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Skeletal System consists of the following
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BONES
JOINTS CONNECTIVE TISSUE |
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Function of the Skeleton
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Strong framework on which the body is constructed
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BONE
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-most dense connective tissue
-work with muscles for movement |
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Functions of bones
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-framework for the body
-protection of internal organs (brain and spinal cord) -levers for movement -store Ca -produce blood cells. |
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Bone is also called what
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osseous
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TYPES OF BONE TISSUE
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Compact bone
Spongy bone |
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COMPACT BONE
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hard and dense
make up the main shaft of long bone and outer layer of other bones cells found in around the haversian canal (contains blood vessels and nerves) Make up by Haversian systems also called osteon |
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SPONGY BONE
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-also called cancellous bone
-meshwork of small bony plated filled with red marrow -found at the ends (epiphyses) of the long bones and at the center of other bone |
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Bone has ___ kinds of marrow
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Red Yellow |
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Red marrow are found...
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epiphyses (ends of long bones) and center of other bones
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YELLOW MARROW
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- found in the central cavities of the long bones
-made of fat |
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Red marrow produces
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red blood cells
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Periosteum
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Covers the bone except at the joint region
Has blood vessels and lymphatic vessels that nourishes the bony tissue |
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OSTEOBLASTS
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found in the inner layer of the perioseum
-make bone in growth and in repairing injuries |
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Endosteum
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lines the bones marrow cavity
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Ossification
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--conversion from cartilage to bone
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OSTEOBLASTS
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bone building cells
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Osteocytes
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maintain and repair existing bone matrix, but does not create new bone cells
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Osteoclasts
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Monocytes (a type of white blood cell) responsible for the process of resorption, breakdown of bone tissue
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Why is resorption important?
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-for bone remodeling and repair during bone growth or injury
-storing nutrients for the body |
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Vit D
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-promotes Ca absorption from the intestines
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Epiphyseal Plates
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-secondary bone-forming centers
-develop across the ends of bones (epiphyses) |
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Formation of long bones
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Occur at the epiphyseal plates by calcification of nes cartilage
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Change in elderly bone
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Slowing down of bone tissue renewal therefore more weak and fragile
Due to decrease in the ability of forming protein framework where calcium is deposited, fractures are more common and healing is slow because of slow bone metabolism |
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BONE MARKINGS - projections
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Head
Process Condyle Crest Spine |
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HEAD
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round, knoblike end
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PROCESS
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a large projection of bone
i.e. susperior part of ulna that creates the elbow |
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CONDYLE
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a rounded projection
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CREST
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a distinct border or ridge (top of hip bone)
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SPINE
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sharp projection from a surface of an bone (spine of the scapula)
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BONE MARKINGS - Depressions or holes
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FORAMEN
SINUS FOSSA MEATUS |
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FORAMEN
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hole that allows a vessell or nerve to pass through or between bones
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SINUS
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air space found in skull bones
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FOSSA
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depression on a bone surface
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MEATUS
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short channel or passsageway (channel in the temporal that leads to inner ear)
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MAIN GROUPS OF THE SKELETON
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AXIAL
APPENDICULAR |
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AXIAL SKELETON
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consists of 80 bones
head (cranium) and trunk |
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APPENDICULAR SKELETON
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126 bones
extremeties (limbs) and for the shoulders and hips |
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Skull (Axial)
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Cranium
Facial Bones Hyoid - U shaped bone under lower jaw for muscle attachment Ossicles - ear bone |
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Cranium Bones
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Frontal
Parietal Temporal Ethmoid Sphenoid Occipital |
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Suture
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flat immovable joint that connects the bones in the skull
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FACIAL BONES
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mandible - lower jaw
maxillae - upper jaw zygomatic bones - cheeks nasal - nose lacrimal - tear ducts vomer - nasal septum palatine - palate inferior nasal conchae |
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Trunk (Axial)
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Vertbral column (7, 12, 5)
Thorax (sternum and ribs) (12 pair) |
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Upper Division of (Appendicular skeleton)
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Shoulder girdle (clavicle. scapula)
Upper extremity (humerus Ulna radial carpals (8) wrist metacarpals phalanges (fingers) |
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LOWER DIVISION (Appendicular Skeleton)
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Pelvis (join the sacrum and coccyx)
Lower extremity femur - thigh patella - kneecap tibia - medial of leg fibula - lateral of leg Tarsal (7) ankle Metatarsal (5) instep Phalanges (14) toes |
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FONTANEL
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incomplete bone formation in infants (soft spots)
the largest and most recognizable is the anterior fontanel (closes by 18 mo) |
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TRUNK
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Vertebral Column
Thorax |
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Cervical Vertebral
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Cervical Vertebrae (7)
Atlas (C1) - supports the head Axis (C2) -allows the head to pivot |
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Thoracic Vertebrae
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- 12 (chest)
(T1-T12) |
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Lumbar
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- 5 (small of the back)
L1-L5 |
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Sacral
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5 sep as a child then fuses as adults to form sacrum
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Coccygeal
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4 or 5 as child and then fuses to form the coccyx or tail bone
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THORAX (axial)
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12 pairs of ribs and sternum (manubrium, body,xiphoid process)
True ribs (first 7 pairs) False ribs (the last 5 pairs) |
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True Ribs
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7 pairs
attached to the sternum |
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False ribs
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5 pairs
8,9,10 pairs attach to the cartilage of the rib above |
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Floating ribs
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the last two pairs have no anterior attachment.
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Intercostal Spaces
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spaces between the ribs which contain muscles, blood vessels, and nerves
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Shoulder Girdle (Upper AS)
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Clavicle
Scapula |
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Upper Extremity
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Humerus - arm
Radius Ulna - |
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Olecranon
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elbow
proximal end of ulna |
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Pelvic Bones (Lower AS)
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Ilium
Ischium Pubis |
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Skeletal Changes in Aging
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-loss of Ca salts
-decrease in protein formation in bone tissue - reduction of collagen in bone and in tendon, ligaments and skin contributes to stiffness - Muscle tissue is lost |
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Nutrition needed for healthy bones
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Ca, Phosphorus - strength
Protein - amino acids to make collagen Vit C to help in collaged synthesis Vit D for Ca absorption Mg and K help regulate the pH of body fluids;helps in Ca absorption |
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JOINTS
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fibrous - immovable (synarthrosis) (bone skull joints)
Cartilaginous) Slightly movable ( amphiarthrosis) Pubic symphysis ; Verterbal body joints) Synovial joints freely movable |
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Synovial Joints
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Gliding joint
Hinge joint Pivot joint Condyloid joint Saddle joint Ball-and-socket joint |
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Gliding joint
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wrist and ankle
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Hinge
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elbow joint
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Pivot
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atlas and axis; proximal ends of ulna and radius
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Condyloid
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metacarpal and the first phalanx of the finger (knuckle)
(movement two directions) Occipital bone and atlas |
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Saddle joint
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wrist and thumb
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Ball and socket
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shoulder
hip joint |
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Movement at Synovial Joints
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Flexion
Extension Abduction Adduction Suppination Pronation Inversion Eversion Dorsiflexion Plantar flexion |
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Diaphysis
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long narrow shaft of bone
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Haversion System
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Structural unit of Compact bone
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Manufactures blood cells
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Red marrow
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Bones are covered by a connective tissue known as
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Periosteum
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Bone matrix is produced by
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osteoblasts
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the greater trochanter is found
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femur
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TYPES OF MUSCLES
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smooth
skeletal cardiac |
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SMOOTH MUSCLE
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-walls of hollow body organs
blood vessels and respiratory passageways involuntary |
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Cardiac muscle
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involuntary
heart wall |
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Skeletal muscle
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voluntary
striated produce movement at joints; stimulated by nervous system -maintenance of posture (muscle tone) -generation of heat |
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Tendon
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connect muscle to bone
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Motor impulses
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nerve impulses that go away from the central nervous system
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Neuromuscular Junction
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Point where nerve fiber contracts; where the neurotransmitter is released to stimulate the muscle
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Acetylcholine
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chemical (neurotransmitter ) that stimulate the muscle
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Action potential
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spreading wave of electrical current which calls the muscle cell into action.
"excitability" |
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Contractility
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The ability of the muscle to shorten and become thicker
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Skeletal muscle fiber proteins
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Actin
Myosin |
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A contracting subunit of the skeletal muscle consisting of actin and myosin
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sarcromere
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Calcium
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-plays a role in muscle contraction; it exposes the actin binding sites so that the myosin fibers can attach to it
-released by the sarcoplasmic reticulum -ATP releases the myosin fibers from the actin sites thus relaxation |
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Energy sources
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ATP
O2 glucose |
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Compounds that store O2, energy
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Myglobin
Glycogen Creatine phosphate |
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When there is absence of O2 during metabolism (anaerobic)
this is produced |
lactic acid which causes the muscle to fatigue
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Types of Muscle Contraction
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Isotonic
Isometric |
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Isotonic Contraction
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liftiing weights, walking, running, or any activities where the muscles become shorter and thicker
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Isometric Contration
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Increase in muscle tension but no change in muscle length (no movement)
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Aponeurosis
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flat tendon
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Origin
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more fixed attachment of a muscle
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Insertion
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the attachment to the body part that the muscle puts into action.
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Prime mover
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muscle that performs the movement
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Antagonist
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muscle that performs the opposite movement of the primer mover
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Synergistic
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muscles with the same function
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Initiate nerve impulses for movement
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frontal lobe of the cerebrum
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controls the coordination of muscles, muscle tone
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cerebellum
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Proprioception
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muscle sense
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Brings O2 to muscle fibers
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Hemoglobin
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A protein that stores O2 in muscle cells
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Myoglobin
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Where motor neuron meets muscle fiber
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nueromuscular junction
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enlarged tip of the motor neuron
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axon terminal
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membrane of the muscle fiber
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sarcolemma
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small space between the axon terminal and the sarcolemma
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synapes
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sarcomeres
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individual contracting units
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cylinders that contain the scarcomeres
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microfibrils
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Common injection sites
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Deltoid muscle
gluteus medius |
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Muscle Diseases
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Tetanus
Botulism Muscular Dystrophy Myasthenia gravis |
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Tetanus
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toxis of tetanus bacteria; tetani spasms
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Botulism
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paralysis (blocks Ach)
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Muscular Dystrophy
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genetic
muscle tissue replaced by fibrous connective tissue or fat muscles cannot contract |
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Myasthenia Gravis
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Autoimmune
antibodies against Ach receptors on the sarcolemma |