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Unit 3.5.3 - Skeletal muscles are stimulated to contract by nerves and act as effectors Flashcards

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What are the three types of muscle in the body?

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Smooth, cardiac and skeletal

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What is smooth muscle?

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Muscle which contracts without conscious control, it is involuntary

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What nervous system controls smooth muscle?

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The autonomic nervous system

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Where is smooth muscle found?

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In the walls of internal organs

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In which internal organ is smooth muscle not found?

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The heart

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What is cardiac muscle?

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Muscle which contracts without conscious control, it is involuntary, however it is only found in the heart

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What is skeletal muscle?

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Muscle which contracts when you think about it, it is voluntary

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What nervous system controls skeletal muscles?

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Somatic nervous system

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What are antagonistic muscles?

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Muscles which do the opposite to each other, as one contracts one relaxes

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Skeletal muscles are made up of long bundles of?

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Muscle fibres

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What is the cell membrane of a muscle fibre called?

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Sarcolemma

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What does the sarcolemma look like?

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It folds inwards into the sarcoplasm

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What is sarcoplasm?

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A muscle cells cytoplasm

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What are the It folds in the sarcolemma called?

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Transerve (T) tubules

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What is the function of the transverse (T) tubules?

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Helps spread the electrical impulses throughout the sarcoplasm so the impulses can reach all parts of the muscle fibre

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Why do muscle fibres have lots of mitochondria in them?

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To provide the ATP needed for muscle contraction

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What is the large vesicle inside the muscle cell called?

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Sarcoplasmic reticulum

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What is the function of the sarcoplasmic reticulum?

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To store and release calcium ions that are needed for muscle contraction

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What is meant by muscle fibres are multinucleate?

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They have many nuclei

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What cylindrical organelle makes up muscle fibres?

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Myofibrils

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What are myofibrils made up of?

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Bundles of thick myofilaments (myosin) and thin myofilaments (actin)

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What do you see if you look at a myofibril under an electron microscope?

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Alternative patterns of light and dark bands, the I band and A bands

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What are the A bands made up of?

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The thick myosin and some overlapping actin

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What are the I bands made up of?

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Only thin actin

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What are the short repeating units in myofibrils called?

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Sarcomeres

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What is the end of each sarcomere marked with?

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The Z-line

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What is the middle of each sarcomere marked with?

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The M-line

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What is the middle of a sarcomere called where there is only myosin?

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The H-zone

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What theory explains muscle contraction?

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The sliding filament theory

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Describe the sliding filaments theory simply in two step.

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1.) During contraction the sarcomere contracts and the myosin and actin filaments slide over one another 2.) Simultaneous contraction of lots of sarcomeres means the myofibrils and so muscles contract

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What happens to the size of the A-band, I-band, H-zone and Z-lines during contraction?

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The A-band stays the same length, but the I-band and H-zone get shorter, the Z lines get closer together

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Describe what happens when an action potential arrives at a muscle cell to initiate a muscle contraction in three steps.

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1.) The action potential depolarises the sarcolemma 2.) The depolarisation spreads down the T-tubules and to the sarcoplasmic reticulum 3.) This causes the sarcoplasmic reticulum to release calcium ions into the sarcoplasm initiating the muscle contra ion

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What happens when a muscle contraction is initiated in eight steps?

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1.) Calcium ions bind to the troponin and changes its shape 2.) This pulls the attached tropomyosin with stand exposes the actin-myosin binding site 3.) The myosin head binds to it and forms an actin-myosin actin bridge 4.) Calcium ions also activate the enzyme ATPase which breaks down ATP into ADP and Pi releasing energy 5.) Some of this energy is used to make the myosin head kick and push the actin past the myosin 6.) After this the rest of the energy is used to break down the actin-myosin bridge and detach the myosin head from the binding site 7.) The head is re - cocked and is attached to another actin-myosin binding site further down 8.) The process is repeated shortening the sarcomere and causing the muscle contraction

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What happens during muscle contraction when the muscle stops being stimulated?

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1.) The calcium ions leave the binding sites on the troponin molecule and return back to the sarcoplasmic reticulum by active transport 2.) The troponin returns to its original shape 3.) Pulling the tropomyosin with it and blocking the actin-myosin binding sites 4.) The actin filaments then slide back to their original position relaxing the muscle

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What are the three ATP can be generated for muscle contraction?

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Aerobic respiration, anaerobic respiration and ATP-phosphocreatine system

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How is most of the ATP produced in aerobic respiration?

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In the electron transfer chain

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What is aerobic respiration good for? Any why?

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Long periods of low intensity exercise because you need a constant supply of oxygen

38
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How is most of the ATP produced in anaerobic respiration?

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In glycolysis

39
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What is the end product of glycolysis? And what happens to it?

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Pyruvate, it undergoes lactate fermentation which produces lactate

40
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Why is a build up of lactate bad?

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It causes muscle fatigue

41
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What is anaerobic respiration good for? And why?

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Short periods of high intensity exercise, doesn’t require oxygen however lactate does build up so it isn’t good for too long

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How is ATP made in the ATP-phosphocreaitne system?

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Phosphorylating (adding a phosphate group) to ADP

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What does PCr stand for?

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Phosphocreaitne

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Where does the phosphate group come from to add to ADP?

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PCr

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What is ATP-phosphcreatine system good for? And why?

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Short bursts of vigorous exercise as the PCr runs out after a few seconds

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What is the equation which produces ATP in the ATP-phosphocreaitne system?

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ADP + PCr → ATP + Cr

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What are two types of muscle fibres?

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Slow twitch and fast twitch

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What are slow twitch muscle fibres?

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Muscle fibres that contract slowly and work for a long tie before getting tired

49
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What are slow twitch muscle fibres good for?

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Long distance running and maintaining posture

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Where are high proportions of slow twitch muscles found? And why?

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In the back and calves to maintain posture

51
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How is energy released in aerobic respiration?

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Through aerobic respiration

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What do slow twitch muscle fibres have lots of? And why?

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Lots of mitochondria and blood vessels to supply oxygen and produce ATP

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Why are the mitochondria found mainly near the edge of slow twitch muscle fibres?

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So theres a short diffusion pathway for oxygen from the blood vessels to the mitochondria

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What colour do slow twitch muscle fibres appear? And why

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Red - they have lots of a red coloured protein myoglobin which stores oxygen

55
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What are fast twitch muscle fibres?

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Muscle fibres that contract very quickly and don’t work of long before getting tired

56
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What are fast twitch muscle fibres good for?

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Short bursts of power like in sprinting and eye movement

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Where are high proportions of fast twitch muscles found? And why?

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In the muscles you use for fast movement like your arms and legs

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What do fast twitch muscle fibres have lots of? And why?

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Stores of PCr to produce energy quickly when needed

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What colour do fast twitch muscle fibres appear? And why?

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Whitish they don’t have many myoglobin

60
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Draw a muscle cell, muscle fibre and microfibril.

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61
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Draw a diagram for the cross section of the A-band and H-zone.

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62
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Label the different zone and bands of this sarcomere.

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