Chapter 10,11,12 Continue Flashcards
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The process in which nerve action potentials lead to muscle action potentials
Excitation
Events that link the action potentials on the sarcolemma to activation of the myofilaments, thereby preparing them to contract
Excitation- contraction coupling
step in which the muscle fiber develops tension and may shorten
Contraction
When its work is done, a muscle fiber relaxes and returns to its resting length
relaxation
Arrival of nerve signal
opens voltage- gated calcium channels
step 1
Acetylcholine (ACh) release
Calcium enters the cell thru gates, opened by voltage
Step 2
Binding of ACh to receptor
two ACh molecules bind to each receptor protein, opening Na and K channels
Step 3
Opening of ligand- regulated ion gates; creation of end- plate potential
Na enters; shifting RMP goes from -90 mV to + 75 mV then K exits (Action Potential) and RMP returns to -90 mV; quick voltage shift end of plate potential
Step 4
Quick voltage shift
end- plate potential (EPP)
Opening of voltage- regulated ion gates; creation of action potentials
Voltage change (EPP) in end- plate region opens nearby voltage- gated channels producing an action potential that spreads over muscle surface
Causing Action Potential after Action Potential
Step 5
Action potentials propagated down T tubules
Step 6
Calcium released from terminal cisternae
Ca gets diffused thru the muscles
Step 7
Binding of calcium to troponin in thin filaments
Step 8
Shifting of tropomyosin; exposure of active sites on actin
Troponin- tropomyosin complex changes shape and exposes active sites on actin
Step 9
Hydrolysis of ATP to ADP + P; activation and cocking of myosin head
“Pull hammer on gun back” on myosin which is pulled back by ATP
Step 10
Fermat ion of myosin -actin cross- bridge
Myosin comes back and attaches to Actin
Step 11
head binds to actin active site forming a
myosin- actin cross- bridge
Binding of new ATP; breaking of cross- bridge
Step 13
Power stroke sliding of thin filament over thick filament
Myosin fires= ATP molecules
Step 12
Cessation of nervous stimulation and ACh release
Relaxation; stop stimulation
Step 14
ACh breakdown by acetylcholinesterase (AChE)
Step 15
Reabsorption of Calcium ions by sarcoplasmic reticulum
Step 16
Loss of calcium ion from troponin
Give myosin one final ATP
Step 17
Return of tropomyosin to position blocking active sites of actin
Step 18