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Name the three muscle types.

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skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, smooth muscle

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skeletal muscle

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attaches to bone, ligaments, the dermis of facial, skin, and the eyeballs

also called striated muscle because of actin and myosin filaments

muscle cells are a very long syncytium with peripheral nuclei

10-100 microns in diameter with

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motor unit

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number of muscle cells innervated by one neuron

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cardiac muslce

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striated and restricted to the heart

differs from skeletal muscle in that cells branch, have central nuclei, and are attached to each other with intercalated discs

contraction is initiated within the conduction system but regulated by the autonomic nervous system

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smooth muscle

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lines the walls of blood vessels and hollow organs

controls blood pressure, contractions of the stomach, peristalsis in the GI tract, and childbirth

smaller than skeletal and cardiac muscle

spindle shaped, central nuclei

contraction is slower, requires less energy, and can result form nerve impulses, hormones, and response to stretch

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molecular mechanism of muscle contraction

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the rachetlike sliding of actin and myosin myofilaments alongside each other

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role of calcium in muscle contraction

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required for binding of actin and myosin filaments in all three muscle types

mechanism is different for smooth muscle

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fascicles

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groups of muscle fibers, which are the individual cells

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endomysium

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thin connective tissue layer surrounding the fibers

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perimysium

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surrounds fascicles and forms larger septa within muscles

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epimysium

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connective tissue surrounding the whole muscle

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myofibrils

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filamnets of thick and thin myofilaments that pack muscle fibers

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three components of thin filaments

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actin, tropomyosin, and a troponin complex

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f-actin

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a long double-stranded helix formed from the polymerization of g-actin

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tropomyosin

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a double helix that runs in the groove between F-actin molecules

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troponin complex and its three components

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plays an important role in the attachment of the myosin thick filaments

made up of troponin-C, tropnon-T, and troponin-I

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Troponin-C

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binds calcium and allows myosin to bind with actin

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troponin-T

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anchors the complex to tropomyosin

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troponin-I

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binds actin to inhibit myosin-actin interactions

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Describe the structure of the sarcomere.

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I band = actin myofilaments

H band = isolated myosin in A band

M line = myosin cross-linked

A band = kength of myosin molecules, here overlapping with actin

Z line = boundaries of a sarcomere

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I band

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actin filaments by itself

Z line bisects the I band

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H band

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isolated myosin in the A band

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M line

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myosin-cross linked with each other by myomesin and C protein

stabilizes the myosin and keeps them in register

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A band

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length of myosin molecules, overlapping with actin

length remains constant during contraction of the sarcomere

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Z line
boundaries of sarcomere composed of alpha-actinin thin filaments are anchored to the Z line and thick filaments are attached indirectly by titin
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titin
a molecules that connects myosin to the Z-line coiled appearance, has elastic properties
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excitation-contraction coupling
the linking of the external neural signal to the internal mobilization of calcium to initiate a contraction cycle
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dystrophin protein/glycoprotein complex
links f-actin/cell interior with extracellular proteins laminin and agrin just under the cell membrane, transmembrane glycoproteins connect it with the extracellular proteins
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sarcoplasm
cytoplasm that surrounds myofibrils contains mitochondria, glycogen, myoglobin, and and extensive network of ER
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transverse T tubules
invaginations of muscle cell membranes that are flanked two cysterns of ER brings the depolarization into the interior of the cell at the level of the A-I junction
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triad
the combination of a T-tubule and two adjacent terminal cisternae of sarcoplasmic reticulum that responds to depolarization of the membrane and releases calcium into the sarcoplasm
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How is calcium released in response to membrane depolarization?
L-type Ca2+ channels open in response to membrane depolarization done through mechanical coupling
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major steps of the contraction cycle
depolarization of the sarcolemma, mobilization of intracellular calcium, and the hydrolysis of ATP
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Describe the contraction cycle.
two important effects of P released form myosin head: head binds more tightly to actin head unbends to its original conformation, which is the power stroke
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rigor configuration
the orientation of the myosin heads without the presence of ATP or ADP bound tightly to actin
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power stroke
the process of ADP and phosphate detaching from the myosin head, which moves the head to its original conformation
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motor unit
the number of muscle fibers supplied by one neuron force of contraction is determined in part by how many motor units are recruited by the central nervous system
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neuromuscular junction
characterized by a motor end plate, the terminal portion of an axon branch that sits in a recess of the sarcolemma called the synaptic cleft myelin sheath ends, and only a thin layer of Schwann cell cytoplasm overlies the end plate
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What is the neurotransmitter used in motor innervation?
acetylcholine
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Describe the process of depolarization of the muscle cell.
acetylcholine is released from the neurons ACh-gated Na+ channels open Volatage-gated Na+ channels open Na+ enters the cell and depolarization spreads across the plasma membrane
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myasthenia gravis
an autoimmune disease where antibodies block the acetylcholine receptor sites on the sarcolemma
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sensory innervation in skeletal muscle
consists of general sensation including pain, but also encapsulated sensory receptors that sense stretch and tension in muscle
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proprioception
sensory input that helps the brain determine movement and positions int he body
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components of the muscle spinder
nuclear bag fiber nuclear chain fiber afferent nerve endings internal capsule
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nuclear bag fiber
specialized muscle cell with an expanded section containing many nuclei
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nuclear chain fiber
specialized muscle cell with a section containing a series of aligned nuclei
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golgi tendon organs
encapsulated receptors similar in function that are found in tendons
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organization of heart muscle
similar to skeletal muscle but the nucleus is central, myofibrils are not discrete, mitochondria are large, T-tubules are lare at the Z line, and there are diads instead of triads
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interalatred disks
dense-staining junctions that have step-like interdigitations with fascia adherens junctions, macula adherens junctions, and gap junjunctions also serve as anchors for the thin actin filaments
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How does the depolarization of the heart differ from that of skeletal muscle?
T-tubules penetrate group sof myofibrils at the level of the Z line myofibrils and sarcoplasmic reticulum are less organized calcium-triggered calcium release
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calcium-triggered calcium release mechanism
calcium passing from the lumen of the T-tubule into sarcoplasm is an absolute requirement for contraction depolarization of the cell and T-tubule membranes open voltage-sensitive calcium channels that open the SR calcium channels nearby **the amount of calcium released in cardiac muscle is dependent on the amount of calcium that enters the cell, whereas in skeletal muscle, it depends on the frequency of membrane polarizations**
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purkinje fibers
specialized cells in the heart that can carry an impulse faster than heart muscle cells
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Where does a heartbeat start?
in pacemaker cells in the sinuatrial node in the right atrium
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two hormones secreted by heart muscle cells and their functions
atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) and brain natriuretic factor (BNF) - both are diuretics that affect sodium excretion, act on kidney, adrenal gland, and vascular smooth muscle to lower blood pressure
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dense bodies
the equivalent of Z-lines in smooth muscle cells they are the attachment sites for thin filaments and contain alpha-actinin within a reticulum of intermediate filaments (desmin and viementin)
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caveolae
numerous invaginationso f the cell membranes that replace T-tubules in smooth muscle cells along with vesicles that provide a route of entry of calcium into the cell
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initiation of actin-myosin interactions in smooth muscle
result from the phosphorylation of myosin heads rather than calcium acting on the troponin complex, which is absent in smooth muscle
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three mechanisms that initiate contraction in smooth muscle cells
voltage-sensitive calcium channels in the cell membrane that open from autonomic impulses, no neuromuscular junctions so neurotransmitters diffuse to initiate depolarization stretching of smooth muscle opens mechanosensitive calcium channels hormone receptors and other signals trigger the formation of second messengers that act on gated channels in the ER to release calcium
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Ca++-calmodulin-myosin light chain kinase
in the presence of calcium, regulates contraction by phosphorylating regulatory light chains on the myosin heads to expose actin-binding sites
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latch state
where smooth muscles remains contracted for long periods of time with minimal ATP expenditure after myosin attaches to actin, the heads are dephosphorylated, which results in a decrease in aATPase activity, and the myosin head is unable to detach from actin
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smooth muscle relaxation
results from the synergistic action of calcium efflux from the cell, membrane hyperpolarization, and reduced sensitivity to calcium can be triggered through specific receptors with their own G protein and second messenger pathways that results in the phosphorylation of many proteins
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epinephrine
activates a beta2-receptor cAMP pathway in skeletal muscle arterioles relaxes smooth muscles in blodo vessels of the GI tract to contract and skeletal muscle vasculature to relax
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nitric oxide
an important vasodilator diffuses into vascular smooth muscle cells to act via a cGMP pathway

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