A&P I Muscular System Lecture Notes

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The Structure of Skeletal Muscle - EXTERNAL ORGANIZATION OF MUSCLE FIBERS
What are the external organizatio...,
The cell membrane that covers an ...,
Loose connective tissue that bind...
9  cards
The Structure of Skeletal Muscle - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION OF MUSCLE FIBERS
What is part of the internal orga...,
How many protein strings cylinder...,
Each myofibril contains 3types of...
27  cards
How Muscle Fibers Contract - SLIDING FILAMENT THEORY OF CONTRACTION
What is sliding,
What happens when sarcomeres shorten,
What is the sequence of events
6  cards
How Muscle Fibers Contract - HOW NERVES CAUSE MUSCULAR CONTRACTION- The Neuro-Muscular Junction or Synapse
Each muscle fiber in a muscle has...,
The synapse has 3 important parts,
Enlarged end of nerve cell
10  cards
How Muscle Fibers Contract- HOW NERVES CAUSE MUSCULAR CONTRACTION - Use of Neurotransmitter in Muscle Contraction
There is a sequence of events tha...,
There is a sequence of events tha...,
Neurotransmitters
4  cards
How Muscle Fibers Contract- HOW NERVES CAUSE MUSCULAR CONTRACTION - Trouble at the Synapse!
What is spastic paralysis,
What is the effect of nerve gas i...,
They interfere with the enzyme ac...
11  cards
How Muscle Fibers Contract - EXCITATION-CONTRACTION COUPLING
What is the first step in how the...,
What is the second step in how th...,
What is the third step in how the...
12  cards
The Physiology of Muscle Contraction - THE ALL-OR-NONE PRINCIPLE
What is the all or none principle,
When a muscle fiber contract what...,
Why does muscle fiber always cont...
7  cards
The Physiology of Muscle Contraction - WHOLE MUSCLE CONTRACTION: MOTOR UNIT SUMMATION
What is a motor unit,
Whole muscle does not behave acco...,
Do all the cells in a muscle cont...
15  cards
The Physiology of Muscle Contraction - WAVE SUMMATION and TETANUS
What is the summation of contract...,
How is summation produced,
Occurs in many muscles to produce...
11  cards
The Physiology of Muscle Contraction - MUSCLE TONE
What is the purpose of muscle tone,
Muscle tone purpose is to keep __...,
Muscle tone purpose is to keep __...
14  cards
ENERGY PRODUCTION FOR CONTRACTION (will be a matching section)
What are the 3 types of energy pr...,
Muscle stores a substance know as...,
It is an anaerobic process becaus...
24  cards
Comparison of Skeletal Muscle to Other Muscle Types - SKELETAL MUSCLE---STRIATED VOLUNTARY- (matching w/ cardiac muscle)
General characteristics of muscle...,
Appearance,
Nuclei
16  cards
Comparison of Skeletal Muscle to Other Muscle Types--CARDIAC MUSCLE---STRIATED INVOLUNTARY--(matching with skeletal muscle)
General characteristics of muscle...,
Appearance,
Nuclei
8  cards
Comparison of Skeletal Muscle to Other Muscle Types - SMOOTH MUSCLE---NONSTRIATED INVOLUNTARY - (matching with skeletal)
General characteristics of muscle...,
Appearance,
Nuclei
4  cards
Comparison of Skeletal Muscle to Other Muscle Types - SMOOTH MUSCLE---NONSTRIATED INVOLUNTARY - Contractions in Response to Hormones ( matching)
What hormones effect blood flow o...,
How does histamine causes vasodil...,
How does angiotensin causes vasoc...
7  cards
Comparison of Skeletal Muscle to Other Muscle Types - SMOOTH MUSCLE---NONSTRIATED INVOLUNTARY - Types of smooth muscles (matching)
Small bundles of cells that contr...,
Sheets of cells that contract sim...,
Found in ciliary muscle and iris ...
8  cards

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