quick histo test 2 Flashcards
alpha beta crystallin
heat shock protein that protects desmin from mechanical stress
dystrophin
protein that links alpha-actinin/desmin complex to cytoplasmic side of sarcmolemma
anchors actin to sarcolemma and reinforces sarcolemma during muscle contraction
associated with muscular dystrophy
dystroglycan complex
links dystrophin to laminin2
alpha actinin
attaches thin filaments to the Z line
nebulin
acts like a template for the regulation of thin filament length
extends from the Z line to end of actin filament
titin
generates passive tension through elastic extension when the sarcomere is stretched
extends from Z disk to middle of H band and connects ends of thick filaments to Z line
provides myosin with elasticity
centers thick filaments in the sarcomere
desmin
framework of desmin filaments which surrounds Z line and extends into each sarcomere
links myofibrils laterally and to the sarcolemma
plectin
binds desmin filaments
define satellite cells
attach to myotubes before basal lamina is laid down function as stem cells give rise to myogenic precursor cells
what are intrafusal fibers
part of muscle spindle
nuclear bag region is the sensory region, nuclear bag fibers, nuclear chain fibers
what are alpha motor neurons
part of muscle spindle that go to extrafusal fibers
what are gamma motor neurons
go to intrafusal fibers
what do ANP do
secreted by cardiac muscle cells in atria
regulate fluid electrolyte balance
relax vascular smooth muscle: reduces blood volume and pressure
stored as prohormone in secretory vesicles
release stimulated by atrial stress
what do dense bodies do
anchor actin filaments to each and to cell membrane
what is the direction of anterograde transport
cell body toward distal end of axon
what is the direction of retrograde transport
axon toward cell body
define golgi 1
neurons with long axons which leave the grey matter of which they are a part
define golgi 2
neurons with short axons which ramify through the gray matter
what uses anterograde slow SCA component
preassembled microtubules and neurofilaments
what uses SCb component of anterograde
enzymes, actin and clathrin
what uses intermediate anterograde transport
mitochondria and other membrane bound organelles
what uses fast anterograde transport
synaptic vesicles and neurotransmitters
what uses retrograde transport
endocytosed materials and recycled proteins
where are astrocytes found and what do they do
from neural crest and in CNS
regulate intracellular environ, structural support, BBB, development of cerebral cortex, K+ sink, scar tissue
where are oligodendrocytes found and what do they do
CNS (from neural crest)
closely associated with neuron cell bodes in gray matter and function as satellite cells
what are schwann cells and where are they found
derived from neural crest and in PNS
myelinate axons of PNS