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Skeletal Muscle Structure and Function Flashcards

1
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Name the 3 types of muscle in the body

A

Smooth, cardiac, skeletal

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2
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Where is smooth muscle commonly found?

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Lining hollow organs (e.g. gut, blood vessels)

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3
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Where is cardiac muscle found in the body and what is its function?

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In the heart, generates force to pump blood around the body

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4
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What types of muscle are not under voluntary control?

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smooth and cardiac muscle

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5
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What is the function of skeletal muscle?

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Applies force to bones to control posture and body movement

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6
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When is skeletal muscle not under voluntary control?

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In an emergency situation, when the brain takes over (e.g. eyes close involuntarily if something flies towards them)

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7
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What is the primary function of skeletal muscle?

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To develop force by contracting (shortening)

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8
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What are muscle cells referred to as?

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Muscle FIBRES

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9
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Name 3 secondary roles of skeletal muscle

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  • Support and protection for soft internal organs (ab muscles)
  • Provides voluntary control over major openings (toileting)
  • Converts energy to heat which is used to maintain core temperature (shivering)
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10
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Individual muscle cells (fibres) are gathered into…

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…fascicles

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11
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Fascicles are gathered into bundles called…

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…muscles

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12
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Why do muscles have parallel organisation?

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Because it allows contraction in one axis, therefore movement in one axis
= most energy efficient

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13
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How is the organisation of muscle fibres described?

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Parallel organisation

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14
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What 2 structures (not muscular) are found in high numbers within/around fibres, fascicles, and muscles?

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Nerves and blood vessels

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15
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What is the function of the blood vessels around muscle fibres?

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Blood vessels allows for transport of nutrients and glucose into cells, and waste products out

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16
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What is the function of the nerves around muscle fibres?

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Nerves connect brain to muscles. There are lots so that the brain can interact with lots of parts of muscle at same time = greater control

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17
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Name the connective tissue used to connect muscle to bone

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Tendons

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18
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What is the function of a tendon?

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Connect muscles to bones and allows force to be transferred to bone = movement

19
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True or false:

Muscle fibres can contain more than one nuclei?

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True - muscle fibres can contain hundreds or even thousands of nuclei!

20
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A muscle fibre is comprised of bundles of…

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…myofibrils

21
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Myofibrils are made of repeating units known as…

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…sarcomeres

22
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Describe what a sarcomere is

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A sarcomere is one contractile unit within a muscle fibre

23
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What are sarcomeres made up of?

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Contractile proteins/myofilaments

24
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Name 2 types of myofilaments

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Actin and myosin

25
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True or false: myosin is the thinner of the myofilaments?

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False: myosin is the thicker of the two types of microfilament

26
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What is the purpose of muscle signalling?

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To regulate the activity of the force- producing elements

27
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What is the special name for the cell membrane of a muscle fibre?

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The sarcolemma

28
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What are transverse (t-) tubules?

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Tube-like extensions (invaginations) of the sarcolemma that extend deep into muscle fibre

29
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What is the role of t-tubules?

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To conduct electrical signals (action potentials) deep into the core of the fibre

30
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What membrane network is associated with the T tubules?

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The sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR)

31
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Describe the role of the SR

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To take up and store calcium (Ca2+) while the muscle is relaxed, and then to release calcium into the cytoplasm when the muscle contracts

32
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Define Excitation-Contraction Coupling (EC-coupling)

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The pairing of a signalling event (excitation of the muscle cell) with a mechanical event (contraction of the muscle cell)

33
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When a signalling event in the muscle cell is paired with a mechanical event, this is known as…

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Excitation-Contraction Coupling (EC-coupling)

34
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What 3 proteins are involved in muscle cell excitation?

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  • Voltage-gated sensor (DHPR)
  • Ryanodine receptor (RyR)
  • SR Calcium-ATPase (SERCA)
35
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Where is the voltage-gated sensor (DHPR) found and what is its function?

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The DHPR sits in and receives signals t-tubules and interacts with RyR

36
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Where is the ryanodine receptor (RyR) found and what is its function?

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The RyR is a passive calcium channel on the SR that can open to allow Ca2+ out of the SR and into the cell

37
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Where is the SR Calcium-ATPase (SERCA) found and what is its function?

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The SERCA is found on the surface of SR, further from t-tubule. It is an active calcium pump that uses ATP to move Ca2+ back into the SR against its concentration gradient, ending the excitation.

38
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What is the first step of the excitation process?

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Signal moves along and down into t-tubules

39
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What is the second step of the excitation process?

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DHPR is activated by electrical signal

40
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What is the third step of the excitation process?

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DHPR interacts with RyR

41
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What is the fourth step of the excitation process?

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RyR opens, Ca2+ moves out of SR

42
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What is the fifth step of the excitation process?

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Calcium diffuses throughout cell, activating the myofilaments and causing a contraction

43
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What is the first step of the relaxation process?

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SERCA senses rise in intracellular Ca2+

44
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What is the second step of the relaxation process? What is the effect of this?

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SECRA burns ATP to produce energy, then pumps calcium back into SR (against conc. gradient.
This removes calcium from the cell, stopping the signal and allowing the muscle to relax

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