The Muscular System 2-3 Flashcards
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Tissue consisting of long cells that contract when stimulated, to produce motion.
Muscles
Series of muscles that move the skeleton
The muscular system
Connective tissue of the muscle that help form the tendon
Fascia and epimysium
Each layer of connective tissue extends the length of muscle helping to form what?
The tendon
Structures that attach muscles to bones
Tendons
The functional unit of muscle that produces muscular contraction and consist of repeating sections of actin and myosin
Sarcomere
Name the methods that muscle generates force (3)
Neural activation
Sliding filament theory
Excitation-contraction-coupling mechanism
What are motor neurons connected to
Muscle fibers
Define motor unit
The motor neuron and the muscle fiber it connects (innervates)
Define neuromuscular junction
The point where the neuron meets an individual muscle fiber
The small gap between the nerve and the muscle fiber
Synapse
The contraction of a muscle generated by a communication between the nervous system and the muscular system
Neural activation
Chemical messengers that cross synapses to transmit electrical impulses from the nerve to the muscle
Neurotransmitter
The proposed process of how the contraction of the filaments within the Sarcomere takes place
Sliding filament theory
The process of neural stimulation creating a muscle contraction
Excitation-contraction coupling
Characteristics do Type 1 slow twitch muscle fibers (7)
- Higher in capillaries mitochondria and myoglobin
- Increased oxygen delivery
- Smaller in size
- Produces less force
- Slow to fatigue
- Long-term contractions (stabilization)
- Slow twitch, red fibers
Characteristics of type ll fast twitch muscle fibers (7)
- Lower in capillaries, mitochondria and myoglobin
- Decreased oxygen delivery
- Larger in size
- Produce more force
- Quick to fatigue
- Short-term contraction (force and power)
- Fast twitch, white fibers
Muscle fiber type responsible for producing long-term contractions necessary for stabilization and postural control
Type l slow twitch
Muscle fiber type responsible for producing movements requiring force and power such as a sprint
Type ll fast twitch
The manner in which muscle fibers are situated in relation to the tendon
Muscle fiber arrangement
Pennation
Muscle fibers that run at an angle to the tendon instead of in the same direction
This type of muscle has a full belly, tapers off at either end. The fiber arrangement parallels the direction of the muscle and tendon (line of pull) and enables the force production by the fibers to pull in the same direction as the line of pull. Example, bicep brachii
Fusiform
(Muscle type) Fusiform, describe the muscle fiber arrangement
Parallel to direction of tendon
(Muscle type) Fan-shaped, describe the muscle fiber arrangement
From broad attachment to narrow, pectoralis major