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From largest to smallest, what are the units of muscle?

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Skeletal muscle (organ)
Fascicle (bundles)
Muscle fiber (cell)
Myofibril (contractile organelle)
Sarcomere- actin and myosin
2
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What are the specialized organelles of a muscle cell?

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sarcoplasm: cytoplasm
sarcolemma: cell membrane
mitochondria
sarcoplasmic reticulum: modified ER for calcium storage and release
T-tubules: invagination of cell membrane
terminal cisternae: ends of T-tubules
myofibrils**: specialized contractile organelle

3
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What are the 3 sheathes in a muscle?

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Epimysium –surrounds the entire muscle, dense irregular CT
Perimysium – surrounds fascicles, dense elastic CT
Endomysium – surrounds individual muscle fibers, reticular CT

4
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If joint has stability issues, what is likely the cause?

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Ligament issue

5
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If a joint has pain with movement, what is likely the cause?

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Tendon issue

6
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What is a strain?

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muscle or tendon is pulled, small blood vessels tear, nerve endings are irritation
muscle spasm, swelling, crepitation (cracking sounds), joint enlargement, tenderness, decreased range of motion, normal deep tendon reflexes

7
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What is a sprain?

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ligaments are stretched and over extended

sharp pain, tenderness, spasm, decreased, painful range of motion, absence of neurological symptoms numbness or weakness

8
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What are the most common sprains? Cause?

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ankle sprain: usually inversion of the foot during plantar flexion, recurring and common in athletes and nonathletes.
exclude ankle fracture
cervical strain: “whiplash” common with motor vehicle accidents symptoms within 12-72 hours, also repetitive stress injury, abnormal posture
lumbosacral strain and sprain – common cause of low back pain sudden contraction, torsion, severe blows, forceful extension (ex: heavy lifting)

9
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In a muscle, what is the thick fiber? The thin?

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Thick- myosin

Thin- Actin

10
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What are the Z-lines?

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Boundary of the sarcomere

11
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What is the I-band?

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Thin filaments only

12
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What is the H-band?

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Thick filaments only (center)

13
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What is the A-band?

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Where thick/thin fibers overlap

14
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What is the M-line?

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The center

15
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Describe a myosin fiber

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Tail with split head, arranged in bundles with heads out

Heads contain ATP binding site and actin binding site

16
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Describe an actin filament. What two proteins are notabel?

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Contains binding site for myosin heads
Troponin – contains three binding actin binding site, tropomyosin binding site, calcium binding site, holds tropomyosin in place
Tropomyosin –blocks actin’s active site, prevents myosin binding to actin

17
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What is ALS?

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Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, or “Lou Gherig’s disease)
loss of upper and lower motor neurons that control voluntary muscles, muscle weakness, muscle atrophy and paralysis ultimately to respiratory muscle failure, sensation and cognitive ability intact

18
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What is MS?

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inflammation and damage to myelin and other CNS cells, remissions (healing) and exacerbations fluctuate, sensory and motor symptoms

19
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What is Guilian-Barre?

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spinal, cranial and peripheral nerve damage likely by macrophage attack on myelin, axon damage

20
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What is myasthenia graves?

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loss of acetylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction, autoimmune (ach receptor antibodies detected in some cases)

21
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What are the 3 phases of muscle twitch?

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latent period: delay between action potential stimulus arrival and calcium release from SR

contraction: calcium ions bind to troponin, crossbridges formed between myosin and actin
relaxation: calcium levels decrease as calcium pumped back into SR and crossbridges detach

22
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How do you get maximum possible contractile power?

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tetany: maximal possible strength of muscle contraction, a long smooth contraction for maximum contractility… How? Fast action potentials