Ch. 10/11/12 Flashcards
What are the 2 types of muscle attachments to bone?
indirect | direct
Describe the indirect attachment of muscle to bone?
via tendons = bridge the gap between bone and muscle end attachments
How do tendons attach muscles to bone?
muscle collagen fibers of the endo-, peri-, & epimysium »_space; into the tendon »_space; into bone periosteum & matrix
What is aponeurosis?
broad, flat sheet tendon
What is retinaculum?
connective tissue band that separates tendon from muscle
What are 2 examples of muscles that are indirectly attached to bone?
biceps brachii | achilles tendon
Describe the direct attachment of muscle to bone?
little separation between muscle and bone | muscle seems to immerge directly from bone
What are 2 examples of muscles that are directly attached to bone?
margins of brachialis | lateral head of triceps brachii
What are the 5 types of muscle groups according to fascicle orientation?
fusiform | parallel | triangular (convergent) | pennate | circular (sphincters)
What are fusiform muscles?
thick middle, tapered ends
2 examples of fusiform muscles.
biceps brachii | gastrocnemius
What are parallel muscles?
uniform width and parallel fascicles
2 examples of parallel muscles.
rectus abdominis | zygomaticus major
What are triangular muscles?
fan-shaped = broad origin tapering down to narrow insertion
2 examples of triangular muscles.
pectoralis major | temporalis
What are pennate muscles? What are the 3 types?
feather-shaped = fascicles insert obliquely on a tendon | unipennate, bipennate, multipennate
2 examples of pennate muscles.
rectus femoris | deltoid
What are circular muscles?
ring around body opening
2 examples of circular muscles.
sphincters | orbicularis oculi
What is fascicle?
bundle of muscle fibers wrapped in perimysium = separates from other fascicles
What are the 6 structural hierarchy of skeletal muscle? (big > small)
muscle | fascicle | muscle fiber | myofibril | sarcomere | myofilaments
Define muscle.
contractile organ wrapped in epimysium
Define muscle fiber.
single muscle cell | bundle of myofibrils wrapped in endomysium
Define myofibril.
bundle of protein filaments
What is endomysium? What is its function? What type of connective fiber is it?
encases each muscle fiber | allows capillaries and nerve fibers to reach each muscle fiber | loose areolar connective tissue
What is perimysium? What is its function? What type of connective fiber is it?
encases fascicles | carries larger blood vessels, nerves and stretch receptors | thicker layer of loose connective tissue
What is epimysium? What is its function? What type of connective fiber is it?
encases entire muscle | separates it from other structures | dense irregular
What is fascia?
dense irregular connective tissue that separates muscles from others
Define sarcomere.
myofibril segment = functional contractile unit of muscle fiber
Define myofilaments.
fibrous protein strands (thin and thick) carry out contractile process
What is muscle excitability?
electrical/mechanical response due to stimuli from nervous system
What are the 7 functional groups of skeletal muscles?
action | prime mover | synergist | antagonist | fixator | intrinsic | extrinsic
What is the action functional group of skeletal muscles?
effect produced by muscle | produce/prevent movement
What is the prime mover functional group of skeletal muscles?
(agonist) produces main force of action
What is the synergist functional group of skeletal muscles?
aids prime mover = stabilize nearby joint OR alters direction of movement
What is the antagonist functional group of skeletal muscles?
opposes prime mover = relaxes to give prime mover more control of an action OR prevents excessive movement and injury
What is an antagonistic pair?
muscles that act on opposite sides of joint
What is the fixator functional group of skeletal muscles?
prevents bone movement
What is the intrinsic functional group of skeletal muscles?
both origin and insertion contained within a certain region
What is the extrinsic functional group of skeletal muscles?
acts on designated region but origin is elsewhere | ex: fingers have extrinsic muscles in forearm
What are the 5 functions of muscles?
movement | stability | control of openings and passageways | heat production | glycemic control
What are the 6 components that make up one muscle cell?
sarcolemma | sarcoplasm | contractile proteins | regulatory proteins | elastic filaments
What are the 5 components that make up the sarcomere?
A band | H band | M line | I band | Z line
What is a sarcolemma?
plasma membrane
What is a sarcoplasm?
cytoplasm w/ myofibrils, glycogen and myoglobin
What is the sarcoplasmic reticulum?
smooth endoplasmic reticulum
What are the 2 contractile proteins?
thick myosin filaments | thin actin filaments
What are the 2 regulatory proteins?
tropomyosin and troponin
What is the elastic filament?
titin = holds down thick filaments
What is an A band?
dark stripe of thick filaments | has some overlap with thin filaments
What is an H band?
central region of A band | lighter bc lack of thin filaments
What is M line?
midline of A and H band = holds thick filaments together vertically
What is an I band?
light stripe of thin filaments
What is a Z line?
midline of I band | defines boundaries of sarcomeres
What is muscle atrophy?
loss of muscle mass due to no use
What is myasthenia gravis?
autoimmune disease | antibodies attack neuromuscular junctions = trigger destruction of ACh receptors = decrease sensitivity of muscle fibers to ACh
What are the 2 classes of muscle fibers?
slow oxidative (type I) | fast glycolytic (type II)
What is slow oxidative muscle fibers composed of?
abundant mitochondria, myoglobin and blood capillaries = very red | less glycogen
What is slow oxidative muscle fibers?
well adapted to aerobic respiration = fatigue resistant | mostly seen in postural muscles
What is fast glycolytic muscle fibers composted of?
less mitochondria, myoglobin and capillaries = white muscles | abundant glycogen
What is fast glycolytic muscle fibers?
anaerobic fermentation | fatigue quickly, not for endurance | well adapted for quick responses
What is the structure of cardiac muscle?
striated, short, branched cells | has intercalated discs with gap junctions | mononucleated
What is the structure of smooth muscle?
no striations, small, fusiform cells | 1 nucleus |
What is function of cardiac muscle?
involuntary contraction of heart muscle
What is the function of smooth muscle?
involuntary contraction of tissues and organs
What are the 3 muscles that extend the head? Which is superficial and which is deep?
trapezius (superficial) | splenius capitis (deep) | semispinalis capitis (deep)