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epimysium |
Surrounds the whole skeletal muscle (Epi) |
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Perimysium |
Surrounds the fascicles |
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Fascicles |
bundle made up of multiple muscle fibers
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Endomysium |
Covers one muscle fiber |
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Tendon |
dense regular connective tissue muscle to bone, muscel to skin... ect
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Aponeurosis |
Thin flattened sheet of dense irregular tissue |
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Deep fascia |
Also called Visceral or muscular fascia,
External to epimysium. Seperates individual muscles, binds muscles with similar function. |
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Is muscle nervated and vascularized? |
Yes |
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Axon |
Extensive branches at termal end. |
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Multinucleated |
Muscle cells |
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Myoblasts |
Groups of embryonic cells that form together to form elongated muscle cells |
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Satellite cells |
myoblasts that do not fuse during development. These cells can be stimulated during injury to repair and regenerate. |
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Sarcoplasmic reticulum |
Entire portion of one motor unit. |
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T-tubules |
Innervations of the sarcolemma (Plasma membrane) of a nerve cell. |
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Concentration gradient is maintained by the |
Na+ and K+ pump |
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Na+ and K+ channels of the sarcoplasmic reticulum are called
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Voltage Gated Na+ or K+ Channels |
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Terminal Ciserna |
End of Sarcoplasmic Reticulum, contains Calmodulin and Calsequestrin |
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Calmodulin |
Binds to Ca+2 and stores it in the sarcoplasmic reticulum |
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myofibrils |
contains muscle protein filaments called myofilaments |
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Myofilaments |
Two types, Thin and thick |
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Thick Filaments |
Composed of Myosin. The piece inside of the contractile unit. The mysoin heads attach to this filament |
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Thin Filaments |
The part that actin heads attach too at mysoin binding sites. |
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Tropomysoin |
The pearl string that blocks the mysoin binding sites during relaxation. |
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Troponin |
Ball like protein that attaches to tropomysoin. This is the binding site of Ca+2 |
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G-actin |
Makes up the strips of the thin filaments. |
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Z-discs |
The Vertical bands |
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I-band |
contains the connectin portion only. (Non-thick fillament portion of both sides. |
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A band |
Contains teh thick filament |
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H-Zone |
The portion of the thick filament that contracts. The gap between the thin filaments. |
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M-line |
Pretty much the same as the A band but in the middle, location on the Thick fillament. |
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Connectin |
Extends from the z discs to the M line. Spring that holds the Thick fillament to the Z-disc. |
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Nebulin |
Actin binding protein that acts as a structural order keeper. Runs along the length of the thin fillament. |
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Dystrophin |
Anchors the motor units to external proteins. Muscular dystrophy caused by abnormal amounts of dystrophin protein |
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Myoglobin |
Binds to oxygen and releases oxygen during muscle contraction. |
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Creatin Phosphate |
Supply ATP anarobically |
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Motor Unit |
Concists of the Neuron along with the muscle unit it controls. |
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What is found in the synaptic cleft |
ACh and Na+ |
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ACh binds to... |
Ach Receptor (Nicotinic Acetylcholine Recepotr) allows Na+ to enter the cell and K+ to exit the cell. |
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What goes into the neruon |
Ca+2 enters through the Voltage Gated Ca+2 channel |
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Na+ Enters at what speed K+ exits at what speed
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End-plate potential |
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After Na+ enters the T-tubule adn enters through the Na+ channels |
Ca+2 is released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum Cisternae. These bind with troponin, exposing the myosin binding sites |
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Ca+2 binds to |
Troponin, which causes the Myosin binding sites to be exposed. |
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What allows myosin heads to be released from actin |
ATP, which then splits and allows the head to reset. |
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Powerstroke |
One head contraction distance |
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Curare |
Muscle Paralyzing toxin that binds to acetylcholine causing a conformational change, and inhibiting ACh ability to bind to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. |
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D-tubocurarine |
Muscle relactant, binds to ACh recepotrs inhibiting the binding of acetylcholine |
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Botox |
Botulinum toxin degrades SNARE proteins that allow to vesicle function which prevents vessicle fusion nad thus prevents the release of acetylcholine. |
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Sarin |
Blocks the Acetylcholine esterase active site which prevents the reupatake of sarin gas |
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Immediate Supply of Skeletal ATP |
Phosphagen System, ATPase, Myokinase, Creatine phosphate, creatin kinase. |
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Phosphagen System |
Anaerobic system. 5-6 seconds of energy, ATPase breaks ADP and Pi appart. |
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Myokinase |
Transfers phosphate from ADP to ADP yealding ATP and Adenosine monophosphate (AMP) giving an additional few seconds |
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Immediate Energy for Muscle contraction 2 |
Creatin Phosphate ATP is generated form a donated P from Creatin Phosphate. 10-15 seconds The ATP is synthesized from creatine kinase and converts creatin phosphate to just creatin |
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Short Term supply of ATP |
Anaerobic Cellular respiration (glycolysis) 2ATP from a single glucose molecule |
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Long Term Energy Source |
Mitochondria, through aerobic respiration, converts pyruvate to NADH and FADH2 Which generates ATP in the Electrion Transport Chain. 34 ATP from oxidative phosphorlyation. |
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Oxygen Debt |
The amount of oxygen that must be inhaled following exercise to restoer pre exercise conditions.
Replace Hemobloben and myogloblin bound oxygen. Replenish glycogen Replenish ATP and creatine phosphate Convert Lactic Acid back into glucose |
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Classification criteria |
Type of contraction and primary ATP aquireing method. |
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Power |
Diameter of a muscle fiber |
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Speed/ Types of muscle fibers |
Fast twitch and slow twitch, genetic varitions that control the speed of myosin, ATPase, and the enzyme that splits ATP |
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Oxidative fibers |
Determine the color of muscels based on mitochondria numbers. Red appearance indicates high numbers of mitochondria. |
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Fatigue resistant muscles |
Have large numbers of oxidative fibers |
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Glycolytic fibers |
anaerobic cellular respiration. White fibers due to an absence of mitochondria. |
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Fatigable Fibers |
Glycolytic Fibers, no mitochondria. |
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TYPE I Fibers |
Slow Oxidative Fibers
Slow twitch, able to make ATP, Red, resists Fatigue, Function: Posture |
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Type IIa Fibers |
Fast Oxidative Fibers
Fast use of ATP, Light red color, Walking, |
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Type IIb Fibers |
Fast Glycolytic Fibers
Fast ATP use, sprinting, White Fibers, Low resistnace to fatigue. |
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Twitch |
Single contraction period and the relaxation period |
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Latent Period |
No change in muscle length during latent period. |
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Contraction period |
Shortening of the sarcomeres. Graph: Before summation to the maximum amplitude of the tension. |
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Relaxation period. |
Release of crossbridges, returning Ca+2 back into the sarcoplasmic reticulum. |
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Treppe |
Warming Up effect of muscle tempurature that increases the effectiveness of muscles example of this is bringing the tempurature of the muscle to an optiomal tempurature for ATPase |
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Length-tension relaitonship |
At rest, a muscle can generate the most tension, where as when contracted or stretched there is less tension due to the reduced number of overlap for cross bridge formation |
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Muscle Fatigue |
Cause: insufficent free Ca+2 at teh NMJ to enter the synaptic knowb, or decreased synaptic vessicles to release neurotransmitter. Can also be attributed to a change in ion concentration which interferes with contraction. Can be attributed to phosphate increased concentration. |
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Hypertrophy |
Increased muscle size due to increased numbers of mitochondria, larger glycogen reserves which results in an increase to produce ATP |
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Hyperplasia |
increased number of muscle fibers \ |
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smooth muscle contraction |
have netting of contractial bodies that are between dense bodys. These cells join at dense plaques |
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Latch bridge mechinism |
Smooth muscle allows for the mysoin heads to always be attached to the actin. |
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Smooth Muscle Contraction
The Process |
1: Ca+2 enters through Voltage gated Ca+2 2: Ca+2 binds to calmodulin 3:Light chain kinase MLCK activates the myosin heads by adding phosphate to the head.
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Glial Cells |
capable of mitosis, assist neurons with their functions. Surround neurons (myelinates). This causes a faster action potential. Types: Oligodendrocytes, Satellite Cells, Neurolemmocytes. |
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Oligodendrocyte |
Mylenate and insulate CNS axons |
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Satellite Cells |
Protects and regulates nutrient and waste exchange for cell bodies in the ganglia |
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Neurolemmocyte |
Myelinates and insulates PNS axons |
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Astrocyte |
Forms blood brain barrier, regulates tissue composition, provides CNS with support |
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Ependymal Cells |
Lines ventricles of brain and central canals of spinal chord, circulates cerebrospinal fluid |
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Microglial cells |
defend against infetion. engulfs debris from dead or dying neurons.
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EPSP |
Excitory neurotransmitter opens Na into the cel. |
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IPSP |
Allows for Cl- to enter the cell and for K+ to leave the cell. This reduces or stops the action potential. |
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Velocity of an Action Potential |
Diameter = Increase in speed Myelination = Increase in speed. |
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Transducors |
Convert one kind of energy into another |
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Tonic and Phasic Receptors |
Tonic: Respond at a consitant rate: Ex ear and balance
Phasic: Skin perception of pressure |
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Somatic sensory receptors |
Housed in the skin and sense pressure vibration and pain. |
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Visceral sensory recepotrs |
located in organs, signal stretch pain, and chemicles |
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Specialc senses |
Gustation, olfaction, vision, audition, equilibrium |
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Proprioceptors |
Detect location without vision |
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Types of receptors |
Chemo,Thermo, Photo, Mechano, Baro, nociceptors=pain, |
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Tactile discs |
Flattened nerves that are useful in detecting fine touch, sense texture or shape |
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Olfaction Nerves |
Pennertrate through the Cribiform Plate (CN I) |
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Olfactory Bulbs |
Concist of 2000 glomeruli which convert signals to detect faint odors |
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Olfactory Senses do not go to the |
Thalamus |
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Sensory reception in olfaction sends signals to |
The hypothalamus: Visceral reactions ie salavaiton Cerebral Cortex: Perception of the smell Amygdala: Emotion |
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Gustatory Cells |
Like a tasteing hair: opens through taste bud |
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Taste Kinds |
Sweet: Sugar Salty: K+ and Na+ Sour: High H+ Concentrations Bitter: Alkaloids Umami: Amino Acids |
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Neuroal Pathway of taste |
CN VII and CN IX send to medula oblongata to thalamus then gustatory cortex |
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Nerve of Vision |
CN II |
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Types of Cones |
Red Blue and Green |
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Photopsin |
sensitive color to specific pigments |
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In the dark, Rods: |
Na+ cannels are closed, and K+ still leaves the cell. Calcium enters the lower end of the cell, allowing for inhibitory neurotransmitter to cross to a bipolar cell. Ca+2 challels are then closed on the bipolar cell, thus no signal from the ganglion cell is sent. |
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In the light: Rods |
Na+ channels are closed on the photoreceptor cell. The K+ still leaves the cell, and Ca+2 channels close, no neurotransmitter is released to the bipolar cells, this ca+2 can enter the bipolar cell and excreat neurotransmitter to the ganglion cell which sends a nerve signal to the brain. |
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Order in which the inner bones of the ear are vibrated |
Malleus, Incus, Stapes |
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Stapes vibrates what |
Oval window |
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Sound goes to the brain via which Nerves |
CN VIII |
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Linerar movement detected by |
Vestibule in the Maculae, of the Utricle and saccule |
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Rotational movement in the head is detected by |
Semicircular ducts |
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Superior Hole of the choclear membrane |
Scala Vestibuli |
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Inferior Hole of the chocleas membrane |
Scala Tympani |
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Intermediate sensing sound receptor of the choclea, between the two holes |
Tectorial membrane |
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tectorial membrane depresses what |
Stereocilla |
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High frequency sounds |
Have higher energy and thus pass through the closer to the openings of the choclear membrane |
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Low frequency sound waves |
Have less energy and cannot pass through the membrane until later |
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Sound exits throught the |
round window. |
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Sound passes throught the |
Found at the ends of the semicircular ducts, detects fluid movement |
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Ampula |
Basilarry membrane |
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Cupula |
Located in the ampula, moves and triggers hair cells that determine which way the fluid (endolymph) moves |
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The largest cell hair of the Ampulla is called the
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Kinocilium
Stereocilla |
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Nerves of taste |
CN VII, CN IX |