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3 types of muscle |
skeletal cardiac smooth |
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5 characteristics of muscle |
responsiveness conductivity contractility extensibility elasticity |
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ability to respond to chemical signals |
responsiveness |
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ability to carry electrical signal |
conductivity |
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ability to shorten when stimulated |
contractility |
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ability to return to original resting length after being stretched |
elasticity |
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voluntary, striated, attaches to bones |
skeletal muscle |
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2 connective tissue elements |
collagen, elastic components |
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outer membrane |
sarcolemma |
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group of myofilaments |
myofibril |
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produce energy |
mitochondria |
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release calcium |
sarcoplasmic reticulum |
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store calcium |
terminal cisternae |
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carry electrical current from muscle to nerves |
transverse tubule |
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store glycogen and myoglobin |
sarcoplasm |
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smalls functional unit that can contract |
sarcomere |
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distance of sarcomere |
z disc to z disc |
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Dark band |
A band |
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light band |
I band |
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A bands are made of _____ filaments |
thick |
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I bands are made of ______ filaments |
thin |
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the Z disc is found in the ____ band |
I |
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The H band is found in the ____ band |
A |
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The H band is made entirely of _____ filaments |
thick |
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Filament made of myosin |
thick filament |
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the thick filament head is also known as |
cross bridge |
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thick filaments contain this enzyme |
ATPase |
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catalyzes conversion of ATP to chemical energy |
ATPase |
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3 things that make up thin filament |
actin, troponin, tropomyosin |
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Individual beads in thin filaments are |
G actin |
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G actin beads form a band of |
F actin |
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the long string attached to thin filaments is |
troponin |
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myosin and actin are ____ proteins |
contractile |
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tropomyosin and troponin are _____ proteins |
regulatory |
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springy proteins called ____ make up the elastic components |
titin |
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nervous system under conscious control |
somatic NS |
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Cell bodies of somatic motor neurons are found in 2 places |
brainstem spinal cord
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axons of somatic motor neurons are also called |
somatic motor fibers |
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each motor neuron and all muscle fibers it innervates |
motor unit |
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Small motor units contain as few as 20 muscle fibers per nerve fiber |
fine control |
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example of fine control |
eye muscles |
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gastrocnemius muscle has 1000 fibers per nerve fiber |
strength control |
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functional connection btwn nerve fiber and muscle cell |
neuromuscular junction (synapse) |
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swollen end of nerve fiber |
synaptic knob
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contains acetylcholine |
synaptic knob |
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increase surface area for acetylcholine receptors |
junctional folds in sarcolemma |
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tiny gap between nerve and muscle cells |
synaptic cleft |
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thin layer of collagen and glycoprotein over all muscle fibers |
basal lamina |
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this toxin binds to ach esterase to prevent it from degrading ach |
pesticides |
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2 effects of pesticides |
spastic paralysis suffocation |
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spastic paralysis caused by clostridium bacteria |
tetanus lockjaw |
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limp muscles due to curare that competes with ach |
flaccid paralysis |
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possible effect of flaccid paralysis |
respiratory arrest |
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cells wrapped around neuron's axis |
schwann cells
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moving charged particles |
current flow |
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chemical-electrical stimulus |
action potential |
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concentration gradient of charged particles |
voltage |
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movement/flow of electrons |
current |
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dead muscle, no ATP, muscle can't relax |
Rigor Mortis |
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stiffening of body occurs ____ hours after death |
3 to 4 |
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amount of tension generated depends on length before muscle stimulation |
length tension relationship |
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overly contracted problem |
thick filaments can't slide |
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too stretched problem |
little overlap of thick and thin cross bridges can't form |
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brief stimulus that produces a quick cycle of contraction and relaxation |
twitch |
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3 phases of twitch |
latent contraction relaxation |
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internal tension phase |
latent period |
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external tension develops as muscle shortens phase |
contraction phase |
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loss of tension and length, calcium returns to SR phase |
relaxation phase |
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twitch has time to recover but develops more tension than before |
teppe |
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no time to relax, smooth prolonged contraction |
tetanus |
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contraction that develops tension without changing length |
isometric |
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contraction tension while shortening |
concentric isotonic |
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contraction tension while lengthening |
Eccentric isotonic |
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All muscle contraction depends on |
ATP |
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2 pathways of ATP Synthesis |
anaerobic fermentation aerobic respiration |
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no oxygen required produces lactic acid |
anaerobic fermentation |
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requires continuous oxygen supply produces CO2 and H2O |
aerobic respiration |
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initially in exercise, oxygen need is supplied by |
myoglobin |
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2 parts of phosphagen system |
myokinase transfers P from one ADP to another creatine kinase transfers P from creatine phosphate to ADP |
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Short term energy needs are supplied by |
the glycogen lactic acid system |
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in the lactic acid system muscles obtain glucose from ____ and ____ |
blood stored glycogen |
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for prolonged exercise, energy needs are met by |
aerobic respiration |
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limits on aerobic respiration are set by depletion of ______ and _____ and loss of _____ and ______ |
glycogen, blood glucose fluid, electrolytes |
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progressive weakness from use |
fatigue |
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ATP synthesis ______ as oxygen is consumed |
declines |
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Sodium potassium pumps fail to maintain _______ and _______ |
membrane potential excitability |
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Lactic acid_______ enzyme function |
inhibits |
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accumulation of _____ ______ hyper polarizes the cell |
extracellular potassium |
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Ability to maintain high intensity exercise for more than 5 min |
endurance |
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endurance is determined by |
maximum oxygen uptake |
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heavy breathing after strenuous exercise |
oxygen debt |
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oxygen reconverts ____ to _____ in the ____ and ___ |
lactic acid to glucose in the kidneys and liver |
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Slow twitch fibers have more (3 things) |
capillaries mitochondria myoglobin |
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fibers adapted for aerobic respiration |
slow twitch fibers |
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fibers resistant to fatigue |
slow twitch fibers |
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these fibers are rich in enzymes |
fast twitch |
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an example of resistance training is |
weight training |
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resistance training grows cells from synthesis of |
more myofilaments |
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an example of endurance training is |
aerobic exercise |
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endurance training causes increases in 3 things |
mitochondria glycogen density of capillaries |
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thick cells w/ notched ends |
cardiac muscle cells |
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cardiac cells are linked to each other at (2 names) |
intercalated discs gap junctions |
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the SR is more/less developed in cardiac muscle |
less |
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Cardiac muscle has large/small T Tubules |
large |
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damaged cardiac cells repair by ____ not ____ |
fibrosis mitosis |
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cardiac muscle cells are considered autorhythmic due to |
pacemaker cells |
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smooth muscle has what shape of cells? |
fusiform |
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how many nuclei per cell in smooth muscle? |
1 |
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no striations, sarcomeres, or z discs |
smooth muscle |
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where does calcium come from for smooth muscle? |
extracellular fluid |
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if present, the nerve supply for smooth muscle is |
autonomic |
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units of smooth muscle with independent contractions |
multiunit |
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large number of cells contracting as a unit |
single-unit smooth muscle |
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smooth muscle involuntary or voluntary |
involuntary |
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contracts w/o nerve stimulation |
smooth muscle |
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beadlike swellings of autonomic nerve fibers |
varicosities |
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in smooth muscle contraction, ____ filaments pull on _____ filaments attached to ____ bodies |
thin intermediate dense |
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ability to adjust tension to degree of stretch |
plasticity |