used to release Ca2+ from the SR?

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RyR receptors

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What are the steps of excitation-contraction coupling in cardiac muscle?

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  1. AP travels into cell via t tubules
  2. DHP receptors are activated to allow small influx of Ca2+
  3. Ca2+ binds RyR on SR to induce large Ca2+ release
  4. Ca2+ can now activate myofilaments to contract
  5. Ca2+ is removed by SERCA and Na/Ca exchanger
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How does Ca2+ activate contraction in cardiac muscle?

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it binds to troponin C

this pulls tropomyosin out of the way to allow cross-bridge formation

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What is the length-tension relationship in cardiac muscle?

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increased stretch in cardiac muscle causes increased force of contraction

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What 2 factors contribute to the cardiac length-tension relationship?

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  • increased sarcomere length causes increased cross-bridge overlap
  • increasing length increases sensitivity of troponin C to Ca2+
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What is the force-frequency relationship in cardiac muscle?

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increasing rate of contraction leads to increased force

- also get increased Ca2+ influx

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What happens to the force-frequency relationship in heart failure?

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get a negative effect (increased rate decreases force)

  • as SERCA is down-regulated and Na/Ca exchange is up-regulated
  • get reduced ca concentration
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What is the maximal/optimal sarcomere length for cardiac muscle?

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What are the main features of smooth muscle cells?

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  • elongated
  • non-striated
  • actin fillaments are anchored by dense bodies
  • dense bodies are connected by intermediate filaments
  • communicate through gap junctions
  • higher actin:myosin ration than other muscle
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In what types of smooth muscle is an action potential not always needed for contraction?

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airways and sometimes vascular

20
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What stimulates contraction in intestinal smooth muscle?

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interstitial cells of cajal

21
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What stimulates contraction in myometrium smooth muscle?

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intrinsic rhythm

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What can cause Ca2+ release from the SR in smooth muscle?

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  • IP3
  • VGCC opening
  • receptor gated channel opening
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What are some vasoconstriction factors?

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noradrenaline (main)
pressure/stretch
adrenaline
angiotensin II
local hormones
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What are some vasodilating factors?

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NO (released from endothelial cells
low pH
tissue metabolites
local hormones

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What is the main method of vascular smooth muscle contraction?
- Via VGCC opening: 1. Noradrenaline binds alpha 1 receptors 2. activates PLC and Rho kinase ( Rho kinase causes Ca2+ sensitisation) 3. PLC cleaves PIP2 -> DAG + IP3 4. IP3 releases Ca2+ from SR 5. DAG opens RGC membrane channels to get Na+ and Ca2+ influx 6. leads to membrane depolarisation 7. VGCC becomes activated and causes large Ca2+ influx
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What is an alternative method of vascular smooth muscle contraction?
stretch activates ion channels - get Na+ influx - membrane depolarisation - VGCC open
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How does vascular smooth muscle actively relax?
Via No or cAMP
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How does NO-mediated SM relaxation occur?
- NO diffuses into cell and activates guanylate cyclase - GTP -> cGMP cCMP has several effects: 1. causes Ca2+ desensitisation 2. activates K+ channels to cause hyperpolaisation -> VGCC close 3. activation of SERCA and PMCA
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How does cAMP mediated SM relaxation occur?
- adrenaline binds beta 1 receptors - activates adenylate cyclase - ATP -> cAMP cAMP has 2 effects: 1. K+ channel opening -> depolarisation 2. SERCA and PMCA activation
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How do smooth muscle fibres prevent fatigue?
- lower ATP requirement due to slow cross-bridge cycles | - possibly via latch bridge formation
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How does the myosin kinase complex become activated?
calmoduin binds 4Ca2+ | combines with myosin light chain kinase
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How is myosin regulated in smooth muscle?
activated (phosphorylated) by myosin kinase -> can form cross bridges dephosphorylated by myosin phosphatase
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How does Ca2+ sensitisation occur?
rho kinase causes inhibition of myosin phosphatase -> less myosin is inactivated
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How does Ca2+ desensitisation occur?
NO -> cGMP cGMP activates myosin phosphatase - more myosin is inactivated by dephosphorylation
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What happens to myosin regulation when Ca2+ is removed?
the calmoduin-kinase complex falls appart | - all remaining active myosin is dephosphorylated by myosin phosphatase
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What is latch-bridge formation?
- theory to explain low ATP requirement of smooth muscle - form when myosin is inactive but still bound to actin - cycle very slowly to maintain force
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What are slow waves?
spontaneous oscillations of smooth muscle which lead to depolarisation - can be generated by pacemaker cells or SMCs themselves
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What is the main cause of action potentials in smooth muscle?
VGCC opening
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What is the main cause of relaxation in smooth muscle?
hyperpolarisation
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What is the difference between multi-unit and unitary smooth muscle?
multi-unit = each SMC has synpatic input (allows finer control) unitary = some SMCs are innervated and impulse spreads through gap junctions (allows coordination)

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