Exam #3 Chapter 9 Muscular System (Histology & Physiology) part 2 Flashcards

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what is the 2nd step of the cross-bridge cycling to occur?

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1) the myosin head pivots
2) releases ADP
3) pulls the thin filament towards the M line (power stroke) (PULL)

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what happens to the calcium ions during muscle relaxation?

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they are pumped back into the sarcoplasmic retiuclum using ATP

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what phases occurs after the stimulus during the muscle twitch in the lab?

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the short lag phase, contraction phase and a relaxation phase.

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during stimulus frequency and muscle contraction in a lab what does higher frequency stimulations produce?

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incomplete tetanus with higher tension but partial relaxations between stimulations

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what type of muscle fiber does treppe occur in?

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one that has rested for a prolonged period

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what type of motor units do muscles that produce delicate movements have?

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ones with fewer fibers than large postural muscles that produce powerful, less controlled movements

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What are all cells and what do they have?

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polarized and they have a resting membrane potential that can be measured

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if there is an increasing stimulus at a low frequency what is there?

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a gradual increase in tension above the threshold stimulus to a maximal stimulus

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during muscle frequency and contraction in a lab how does our nervous system stimulate muscles?

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at a high frequency producing complete tetanus and recruits enough motor units to accomplish the task

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when is the only time myosin heads can generate force?

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in the area of overlap

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while producing a muscle twitch in a lab what does a single stimulus produce?

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a brief contraction and relaxation generating some tension (force)

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what does the force a single fiber generates depends on?

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the rate of action potential and the fiber length

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how is the muscle tone produced?

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involuntarily when one is awake

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why does excitation-contraction coupling occur?

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because of the anatomical association between the T tubules and the sarcoplasmic reticulum.

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what does the membrane cause in and out of the cell?

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more negative ions in the cell and more positive ions outside the cell

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after the steps of excitation-contraction coupling occur what then occurs?

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the steps of cross-bridge cycling now produce a movement

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what does the active tension curve show?

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the force generated at different muscle lengths

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during muscle frequency and muscle contraction in a lab how is an increase in tension achieved?

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through multiple-wave summation

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what does a single motor neuron innervate?

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multiple muscle fibers that are called a motor unit and function together

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what is the relaxation phase?

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the time during which relaxation occurs

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what is excitation-contraction coupling?

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the steps between an action potential in the sarcolemma and contraction

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if a muscle is stimulated with a constant stimulus at a low frequency what is there?

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a small increase in the tension generated (treppe)

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what is the 3rd step of the Excitation-contraction coupling to occur?

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the action potential n the T Tubule caused a reason of calcium from voltage-regulated channels in the the terminal cisternae

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why do sarcomeres generetate little or no force when it is stretched too much?

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because there is little or no overlap

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when do sarcomeres generate maximum force?
at an optimal length with maximum overlap
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what are our muscles generally near?
the optimal sarcomere length
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what is an action potential?
a rapid and change to the resting membrane potential
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during stimulus frequency and muscle contraction in a lab what does low frequency stimulation produce?
twitches with little tension
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what does there need to be in order for the cycle of cross-bridge cycling to occur?
Calcium needs to be present and there needs to be available ATP
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what is occurring during isometric contractions?
force is generated but the muscle length does NOT change
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what does muscle tone prepare the muscle for?
contraction and steadies the body
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what is the first step in contraction?
when a muscle fiber is stiumulated to produce an action potential in the sarcolemma at the neuromuscular junction
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what happens at the neuromuscular junction?
a muscle fiber is stimulated to produce an action potential in the sarcolemma
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after death do cells have a membrane potential that can be measured?
no
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what happens when no more action potentials come down the somatic motor neuron axon?
all the ACH is degraded, stopping action potentials in the sarcolemma.
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what happens to the tropomyosin during muscle relaxatoin?
it's rolled back on the myosin binding sites of actin and contraction ceases
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what are the two types of isotonic contractions?
1) concentric isotonic contractions | 2) eccentric isotonic contractions
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what is the lag (latent) phase?
the gap between the time of the stimulus application to the motor neuron and the beginning of the contraction
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what is the 3rd step of the cross-bridge cycling?
An ATP binds to the myosin head and it detaches from the action (RELEASE)
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why does the voltage read as a negative number?
because the inside is negative compared to the outside
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what is multiple-wave summation?
the adding of calcium releases together
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why is little or no force generated in a sarcomere when it is compressed too much?
since the thin filaments overlap or the thick filaments hit the Z disc
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what are eccentric isotonic contractions?
the muscle lengthens
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what is muscle tone?
the contraction of a few motor units when the muscle is not contracting
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what is the 2nd step of the Excitation-contraction coupling to occur?
next to the T Tubules are 2 large sections of the sarcoplasmic reticulum called terminal cisternae that form a triad with the T Tubule
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what is the contraction phase?
the time during which contraction occurs
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what is the fourth and last step of the Excitation-contraction coupling to occur?
the calcium binds to troponin and moves trypomyosin off the actin active sites to which myosin heads can now bind
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what is the first step of the Excitation-contraction coupling to occur?
the action potential in the sarcolemma travels down the T Tubules
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what is the 4th step of the cross-bridge cycling?
the myosin head hyrolyzes ATP into ADP and (P) which remain attached and the head recocks (EXTEND)
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what type of force does a sarcomere generate when it is compressed too much?
little or no force
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during cross-bridge cycling what happens when tropomyosin is moved?
when tropomyosin is moved the myosin head has an attached ADP and an attached inorganic phosphate (P)
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in neurons and muscle fibers what are actions potentials always?
the same
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during stimulus frequency and muscle contraction in a lab at higher frequency stimulations how is complete tentanus achieved?
with high, steady tension generated by high calcium levels obtained
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what is the first step of the cross-bridge cycling to occur?
the myosin head, with an ADP and (P) attached, binds to the myosin binding sites of actin, for a cross bridge and releases the (P) (GRAB)
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when can a sarcomere generate little or no force?
when it is stretched too much
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what speeds is calcium diffused out down the steep concentration gradiant and pumped back into the sarcoplasmic retiuclum?
it is released at a quick rate and pumped back in slowly
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what is occurring during isotonic contractions?
force is generated and muscle length changes
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what is the action potential caused by?
ions moving through the membrane in ion channels
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what is the force related to during the muscle twitch?
the amount of calcium
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what are concentric isotonic contractions?
the muscle shortens
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when there is an increasing stimulus at a low frequency that occur during stimulus strength and motor unit response that causes a gradual increase in tension above stimulus to a maximal stimulus, what is this due to?
stimulating more motor units (graded response)
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what needs to be present in order for myosin binding sites to be available?
calcium