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Skeletal Muscle Flashcards

1
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What are the 3 types of muscle

A

Skeletal, Smooth, and Cardiac

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2
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Where are the nuclei of skeletal muscle located

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On the periphery

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3
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Skeletal muscle have a _______ arrangement

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Sarcomeric

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4
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Skeletal muscle has a ________ syncytium

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Multinucleated

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5
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Each skeletal muscle fiber is innervated via

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a single motor neuron

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6
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Contraction of skeletal muscle is

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all or none

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7
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Skeletal muscle contains what troponin

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C

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8
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Skeletal muscle cells (fibers) are formed during embryonic development when ?

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Hundreds of individual mononucleated myoblasts join end-to-end to form a myotube

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The myotube matures into the what

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cylindrical myocyte with hundreds of nuclei

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10
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Each myocyte is about ___ to ___ in diameter

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50 to 60 micrometers

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11
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Type I skeletal muscle fibers have intense staining for what

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oxidative enzymes

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Type I myofibers are rich in what 3 components

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NADH transferase, myoglobin, ATPase

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13
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Type I myofiber types possess many ?

A

Mitochondria

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14
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Type I myofbers primarily utilize what for energy

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oxidative phosphorylation

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15
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Type I myofibers produce ___ and ____ contractions

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Slow and continuous

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16
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Type I myofbers are referred to as _____ or ____ fibers

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dark or red

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17
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Type IIA myofibers are _________staining for oxidative enzymes

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intermediate

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18
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Type IIA myofibers utilize both _____ and _____ respiration for ATP production

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Aerobic and anaerobic

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19
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Type IIA contract more rapidly than what type of fibers

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Type I

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20
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Type IIA are ____ to fatigue

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resistant to fatigue

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21
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Type IIB are _____ staining for oxidative enzymes

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Light staining

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22
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Type IIB utilize primarily _____ for ATP production

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Anaerobic respiration

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23
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Type IIB contract ________ than type I or Type IIA

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more rapidly

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24
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Type IIB fatigue ______?

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quickly

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25
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Type IIB are referred to as ___ or ___ fibers

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white or light

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26
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Smooth muscle cells are _____ nucleation

A

mononucleated

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27
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Do smooth muscle cells have sarcomeric arrangement

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No

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28
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Smooth muscles are innervated via

A

The ANS

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29
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Do smooth muscle cells respond “all or none”

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No

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30
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Smooth muscle cells are connected via?

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Gap junctions

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31
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Cardiac muscles cells show what kind of nucleation

A

mononucleated

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32
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What is the position of the nuclei in cardiac muscle cells

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centrally positioned

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33
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In cardiac muscle cells often what

A

Branch

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34
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Cardiac muscle cells have a _____ arrangment

A

Sarcomeric

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35
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Cardiac Muscle cells communicate via

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Gap junction: intercalated discs

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36
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Are cardiac muscle cells directly innervated

A

No

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37
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Muscle is composed of many?

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Fasicles

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38
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A fascicle is a bundle of

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Myofibers

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39
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A myofiber is a bundle of

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myofibrils

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40
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A myofibril is a

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linear array of sarcomeres

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41
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Sarcomeres are made up of what two kinds of filaments

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Actin (thin) and myosin (thick)

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42
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Muscle is covered by a CT sheet called the what

A

epimysium

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43
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A fascicle is surrounded by a CT sheet called the what

A

perimysium

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44
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The perimysium consists of what

A

fibroblasts and Type I collagen fibers

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45
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A myofiber is a muscle cell and is surrounded by a

A

cell membrane

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46
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The cell membrane of a muscle cell is called the

A

sarcolemma

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47
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what covers the muscle fiber, including the sarcolemma

A

endomysium

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48
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The endomysium consists of what

A

basal lamina and reticular collagen fibers

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49
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The basal lamina is secreted by

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muscle cells

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50
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What is the function of the basal lamina

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anchors muscle fibers to each otherhelps to distribute the force of contraction

51
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Sarcomeres are separated from each other by what

52
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The sarcomere shortens during a contraction as evidenced by what

A

the z disks becoming closer together

53
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Myosin is a ____ protein with long tails and ___ heads at one end

A

dimeric, two

54
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Each of the myosin heads has what three characteristics

A

Actin binding region, ATP-binding region, Light-chain binding region

55
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What are the two kinds of light chains

A

essential and regulatory

56
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The light chains are similar to ____ but have lost the ability to bind what

A

calmodulin, calcium

57
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Function of essential light chains

A

thought to control binding of myosin heads

58
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Function of regulatory light chains

A

maintain the stability of Myosin II, sites for phosphate binding

59
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what is the name of a polymer of G actin

60
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F actin’s plus end inserts on the

61
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F-actin’s minus end faces the

62
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Each f actin filament consists of

A

two polymers wound in an alpha-helix configuration

63
Q

name two actin associated molecules in skeletal muscle

A

Troponin and Tropomyosin

64
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Tropomyosin sits where

A

in the groove between two actin strands of an actin filament

65
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Each tropomyosin spans how many actin monomers

66
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Troponin is a complex of what three moelcules

A

Troponin I, Troponin C, Troponin T

67
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What is the function of Troponin I

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Inhibits binding between actin and myosin

68
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What is the function of Troponin C

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Binds calcium ions

69
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What is the function of Troponin T

A

Binds to tropomyosin

70
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____ is the a muscle cells equivalent to endoplasmic reticulum

A

Sarcoplasmic reticulum

71
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Enlargements of the sarcoplasmic reticulum are located next to what

72
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Enlargements of the sarcoplasmic reticulum are refferred to as what

73
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Cisternae sequester what

A

Calcium ions

74
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T-Tubules are what

A

extensions of the sarcolemma that extend down into the sarcoplasm

75
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Where are T-Tubules of skeletal muscle located

A

Where the A and I bands meet

76
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T-Tubules provide _______ for myofiber contraction by transferring the AP of the sarcolemma into _____ release from the cisternae

A

electromechanical coupling, calcium

77
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Each _____ molecule extends from the z-band along the length of one thin actin filament

78
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_____ acts like a template for the regulation of thin filaments length

79
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Each titin molecule extends from

A

Z-disk to M-line

80
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During relaxation titin generates ______ through ____ when the sarcomere is stretched

A

Passive tension, elastic extension

81
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A segment of _____ is closely associated with myosin and maintains the central position of the thick filaments in the sarcomere

82
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Alpha beta- crystallin is what

A

heat-shock protein that protects desmin from mechanical stress

83
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What is dystrophin

A

one of the proteins that links the alpha-actinin/desmin complex to cytoplasmic side of sarcolemma Anchors actin to the sarcolemmaReinforces sarcolemma during muscle contraction

84
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What links dystrophin (intracellular) to laminin-2 (extracellular)

A

Dystroglycan complex

85
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What attaches thin filaments to the z-line

A

alpha actinin

86
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What are the two main function of titin

A

Provides myosin with elasticitycenters thick filaments in the sarcomere

87
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What extends form z-disk to middle of H-band and connects ends of thick filaments to Z-line

88
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Titin has a molecular weight of about

89
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What binds desmin filaments

90
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What is the framework of desmin filaments which surrounds the Z line and extends into each sarcomere

A

Desmin intermediate filaments

91
Q

What links myofibrils laterally and to the sarcolemma

A

Desmin intermediate filaments

92
Q

What extends form z disc to end of actin filaments

93
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What serves as the template to regulate length of actin filaments

94
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What links actin filaments to transmemebrane proteins of muscle cell plasma membranes

A

Dystrophin

95
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Dystrophin is a ______

96
Q

Dystrophin, a calponin, links actin filaments ot transmembrane proteins of muscle cell plasma membranes, which then link to the ECM, for what purpose

A

help maintain cell stability during muscle contraction

97
Q

Muscular dystrophy, is inherited how

98
Q

Muscular dystrophy results in what

A

progressive degeneration of skeletal muscle

99
Q

Dystrophin is absent in patients with what

A

Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy

100
Q

Dystrophin is abnormal in patients with what

A

Becker’s muscular dystrophy

101
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An intermediate filament extending from one myofibril to the other and anchored to the sarcolemma, encircles the Z disk of each sarcomere

102
Q

Desmin inserts into specialized sarcolemma attachment regions known as what

A

costameres

103
Q

Desmin facilitates the what

A

coordinated contraction of individual myofibrils by holding adjacent myofibrils together and linking them to the sarcolemma

104
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What links adjacent design filaments to each other

105
Q

what is a heat shock protein associated with design, that protects this intermediate filament form street-induced damage

A

alpha beta- Crystallin

106
Q

Mutations of ____, ___, and _____, cause fragility of the myofibrils and their destruction after continuous stress

A

Desmin, plectin, alpha beta- crystallin

107
Q

Mutation in _____ causes congenital muscle dystrophy

108
Q

what links dystrophin to laminin-2

A

Dystroglycan complex

109
Q

Satellite cells attache to _____ before ____ is laid down

A

Myotubes, basal lamina

110
Q

Satellite cells function as

A

Stem cells

111
Q

Are Satellite Cells generally quiescent

112
Q

Satellite cells can become ______ in times of stress

113
Q

Satellite cells give rise to

A

myogenic precursor cells

114
Q

What is the function of myogenic precursor cells

A

replace damaged muscle by proliferating, fusing, and differentiating into skeletal muscle fibers.

115
Q

Satellite Cells have a ____ receptor that when acted on by ___ makes them proliferate

A

C-Met Recepotr, HGF

116
Q

What are the components of the neuromuscular spindle

A 
Extrafusal fibers
Intrafusal fibers
Alphamotor neurons
Gamma motor neurons 
Primary and secondary afferent fibers
117
Q

What are the two kinds of intrafusal fibers

A

Nuclear bag fibers and Nuclear chain fibers

118
Q

The Nuclear bag region is the ____ region

A

Sensory region

119
Q

The alpha motor neurons extend to the ____ fibers

A

extrafusal fibers

120
Q

The gamma motor fibers extend to the

A

intrafusal fibers.

121
Q

The intrafusal fibers are _____ than the extrafusal muscle fibers

122
Q

Contraction of ____ muscle fibers, arranged in parallel to the spindle, reduces tension on the muscle spindle, which slacks

A

extrafusal

123
Q

Activation of gamma motor neurons of the spindle does what

A

contracts the poles of the spindle thereby pulling the sensory region supplied by sensory nerve fibers.

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