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What is the exception to skeletal muscle being INVOLUNTARY?
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part of the esophagus
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Skeletal muscle is composed of large, elongated, ? fibers
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multinucleated (syncytium)
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Smooth muscle is an agglomerate of ? cells
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fusiform
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cardiac muscle is composed of irregular branched cells bound together longitudinally by ?
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Intercalated Disks
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RETICULAR FIBERS and BASAL LAMINA surround inidividual muscle cells
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endomysium
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surround bundles (fascicles) of muscle cells
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perimysium
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What type of CT surround the entire muscle in the EPIMYSIUM?
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dense CT
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What are the functions of the endo/peri/epimysium?
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mechanically transmit the forces generated by contracting muscle cells.
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The nuclei of skeletal muscle are located where in the cell?
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Hypolemmal position
--periphery of the cell just under the cell membrane |
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Plasma membrane of the muscle cells
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sarcolemma
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THIN filaments are composed by 3 major protein components
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Actin
Tropomyosin Troponin --troponin-I --troponin-C --troponin-T |
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THICK filaments are ? which are large and asymmetric molecules with a long tail and 2 globular heads
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Myosin
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What is the structure of MYOSIN?
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6 polypeptide chain
2 Heavy chains 4 Light chains |
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THIN filaments are composed by 3 major protein components
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Actin
Tropomyosin Troponin --troponin-I --troponin-C --troponin-T |
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What part of the MYOSIN is responsible for the enzymatic and chemical activity that results in muscle contraction.
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Head portion
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THICK filaments are ? which are large and asymmetric molecules with a long tail and 2 globular heads
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Myosin
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What chain is necessary for mysoin to function?
What chain can be phosphorylated during muscle activity? |
Essential (Alkali) Light Chain
Regulatory Light Chain (phosphorylated) |
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What is the structure of MYOSIN?
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6 polypeptide chain
2 Heavy chains 4 Light chains |
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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 |
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What part of the MYOSIN is responsible for the enzymatic and chemical activity that results in muscle contraction.
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Head portion
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What forms a TRIAD in skeletal muscle?
(2 triads per muscle) |
1 T-Tubule
2x Terminal Cisternae of SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM (SR) |
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What chain is necessary for mysoin to function?
What chain can be phosphorylated during muscle activity? |
Essential (Alkali) Light Chain
Regulatory Light Chain (phosphorylated) |
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True or False
MYOFIBER = MYOCYTE = CELL = MUSCLE FIBER |
True
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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 |
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Give the order of skeletal muscle starting at SARCOMERE
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Sarcomere
myoFILAMENTS myoFIBRILS myoFIBER / myoCYTE / cell |
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What forms a TRIAD in skeletal muscle?
(2 triads per muscle) |
1 T-Tubule
2x Terminal Cisternae of SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM (SR) |
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What is the contractile elements of skeletal muscle?
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myoFILAMENTS
(myosin vs actin) |
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True or False
MYOFIBER = MYOCYTE = CELL = MUSCLE FIBER |
True
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Give the order of skeletal muscle starting at SARCOMERE
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Sarcomere
myoFILAMENTS myoFIBRILS myoFIBER / myoCYTE / cell |
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What is the contractile elements of skeletal muscle?
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myoFILAMENTS
(myosin vs actin) |
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Where is calcium stored in skeletal muscle?
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Sarcoplasmic Reticulum
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What helps synchronize muscle contraction?
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T-Tubules
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What is the smallest complete contractile system?
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myoFIBER / myoCYTE / cell
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Where are cardiac cell nucleus found?
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centrally nucleated
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What forms the INTERCALATED DISKS?
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Zonula Adherens (fascia adherens)
Desmosomes Gap Junctions |
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How are cardiac cells connected together?
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intercalated discs
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Cardiac T-Tubules are found at the level of the ? rather than at the ? in skeletal muscles
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Z Band == cardiac muscle
A - I Band == skeletal muscle |
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Where are DIADS found?
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cardiac muscle
T-Tubule Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Cisterna |
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What are the major fuel of the heart?
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Fatty Acids
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True or False
Cardiac muscles are usually MONONUCLEATED cells |
True
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the cardiac muscle of the atria produces a hormone ?
what does it do? |
Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP)
causes SODIUM and WATER LOSS |
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True or False
Smooth muscle has a SINGLE NUCLEUS located in the center of the broadest part of the cell |
true
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True or False
T-Tubules are found in SMOOTH MUSCLES. |
FALSE
they do not have any T-Tubules or TROPONIN they use CALMODULIN |
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? are found in SMOOTH MUSCLES
in skeletal muscle it is called the Z-LINE |
Dense Body
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Smooth muscle contraction--
The sarcoplasmic reticulum is poorly developed and the calcium comes from ? for contraction |
extracellular
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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 |
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Smooth muscle has NO TROPONIN but instead has ?
NO Z-LINE but instead has ? |
Calmodulin
Dense Body |
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Which of the 3 types of muscles has limited regeneration?
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Skeletal Muscle (limited) via SATELLITE CELLS
Smooth Muscle (active regeneration) |
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How can skeletal muscle undergo limited "regeneration"
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Satellite cells (inactive myoblasts)
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the increase of diameter of muscle fibers is caused by formation of new ?
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increase in new myoFIBRILS
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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
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What muscles exhibit HYPERPLASIA?
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Smooth Muscle
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protein that extends along the ACTIN filament
stabilizes ACTIN length |
Nebulin
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involved in anchoring the ACTIN filament to the Z-LINE and CAPZ
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α-actinin
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lies inside the Sarcolemma
helps transfer force from contraction to the outside of cell via INTEGRINS |
DYSTROPHIN
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forms a link between INTEGRINS and the ECM
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Laminin
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