week 6 muscular system Flashcards
dorsal root and ventral root will form together to form
spinal nerves
How many cranial nerves and how are they separated
12 pairs
CN I olfactory
CN II optic
CN III-XII arise from brainstem
parasympathetic nerve forms plexus with
sympathetic fibers
White rami communicantes
preganglionic fibers, myelianted, leave at thoracolumbar segments of spinal cord
gray rami communicantes
some postganglionic fibers, unmyelinated; leave ganglia to spinal nerves
Gray Vs White matter
in spinal cord gray surrounded by white
in brain white surrounded by gray
splanchnic vs somatic mesoderm
splanchnic is visceral and somatic is limbs
Dorsal primary ramus
(epimere) myoblasts form extensors muscles of vertebral column
ventral primary ramus
(hypomere) myoblasts form flexor muscles (obliques, abdominis)
patterns of muscle and skeletal formation in the limbs is regulated by
connective tissue
how many somites/spinal segments
40 somites, with 6 segments for upper limbs and 6 for lower limbs
ventral primary rami
from each segment enter mesenchyme, branch to form large dorsal and ventral nerves
spinal nerves differentiation and motor innervation
for limb muscles and sensory innervation for dermatomes
Afferent
PNS incoming, sensory
efferent
PNS outgoing, motor
what triggers action potential
sodium
graded potential vs fuse
fuses only move in one direction, graded potential move in all directions
Whats in the dorsal root ganglion
sensory cell bodies
whats in the anterior gray horn
motor cell bodies
sensory cell bodies enter through a
dorsal root
motor cell bodies exit through a
ventral root
Nerves vs tracts
nerves are in PNS
tracts are bundles of axons in CNS
spinothalmic pathway
crude touch, pressure, pair, temperature
posterior column pathway
fine touch, pressure, vibration, proprioception
spinocerebellar pathway
proprioception (below awareness), anterior tracts and posterior tracts
corticospinal pathway
axons from motor cortex of cerebrum to brain stem or spinal cord, conscious, many cross, synapse on lower motor neuron.
medial and lateral pathways
gross movement of trunk/proximal limb (medial), fine movement of distal limb (lateral)
monosynaptic and polysynaptic reflexes provide
rapid involuntary stereotyped responses that maintain homeostasis
Classification of reflexes
development (innate or acquired), type of motor response (visceral, somatic), complexity of neural circuit (monosynaptic or polysynaptic), site of information processing (spinal or cranial)
Innate reflexes
based on genetics, formed at birth
acquired reflexes
rapid, automatic, learned motor patterns
somatic reflexes
immediate (involuntary)
visceral reflexes
autonomic reflexes (control of systems other than muscular)
monosynaptic reflex
simple relex arc
polysynaptic reflex
at least one interneuron between sensory and motor neuron
Neuronal pools
functions groups of interconnected neurons
divergence
stimulation to many neurons or neuronal pools in CNS
convergence
input from many sources to single neuron
serial processing
moves information in single line
parallel processing
same information along several paths simultaneously
reverberation
positive feedback mechanism, functions until inhibited
reflex
automatic response to a stimulus
spinal reflexes
automatic responses coordinated within spinal cord, through interconnected sensory neurons, motor and interneurons.
reflex arc
the wiring of a single reflex, beginning at receptor and ending at peripheral effector
5 steps in a simple neural reflex
- stimulus activates receptor
- activation of sensory neurons
- information processing by postsynaptic cell
- activation of motor neuron
- response of peripheral effector
contralateral reflex arc
motor response occurs on the side opposite to the stimulus; here crossed extensor reflex complements flexor reflex….occur simultaneously using reverberating circuits and positive feedback (leg shifts to one weight)
Cerebellum
coordinates motor patterns
hypothalamus
autonomic centers (heart rate)
thalamus
processing center
cerebrum w/ superficial cortex
conscious thought
3 types of muscle
cardiac, smooth, skeletal
3 layers of muscle connective tissue
epimysium, perimysium, endomysium
muscles have extensive vascular system that
supply large amounts of oxygen, supply nutrients, remove metabolic waste
bundles of fiber
tendon
sheet of fibers
aponeurosis
satellite cells
stem cells