Week 2 Flashcards
Chemistry and muscle anatomy
K+, Ca2+, Na+
Proper amount and concentration required for proper functioning of nerves and contraction of muscle tissue
Pennate muscles
Featherlike - fascicles lie at an angle or obliquely to line of pull - greater amount of force than ROM
Superficial fascia
Under the skin
Reversible rxn
Chemical run may be reversed under special circumstances - synthesis, decomposition, and exchange run are all reversible
Atomic weight
Average mass number for a particular element based on the typical proportion of different isotopes found in nature
Octet rule
Atoms with fewer or more that 8 e- in outer energy level will attempt to lose, gain, or share e- with other atoms to achieve stability
Epimysium
Coarse sheath which covers the muscle as a whole
Bases
Alkaline substances - shift H+/OH- in favor of OH- either by accepting H+ or releasing OH- - transportation of respiratory gases - elimination of waste products from body
Endomysium
Surrounds individual muscle fibers
Inorganic molecules
O2- required to complete decomposition rxns necessary for the release of energy (oxidation)
CO2- produced as a waste product - helps maintain the acid-base balance - drives breathing
Electrolytes
Cation
Positively charged ion
Water
Comprises of more that 50% body weight - intra/extracellular fluid - polar
How are muscles named (7)
Location - function - shape - direction of fibers - number of heads/divisions - point of attachment - size of muscle
Third class levers
L^_____P^______
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F
Most common type in body - permit rapid and extensive movement
Buffers
Normal pH of body is 7.36-7.41 - maintain homeostasis - donates/removes H+ as needed
Somatic motor neurons
Axon extends from brain or spinal cord to a GROUP of skeletal muscle fibers - axon can branch many times because each axon extends to a different skeletal muscle fiber
Blood supply in muscle
1 artery and 1-2 veins accompany each nerve that penetrates the muscle. Loads of capillaries for transfer of nutrients/waste
Isometric
Muscle length doesn’t change during contraction
Fixated muscles
Joint stabilizers - maintain posture or balance during contraction of prime movers acting on joints in arms and legs - type of synergist
Synthesis rxn
A + B — — — > AB
Energy
Instertion
Point of attachment that moves when a muscle contracts. Insertion bone moves along line of force
Matter
Anything that has mass and occupies space
Spiral muscles
Have fibers that twist between their point of attachment
Parallel muscles
Vary in length - straplike muscles with parallel fascicles that run along line of pull of the muscles - greater ROM but less power/force
Smooth muscle tissue
Nonstriated - involuntary
Inorganic compounds
Usually lack C - structurally simple - lack C-C or C-H covalent bonds
Major elements in body
Oxygen - carbon - hydrogen - nitrogen
Origin
Point of attachment that does not move when muscle contracts. Origin bone more stationary during contraction at a joint
Chemistry
Structure, arrangement, and composition of substances and interactions they undergo
Ionic bonds
Chemical bond formed by transfer of e- from one atom to another - when dissolved in water, atoms become ions
Mass
Amount of matter in any moment, which does not change
Hyrdogen bonds
Very weak bonds that result from unequal charge distribution on a molecule (polar molecules) - Water as a solid, liquid, or gas
Isotonic
Muscle length changes during contraction (concentric or eccentric)