Lecture 5 Flashcards
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Myogenesis
Formation of muscle tissues in the embryo
What develop along the length of the embryo out of somites on spine?
Skeletal Muscles
What are somites?
Small clusters of myogenic precursor cells, tells body to start myogenesis
What are satellite cells?
Inactivated throughout growth until there’s muscle damage and we need repair due to exercise or injury
What structure let’s us know that myogenesis is complete?
When the nucleus moves form the center to the side
Prenatal: Week 5
Primary myotubes
Prenatal: Week 7
Secondary myotubes
Prenatal: Week 20
Myofibers
Can babies move before week 20?
Yes
When are fiber types determined?
At birth, but you can SLIGHTLY modify with training adaptations
Prenatal: Week 8
Formation of neuromuscular junction
Prenatal: Week 16-35
Elimination of extra connections
Infancy to Adolescence: 1st year
Increase # and size of fibers
Infancy to Adolescence: Birth
Type 1, 28-41%
When does strength increase linearly?
Age 12-13
Adolescence to Adulthood:
Mass before strength Sex differences Peak strength: 20-30s Declines in 50s (sarcopenia) Fiber type, functional demands
Skeletal Muscle Anatomy
Muscle Muscle fasciculus Muscle fiber Myofibril Sacromere (Z-Z) H, Z, A, I bands
Muscle fibers
single cells
multinucleated
surrounded by sarcolemma
myofibrils
contractile elements (actin, myosin, titan) surrounded by sarcoplasm
cellular organelles lie…
between myofibrils (mitochondria, sarcoplasmic reticulum)
Sarcomere zone
Z to Z
A band
H zone inside also Actin overlap with Myosin
Titan is for…
structural support on ends of Z disc
Z is for…
maintaining overlap (if overlaps too much) force cannot happen… (missing Titan is critical!!)