Muscle Basics Flashcards

(31 cards)

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Agonist

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Constricts to cause movement

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Antagonist

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Relaxes to make movement- the opposite of Agonist

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Synergist

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A muscle that assists either the Agonist or Antagonist - Elbow Flexion synergist is the Brachialis

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Origin

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Where the muscle connects

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Insertion

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Where the muscle has movement

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Myoblasts

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Muscle Proliferated cells. They grow and make more - generate “Blast” are germ cells that grow to make more tissueF

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Fulcrum

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Axis of rotation

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Circle Muscle

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Convergence Muscle

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Muscle Belly

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Thicker part that you can grab of the skeletal muscle

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Vitamin

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Body needs it, but we can synthesize it

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Sarcoplasmic Reticulum

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Holds the calcium. The Blue part in the diagrams. Wraps around each muscle fiber.

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Sarcomeres

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Made up of overlapping thick (myosin) and thin (actin) bands

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Actin and Myosin

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Troponin

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When calcium is released, Ca2 (calcium) binds to the Tropomin which makes it move to reveal active sites.

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Confirmation change

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Active Site

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It’s what Myosin binds to and needs to be uncovered by Calcium moving the Troponin to constrict

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ADP - Adenosine Diphosphate

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ATP

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is broken down to ADP + P. ATP detaches the Mysoin. Once released, will break down to ADP + P, which rebind the Myosin head to the Active Site

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Flacid and Spacic

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Spacic is locked in the position. Flacid and what it sounds like

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Motor Cell and Motor Units

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Recruitment to use more Motor Units. Smaller are recruited first and larger are recruited later as they are needed. Lighter things take less energy, so you start with the smaller/weaker ones first to conserve energy.

Motor units differ - it’s a motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it controls. Can be small (5 fibers) or massive (thousands of fibers). Example - small in the face which gives more fine control (think specific eye movement).
Gastrocnemius - has thousands. (calf muscle)

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Tetanus

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Every motor unit is firing at maximum. Incomplete is that SOME still get to rest. You get tetanus shots, as that will cause them to fire nonstop at max

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Tension on Skeletal Muscles

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Depends on the number of stimulated muscle Fibers. More recruited equals more tension

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Muscle Twitch or Fasciculation

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Involuntary - it involves the entire motor unit.

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Fast and slow Muscle fibers.
Slow - Smaller, darker, and resistant to fatigue. More Myoglobin. Gastrocnemius would have slow fibers as the calf is fatigued resistant - YOU WALK SO MUCH. Fast - Larger, Paler in color, easily fatigued. Face/eyes. Fingers
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Myoglobin
Carries Oxygen to the muscle. Higher affinity to Oxygen (it's what he talked about with compartment syndrome). Makes the muscle darker, so more in Slow fibers
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Intermediate Fibers
Middle of fast and slow fibers
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Hypertrophy and atrophy
Trophy means shape. Hyper is big - big shape (the Rock's muscles). Muscle grows from heavy training. - Increases Diameter of Muscle Fibers - More Myofibrils - More Mitochondria - More Glycogen Reserves (store more energy). Branches glucose Molecules - looks like a tree. Makes ATP DOES NOT MAKE MORE MUSCLE FIBERS - just effects what's there Atrophy - opposite. Lose tone, size and power. From lack of activity or motor stimulation
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Anaerobic and Aerobic Respiration
An - generates energy without oxygen. Aer - generates Energy with oxygen
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Age related muscle performance
Fibrosis - Increase in fibrous connective tissue OR scar tissue. Skeletal muscles become smaller and less elastic. Tolerance to exercise decreases. Ability to recover from injury decreases.
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