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What is the exception to skeletal muscle being INVOLUNTARY?
part of the esophagus
Skeletal muscle is composed of large, elongated, ? fibers
multinucleated (syncytium)
Smooth muscle is an agglomerate of ? cells
fusiform
cardiac muscle is composed of irregular branched cells bound together longitudinally by ?
Intercalated Disks
RETICULAR FIBERS and BASAL LAMINA surround inidividual muscle cells
endomysium
surround bundles (fascicles) of muscle cells
perimysium
What type of CT surround the entire muscle in the EPIMYSIUM?
dense CT
What are the functions of the endo/peri/epimysium?
mechanically transmit the forces generated by contracting muscle cells.
The nuclei of skeletal muscle are located where in the cell?
Hypolemmal position

--periphery of the cell just under the cell membrane
Plasma membrane of the muscle cells
sarcolemma
THIN filaments are composed by 3 major protein components
Actin

Tropomyosin

Troponin
--troponin-I
--troponin-C
--troponin-T
THICK filaments are ? which are large and asymmetric molecules with a long tail and 2 globular heads
Myosin
What is the structure of MYOSIN?
6 polypeptide chain

2 Heavy chains

4 Light chains
THIN filaments are composed by 3 major protein components
Actin

Tropomyosin

Troponin
--troponin-I
--troponin-C
--troponin-T
What part of the MYOSIN is responsible for the enzymatic and chemical activity that results in muscle contraction.
Head portion
THICK filaments are ? which are large and asymmetric molecules with a long tail and 2 globular heads
Myosin
What chain is necessary for mysoin to function?

What chain can be phosphorylated during muscle activity?
Essential (Alkali) Light Chain


Regulatory Light Chain (phosphorylated)
What is the structure of MYOSIN?
6 polypeptide chain

2 Heavy chains

4 Light chains
Invaginations of the TRANSVERSE SYSTEM occur at the level of transition between the ? and ? bands.

How many T-Tubules are there in every sarcomere?
invagination between A and I BANDS

twice
What part of the MYOSIN is responsible for the enzymatic and chemical activity that results in muscle contraction.
Head portion
What forms a TRIAD in skeletal muscle?

(2 triads per muscle)
1 T-Tubule

2x Terminal Cisternae of SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM (SR)
What chain is necessary for mysoin to function?

What chain can be phosphorylated during muscle activity?
Essential (Alkali) Light Chain


Regulatory Light Chain (phosphorylated)
True or False

MYOFIBER = MYOCYTE = CELL = MUSCLE FIBER
True
Invaginations of the TRANSVERSE SYSTEM occur at the level of transition between the ? and ? bands.

How many T-Tubules are there in every sarcomere?
invagination between A and I BANDS

twice
Give the order of skeletal muscle starting at SARCOMERE
Sarcomere

myoFILAMENTS

myoFIBRILS

myoFIBER / myoCYTE / cell
What forms a TRIAD in skeletal muscle?

(2 triads per muscle)
1 T-Tubule

2x Terminal Cisternae of SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM (SR)
What is the contractile elements of skeletal muscle?
myoFILAMENTS

(myosin vs actin)
True or False

MYOFIBER = MYOCYTE = CELL = MUSCLE FIBER
True
Give the order of skeletal muscle starting at SARCOMERE
Sarcomere

myoFILAMENTS

myoFIBRILS

myoFIBER / myoCYTE / cell
What is the contractile elements of skeletal muscle?
myoFILAMENTS

(myosin vs actin)
Where is calcium stored in skeletal muscle?
Sarcoplasmic Reticulum
What helps synchronize muscle contraction?
T-Tubules
What is the smallest complete contractile system?
myoFIBER / myoCYTE / cell
Where are cardiac cell nucleus found?
centrally nucleated
What forms the INTERCALATED DISKS?
Zonula Adherens (fascia adherens)

Desmosomes

Gap Junctions
How are cardiac cells connected together?
intercalated discs
Cardiac T-Tubules are found at the level of the ? rather than at the ? in skeletal muscles
Z Band == cardiac muscle


A - I Band == skeletal muscle
Where are DIADS found?
cardiac muscle

T-Tubule

Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Cisterna
What are the major fuel of the heart?
Fatty Acids
True or False

Cardiac muscles are usually MONONUCLEATED cells
True
the cardiac muscle of the atria produces a hormone ?

what does it do?
Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP)


causes SODIUM and WATER LOSS
True or False

Smooth muscle has a SINGLE NUCLEUS located in the center of the broadest part of the cell
true
True or False

T-Tubules are found in SMOOTH MUSCLES.
FALSE

they do not have any T-Tubules or TROPONIN

they use CALMODULIN
? are found in SMOOTH MUSCLES

in skeletal muscle it is called the Z-LINE
Dense Body
Smooth muscle contraction--

The sarcoplasmic reticulum is poorly developed and the calcium comes from ? for contraction
extracellular
True or False

smooth muscle myosin molecules are oriented just like skeletal muscle myosin.
False

myosin in smooth muscle is oriented all in ONE direction
Smooth muscle has NO TROPONIN but instead has ?

NO Z-LINE but instead has ?
Calmodulin


Dense Body
Which of the 3 types of muscles has limited regeneration?
Skeletal Muscle (limited) via SATELLITE CELLS

Smooth Muscle (active regeneration)
How can skeletal muscle undergo limited "regeneration"
Satellite cells (inactive myoblasts)
the increase of diameter of muscle fibers is caused by formation of new ?
increase in new myoFIBRILS
extends from the Z-LINE to bare portion of the myosin filaments

prevents overextension of sarcomere and help keep A-BAND in proper place
TiTIN
What muscles exhibit HYPERPLASIA?
Smooth Muscle
protein that extends along the ACTIN filament

stabilizes ACTIN length
Nebulin
involved in anchoring the ACTIN filament to the Z-LINE and CAPZ
α-actinin
lies inside the Sarcolemma

helps transfer force from contraction to the outside of cell via INTEGRINS
DYSTROPHIN
forms a link between INTEGRINS and the ECM
Laminin