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excitation
Phase 1

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  1. impulse travels down axon
  2. impulse opens calcium channels which cause calcium to enter into the terminal
  3. Ca2+ causes vesicles to release ACh through exocutosis into synaptic cleft
  4. ACh binds to the ACh receptors in sarcolemma
  5. channels open and Na+ enters muscle
    cell
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acetylcholinesterase

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an enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine

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muscle cells and nerve cells are…

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exciteable

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depolarization

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inward movement of sodium-the increase of positive charge inside of the cell

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repolarization

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when potassium leaves the cell, going back to its rest state…going back to negative state

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four steps of contraction and relaxation:

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Excitation
Excitation and contraction coupling
Contraction
Relaxation

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2 guards

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troponin
tropomyosin

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somatic means

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body

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motor means

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movement

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what does the skeletal system allow the body to do

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movement, move body parts, breathing
stability, posture and joints
Heat and production
Hormone secretion and glycemic control

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Heat production(thermogenesis)

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skeletal muscles produce 20-30% of body heat @rest and up to 85% in exercise

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Epimysium

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surrounds entire muscel

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perimysium

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surrounds multiple muscle fibers-groups into fascicle

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endomysium

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surrounds each muscle fiber cell

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skeletal muscles are..

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voluntary, striated, alternating light and dark. usually attached to bones

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muscle cell characteristics

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excitability-responsiveness
contractility-shortens
extensibility-stretches
elasticity-goes backd

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skeletal muscle connective muscle sheaths from external to internal

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epimysium
perimysium
endomysium
fascia

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sarcomere is..

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the basic unit of muscle contraction…the plasma membrane of a muscle fiber that contain ACh receptors. ACh binds and opens gated channels. slat floods in and potassium goes out

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What components make up a sarcomere?

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M Lines- attach to myosin
Z lines-where thin filaments attach
Actin-thin line
Myosin-thick line

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Where is a contraction taking place in the sarcomere

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the region between the two z lines with actin and myosin filaments crossing over each other

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High calcium concentration=
low calcium concentration=

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High calcium-contraction
low calcium-relaxation

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thick filaments of mysosin are…

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hundreds of myosin proteins, they have a tail and two heads

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thin filaments of actin are…

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made of several G-actin proteins to form F-actin –like pearls on a string

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What structures compose the Neuromuscular junction

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axon, avon, branch, axon terminal, synaptic vesicle, ACh, presynaptic membrane

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explain sliding filament..WHEN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM CONTRACTS..
it stimulates muscle fivers, the myosin heads on the thick filaments will interact with the binding sites on the actin subunits. The attachements will form and break several times as the thick filaments pull the thin filaments in towards the center of the sarcomere, thuspulling the Z discs toware the M line. The I Bands shorten and HZone disappears. A bands get close, the muscle shortens
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Which parts of the sarcomere are moving closer together and overlapping with one another
A bands H overlaps
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What initiates a muscle contraction?
the nervous system. A nerve impulse travels down the axon and arrives at the axon terminal
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what effect does calcium have on the axon terminal>
calcium causes vesicles carrying acetylcholine to move towards the axon terminal's membrane and release acetylcholine into the synapse
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acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter which...
is in synaptic vessels in the axon terminal
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how is acetylcholine released? Where does it bind after it releases
through acetylcholine receptors. it binds to the protein which makes a channel and it opens to allow Na+ to enter and Potassium to leave
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what is acetylcholinesterase? why is it important for normal muscle function
it's an enzyme in the synaptic cleft -it breaks down acetylcholine, and the ion channel closes, preventing further muscle contraction until another nerve impulse arrives
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explain the role of calcium and the calcium pump in relation to muscular contraction and relaxation
Na+channels close and K+ channels open.
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what is the end result of acetylcholine
action potential is reached ACh is released (by motor neurons)to stimulate muscle contraction
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where does calcium bind to cause cross bridging
to troponin C -causing the conformational shift. A cross bridge forms and myosin binds to a new positive actin
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Motor unit
one nerve fiber and all the muscle fibers innervated by it. they behave as a functional unit
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motor nerve
collection of cells called neurons
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Isometric contraction
no shortening-muscle tension increases: does not exceed load (meter) stays the same--holding back and buttocks stiff without contracting during pushups
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isotonic contraction
muscle shortens; muscle tension exceeds load T(tension) doing pushups with your arms.. a tonic
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muscle tension
force generated by contracting muscle load is the force placed on a muscle by an object 2 types: isometric and isotonic
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twitch
single fiber , single stimulus smallest unit of a muscle
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muscle twitch is ...
quick cycle of contraction and relaxation when a muscle is directly stimulated singular twitches are not part of muscular activity MS, traumatic brain injury ALZheimers
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what causes muscle tone
muscle tone is the maintenance of partial contraction of a muscle. it is important for generating reflexes, maintaining posture, and balance, and proper function of other organ systems
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what are three ways ATP is regenerated during skeletal muscle contraction
Aerobic respiration Anaerobic Phosphagen or creatine phosphate
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which type of pathway provides the most regeneration/energy
aerobic cellular respiration
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what are possible causes of muscle fatigue
improper exercise ling time combat military training diseases like cancer and stroke
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longitudinal layer (smooth muscle layer)
outer layer, runs lengthwise along the body-shortens the tract
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circular layer
middle layer-prevents food from traveling backward
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Multiunit vs unitary smooth muscle
multiunit smooth muscle differs from single unit in that each smooth muscle cell receives its synaptic input
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where are multi unit muscle located
in the airways of lungs, large arteries, and ciliary muscles of the eye
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unitary are individual smooth cells that are...
couple to neighboring cells by gap junctions
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slow oxidative fibers
low intensity, long duration, maintain posture, stabilize joints long distance running , cycling
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fast oxidative fibers
short intense activities, -weight lifting, sprinting
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fast glycolytic
faster twitch and larger force, 400 meter run, high intensity, short duration
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myofibrils
composed of thick (myosin) and thin(actin) filaments

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