Exam 1 Flashcards
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Hypertrophy
increase in size -changes dramatically after birth (postnatal growth), so the muscle growth is the size increase of muscle fibers postnatally
hyperplasia
increase in number -completed in prenatal growth. Fixed at birth
Bone
a mineralized connective tissue (hydroxyapatite)
Osteoblasts
bone-forming cells deposited in a matrix of collagen; once osteoblasts are trapped in their secretion
three types of bones in most animals
long bones irregular bones flat bones
two types of bone tissue
compact bone spongy bone
Skeletal muscle
attached to bones striated voluntary multi-nuclei
cardiac muscle
found in the heart striated involuntary one or two nuclei
smooth muscle
found in vessels, ducts, skin and internal organs nonstriated involuntary single nucleus
Muscle tissue can be controlled by
nerves, hormones, local chemicals, or itself depending on the type and location
What grows as muscle grows?
Connective tissue, but the percentage of connective tissue decreases because muscle fiber protein deposit at a greater rate
Factors that affect growth
Nutrition, genetic, environment, sex
Explain how nutrition alters growth
muscle fibers develop before birth, so nutrition alters muscle fiber only during prenatal development
Explain how genetics alters growth
Faster growing breeds have more muscle fibers than their slower growing counter parts
Explain how age alters growth
muscle fiber number increases rapidly during secondary muscle development. Age-related changes in muscle fiber number ocur only during early to middle phases of prenatal development and vary w/in species
determinate growth
stops once a genetically pre-determined structure has completely formed
indeterminate growth
animal grows rapidly when young and continue to grow after reaching adulthood although at a slower pace
Explain how environment alters growth
DNA mutations may lead to advantageous genetic material.
Explain how sex alters environment
androgens play a major role in increasing muscle fibers
What is development
the gradual progression in which something transforms into a different stage from a lower to a higher stage of complexity -can be quantitatively and qualitatively measured
Differentiate between growth and development
growth is the permanent increase in size and mass of an organism, while development is the increase in complexity of an organism
What are some factors affecting muscle fiber number?
Animal variation muscle type species nutrition age breed and genetic selection sex genetic “conditions”
What are the transcription factors?
Myogenin MRF-4 MyoD Myf5
Muscle regulatory factor genes
the expression of one or more of these genes will determine whether the cells become myogenic


