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what are the 4 functions of skeletal muscle

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  • movement
  • posture
  • joint stability
  • heat generation
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what is fasciculation

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small, local, involuntary muscle contractions and relaxations which may be visible under the skin

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what are individual muscle cells wrapped in

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endomysium

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what are fascicles wrapped in

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perimysium

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what is epimysium

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a CT layer covering skeletal muscle

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what are the 3 types of arrangement of skeletal muscle

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  • circular
  • parallel
  • pennate
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describe circular muscle

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  • A ring like band of muscle (concentrically arranged) that surrounds a bodily opening, constricting and relaxing to control flow (act as a sphincter)
  • attach to skin, ligaments and fascia rather than bone
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give a example of a circular muscle

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orbicularis oris (mouth)

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describe parallel skeletal muscle

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  • fascicles run parallel to eachother
  • the most common type
  • can be strap, fusiform or fan shaped
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give an example of each of the 3 different types of parallel skeletal muscle

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strap - Sartorius
fusiform - biceps brachii
fan shaped - pectoralis major

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describe pennate skeletal muscle

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one or more aponeuroses run through muscle body from tendons and fascicles attach to aponeuroses at an angle

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give examples of the 3 different types of pennate skeletal muscle

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  • unipennate: is where all the fascicles are on the same side of the tendon e.g. extensor digitorum longus
  • bipennate: where the fascicles are on both sides of the tendon e.g. rectus femoris
  • multipennate: central tendon branches e.g. deltoid
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what are muscle compartments

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a section of the body which contains muscles and nerves and is surrounded by fascia

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what is compartment syndrome

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pressure withina compartment increases, restricting the blood flow to the area and potentially damaging the muscles and nearby nerves

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what are the 2 different types of compartment syndrome

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  • acute: caused by injury and needs surgery

- chronic: caused by exercise and goes after a few minutes

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what are symptoms of compartment syndrome

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  • pain
  • paresthesia
  • tense and firmness of compartment
  • swollen, shiny skin
  • prolonged capillary refill
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what is used to treat compartment syndrome

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fasciotomy (cutting the skin and fascia to relive the pressure in the compartment then attaching a skin graft)

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what are agonist muscles

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muscles which are responsible for a particular movement

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what are antagonist muscles

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muscle which oppose agonist muscles

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what are synergist muscles

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muscles which assist agonist muscles but cant act alone

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what are neutraliser muscles

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muscles which prevent unwanted actions that an agonist can perform

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what are fixator muscles

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muscles which immobilise a body part whilst another is moving

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what are the 2 types of skeletal muscle contraction

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isotonic and isometric

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what is isotonic contraction

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contractions where the muscle fibres change length but done change in tension

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what are the 2 types of isotonic contraction
- concentric: where the muscle fibres shorten | - eccentric: muscle exerts a force whilst being extended
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what is isometric contraction
where the muscle fibre contracts but remains the same length but have variable tension
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what is a first class lever
where the effort and load are at either ends of the fulcrum
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what is a fulcrum
where a lever is supported
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what is a second class lever
where the fulcrum is at one end and the effort at the other with the load in the middle
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what is a third class lever
where the fulcrum is at one end and the load at the other with the effort in the middle
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what is rigor mortis
when ATP is depleted and the myosin heads cant detach from actin so the muscles are stiff usually commences 3 hours after death and dissipates after 72 hours reaching maximum stiffness at 12 hours
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what is a motor unit
a motor neurone and the skeletal muscle fibres it innervates
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what is true about the muscle fibres making up a motor unit
they are all the same contractile type i.e. each motor unit is slow or fast contracting
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what are the 3 main types of muscle fibres
- slow type I - fast type IIA - fast type IIX
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what do the types of muscle fibres depend on
the myosin heavy chain expression
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which type of skeletal muscle fibre is used in anaerobic glycolysis
fast type IIX
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which skeletal muscle fibre is red
type 1 slow
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which type of muscle fibre is the first to be recruited
slow type I
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which type of skeletal muscle fibre has the highest levels of myoglobin
slow type I
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what 2 things does the contractile force depend on
size principle and rate code
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what is the size principle
the smaller motor neurones are recruited before the larger ones
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what is the rate code
the frequency at which a muscle fibre is stimulated by a motor neurone
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what is tetany
muscle spasms due to increased neural excitability
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what is muscle tone
the degree of tension in muscles
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what does muscle tone depend on
- degree of muscle elasticity | - low levels of motor neurone activity
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what is hypotonia
lack of skeletal muscle tone
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damage to what causes hypotonia
motor cortex, cerebellum, spinal cord or muscle degeneration
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what is floppy baby syndrome a symptom of
hypotonia
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permeability to which ion is most important for the resting membrane potential of skeletal muscle cells
chloride
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what is myotonia congenita
mutations in chloride channels resulting in stiffness as chloride currents cant be produced
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what is relaxation of skeletal muscle facilitated by
calcium being pumped back into the ER by the SERCA
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what causes malignant hypothermia
anaesthetics blocking neuromuscular junctions so there is an increase in ATP production which releases heat in order for the SERCA to work
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what are the 4 supplies of ATP
- creatine phosphate - aerobic glycolysis - anaerobic glycolysis - oxidative phosphorylation

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