Week 5 muscles & neurons & intercellular communication Flashcards
Embryonic cell of muscle
Myoblasts
Unfused myoblasts and their function
Myosatellite cell
Assist in muscle repair after injury
Components of a triad in muscle fibre
2 terminal cisternae
1 T-tubule
Membrane of muscle fibre
Sarcolemma
What are I band, A band, H band M-line and Z-line?
I band: light band (only thin filaments) A band: dark band (wherever thick filaments are present) H band: only thick filaments Z-line: boundary between 2 sarcomeres M-line: midline of a sarcomere
4 proteins found on actin
Complex formed?
- F actin
- Troponin
- Tropomyosin
- Nebulin - holds 2 strands together
Complex: troponin-tropomyosin complex -> cover active site of G-actin molecules in resting state
Site of communication between nervous system and muscle fiber
Neurotransmitter used?
Neuromuscular junction
Acetylcholine
How does an acetylcholine receptor work?
As a ligand-gated ion channel
- Acetylcholine binds to the receptor
- Conformational change is triggered
- Opening of ion channel -> influx of Na ions
- Membrane Depolarization -> muscle contraction
Link between the generation of action potential in the sarcolemma and the start of a muscle contraction
Excitation-contraction coupling
Steps of contraction cycle
- Resting state: active sites of actin are covered by troponin-tropomyosin complex
- Contraction cycle begins: Ca ions arrive
- Active-site exposure
- Cross bridge formation
- Myosin head pivoting: release energy (Powerstroke)
- Cross bridge detachment: attachment of another ATP
- Myosin reactivation: hydrolysis of ATP
- Cycle continues until active sites are covered by tropomyosin again in absence of Ca ions
What are transverse tubules (T-tubules) and their function
invagination of sarcolemmal membrane
for rapid transmission of action potential into interior of muscle fibres
Function of sarcoplasmic reticulum
Name of its swelling terminal region
Site of storage and release of Ca for excitation-contraction coupling
Terminal swelling region: terminal cisternae
2 Sources of calcium ions that trigger muscle contraction
- From extracellular fluid through DHP receptor
2. From sarcoplasmic reticulum through ryanodine receptor
Primary energy source of muscle
During resting state: aerobic metabolism
During peak activity: anaerobic glycolysis (lactate as byproduct)
Energy reserves built in muscle during resting state
- Creatine phosphate
2. Glycogen
What are the 3 potentials of neural activities?
- Resting Potential
- Graded potential: temporary, localized change caused by stimulus
- Action potential: electric pulse produced by graded potential
4 steps of action potential generation
- Depolarization to threshold
- Activation of Na channels and rapid depolarization
- Inactivation of Na channels and activation of K channels (inactivation gates close)
- Closing of K channels
4 phases of action potential
- Resting state
- Depolarizing state
- Repolarizing state
- Hyperpolarizing state
Why does action potential travel in one direction only?
Previous segment is in refractory period
Na channels are inactivated, they cannot be opened again
Function of oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells
Their differences?
Function: myelinate axons for electrical insulation
Oligodendrocytes: in CNS, 1 oligodendrocyte can myelinate multiple axons
Schwann Cells: in PNS, each cell only myelinates a segment of the axon (need a series of Schwann cells to wrap whole axon)
Factors affecting propagation speed of action potential
- Myelination
2. Axon diameter