Week 2 Flashcards
What are motor neurons?
-innervates multiple fibers on same muscle
Motor unit
is when an alpha motor unit innervates 1 muscle fiber ??????
Patellar reflex response
- 0 through 4
- 2 is considered normal
Patellar reflex response 0-2
- what is reaction
- normal
- abnormal
- 0: no reaction; 1: somewhat diminished, very small, no movement at joint; 2: average small movement
- normal if equal reaction seen bilaterally
- abnormal if reaction not seen bilaterally; problem in lower motor unit, disconnect from sensory nerve on
Patellar reflex response 3-4
- what is reaction
- normal
- abnormal
- 3: brisker than avg, medium movement at joint, but normal; 4: very brisk, hyperactive, large movement at joint with clonus
- normal if equal reaction seen bilaterally; just really brisk due to hyper-reflexion
- abnormal if reaction not seen bilaterally; problem in upper motor unit, disconnect from brain on down
What can cause hyper-reflexion?
- clinical manifestations that cause hyper activity
- hyperthyroidism, pre-clampsia (hypertension in pregnancy)
Why is reflex necessary?
-protect joints from hyperextension
What is clonus?
-reflex constant–continued firing
What causes the patellar reflex?
-The stretch reflex
Stretch reflex location (4) and nerve root that corresponds
- Patellar: L2-4
- Achilles: S1
- Biceps: C5-6
- Triceps: C6-7
Static response
-steady-state; causes tone
Dynamic response
-velocity of change in muscle response
What kind of response is used in stretch reflex?
-dynamic response
Outline the stretch reflex
-stimulus–stretch patellar tendon–passive stretch of muscle spindles–sensory 1a neurons distorted–receptor potential generated–action potential sent through sensory fiber–alpha motor neuron discharged–contraction of extrafusal fibers (EPSP/IPSP)–muscle spindle unloads–sensory fibers start firing–gamma motor neuron activated–intrafusal fiber shorten–sensory 1a neurons stop sending signal–extrafusal muscle relaxes
EPSP
- stand for
- function
- cause
- excitatory response
- depolarization
- contraction
IPSP
- stand for
- function
- cause
- inhibitory response
- inhibition of motor unit
- leads to relaxation
Intrafusal fibers
- smaller; contract at end but not in center
- innervated by gamma motor neurons
- shortening causes 1a sensory neurons to stop firing leading to relaxation
Extrafusal fibers
- larger
- innervated by alpha motor neuron
- connected to interneuron
- contraction leads to contraction of effector muscle; same with relaxation
Afferent fibers in muscle spindles
- 1a: dynamic; signals for stretch reflex to occur
- II: static; causes muscle tone
Counterstrain technique
- used on
- nick name
- type of technique
- how it works
- strained muscle: stretch reflex over stimulated
- fold and hold
- passive and indirect
- bends patient to passively shorten extrinsic fibers causing muscle spindle to unload, activating gamma motor neuron, contracting intrafusal fibers, stopping sensory 1a neurons, allowing for fibers to relax; must hold for 90 seconds to reset gamma neurons
- body to be returned to normal position slowly to ensure that gamma neurons are not re-triggered and normal reflex remains
Golgi tendon reflex
- what does it do?
- fiber
- other name
- senses tension and will force muscle to relax when muscle can no longer hold tension
- uses 1b fiber
- Inverse myotatic reflex
Inverse myotatic reflex
-tension too great–golgi organ stimulates sensory 1b fiber–generates IPSP (relaxation) on agonist AND EPSP (contraction) on anatagonist–contraction stops–muscle relaxes
Muscle energy
- used on
- type of technique
- how it works
- tense muscle that needs to be relaxed
- active and direct
- uses isometric contraction (tension) to activate golgi organ to stimulate 1b fiber causing relaxation of agonist
- needs active motion because golgi body only responds to tension
Flexion reflex
stimulus occurs–EPSP interneurons stimulate alpha motor neuron to activate flexion of muscles on limb stimulus occurred AND– IPSP interneurons activate alpha motor neurons to inhibit antagonist extensor muscles–causes one or more joints to flex
Cross extension reflex
- coupled to flexion reflex
- interneurons invoke opposite pattern of activity in contralateral side of spinal chord; extension of opposite limb
Iso metric movement
-same length; different tone
Iso tonic movement
-same tone; different length
Types of skeletal muscle
Type I and II
Type I
- name
- characteristics
- examples
- slow twitch
- smaller, slower, decreased force
- ex: posture, long distance running, writing
Type II
- name
- characteristics
- examples
- fast twitch
- larger, bigger, more explosive
- ex: squat, sprint
Recruitment
Slow: first to be used, low energy, high endurance
Intermediate: medium energy, medium endurance
Fast: last to be used, high energy, low endurance
How to regulate strength on contraction in skeletal muscles
spatial and temporal recruitment
Spatial
-increasing amount of motor neurons used–causing more fibers to be contracted
Temporal
-increasing amount of action potentials to fiber to cause increased movement
Tetanus
-continuous contraction of skeletal muscle–caused by increase in twitch without relaxation–full force movement
Relationship between length and force
-difference between skeletal and cardiac muscle
- increase in length allows for increased amount of actin/myosin crossbridge formation which causes increased tension and increased force of contraction
- skeletal muscle can be over stretched leading to no tension; cardiac cannot be over stretched
How does body try to prevent overstretching of muscle
tendon, only allows for muscle to be stretched so far unless it is ruptured
Relationship between velocity and force
-what counter velocity
The less load, the higher velocity able to be produced leading to increased force of contraction
-after load: load muscle has to work against making it slower
passive muscle movement
-allows for tone to exist which keeps muscles connected and in place
Muscle Types
- Type I
- Type II a
- Type II b
Type I
- type-why?
- Kind of Respiration
- Myoglobin-low/high; why?
- What does it look like?-why?
- Nutrient preference
- Fatigue
• Slow twitch muscle fibers - b/c they have slow speed of contraction b/c smaller muscle fibers; dec. ATP hydrolysis
• Oxidative - means it undergoes aerobic metabolism to prod. It’s energy (TCA & ETC cycle meaning it takes longer and prod. More ATP)
• Gets more oxygen by having more myoglobin (1 unit) which pulls oxygen from blood; also inc. conc. Of capillaries which allows greater fusion to occur
• Vascularized - Look more red
• Prefer fats as their fuel source b/c you don’t want to use up all of blood glucose and these don’t have a lot of glycogen to begin w/
-Fatigue resistant