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1
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What percentage of body mass is muscle?

A

40-50%

2
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What are the three types of muscular tissue

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Skeletal
Cardiac
Smooth

3
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Skeletal Muscle

A

Move bones. Striated with protein bands

4
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Cardiac Muscle

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Striated. For involuntary action

5
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Smooth muscle

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Walls of hollow internal structures. Non striated. Involuntary action

6
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4 functions of muscle

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Produce body movement
Stabalizing body position
Storing and moving substances
Producing heat

7
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4 properties of muscle

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Electrical excitability
Contractility
Extensibility
Elasticity

8
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Electrical excitability

A

Produce action potentials

9
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Contractility

A

Contract forcefully when stimulated by an action potential

10
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Extensibility

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Stretch without being damaged

11
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Elasticity

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Return to original shape

12
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Structure of skeletal muscle

A

Muscle belly connected by tendons to skeleton

13
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Tendons

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Tough, dense regular connective tissue attaching belly to skeleton

14
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Aponeuroses

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Tendons arranged in flat sheets

15
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Endomysium

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Thin wrapping of reticular fibers surrounding muscle fibers

16
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Fasicle

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Bundles of muscle fibers wrapped in a thicker layer of connective tissue

17
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Perimysium

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Dense irregular connective tissue covering fasicle

18
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Epimysium

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Thicker, dense irregular connective tissue covers perimysium and binds fascicles together to form muscle belly

19
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Fascia

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Dense irregular sheets protecting groups of skeletal muscle

20
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Neurovascular Bundle

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Nerves and blood vessels enter muscle near tendon attachment

21
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Myoblast

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Skeletal muscle fiber arises from fusion of myoblasts

22
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Sattelite cells

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Myoblasts remaining in mature skeletal muscle help regenerate damaged tissue

23
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Fibrosis

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Replacement of muscle tissue by fibrous scar tissue

24
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Sarcolemma

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Plasma membrane of muscle fiber

25
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Transverse tubule

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Thousands of tiny holes in sarcolemma tunnel towards center of transmit action potentials

26
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Sarcoplasm

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Cytoplasm of muscle fibers release glycogen for production of ATP

27
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Myoglobin

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Only in muscles. Binds oxygen molecules that diffuse into muscle fibers

28
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Myofibrils

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Little contractile threads in sarcoplasm

29
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Sarcoplasmic Reticulum

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System of fluid filled sacs surround each myofibril

30
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Terminal Cisterns

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Dilated end sacs of sarcoplasmic reticulum butt against either end of a transverse tubule

31
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Triad

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One transverse tubule and two terminal cisterns on either end

32
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What triggers muscle contraction?

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When triggered terminal cisterns release Ca into sarcoplasm

33
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Filaments

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Small protein structures within myofibrils are involved in contractile process

34
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Sarcomeres

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Basic functional unit of myofibril

35
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Z- Discs

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Dense protein plates seperate sarcomeres

36
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A- Band

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Dark middle part of sarcomere extends entire length of thick filaments

37
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Zone of overlap

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End of A- band where thick and thin filaments lay side by side

38
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I- Band

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Less dense area containing only thin filaments

Z- disc passes through centre

39
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H- Zone

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Centre of each A- Band contains only thick filaments

40
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M- Line

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Supporting proteins hold thick filaments together at middle of the sarcomere

41
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3 kinds of proteins composing myofibrils

A

Contractile
Regulatory
Structural

42
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Contractile proteins

A

Generate force

43
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Regulatory proteins

A

Switch contractions on and off

44
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3 functions of Structural proteins

A

Keep filaments in alignment
Give myofibril extensability/ elasticity
Link myofibrils to sarcolemma

45
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2 contractile proteins

A

Myosin

Actin

46
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Myosin

A

Motor protein that composes thick filaments. Looks like 2 twisted gold clubs

47
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Motor proteins

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Convert ATP’s chemical energy into mechanical energy

48
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Which way to the myosin tails point?

A

Toward the M- Line

49
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Actin

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Composes thin filaments. Twisted into a helix

50
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Where do thin filaments extend from?

A

Z- disc

51
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Myosin binding site

A

Area on actin where myosin head attaches

52
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2 regulatory proteins

A

Tropomyosin

Troponin

53
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4 primary structural proteins

A

Titin
Myomesin
Nebulin
Dystrophin

54
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Titin

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Spans half of sarcomere from Z- disc to M- Line and anchors thick filaments

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Myomesin

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Form the M- Line and hold thick filaments in alignment

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Nebulin

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Anchor thin filaments to Z- Disc

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Dystrophin

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Links thin filaments to sarcolemma to reinforce it

58
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Sliding Filament Mechanism

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Skeletal muscle shortens during contraction as thick and thin filaments slide past one another

59
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How does the sarcomere shorten?

A

Myosin heads walk up thin filaments pulling them towards the M- line

60
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Neuromuscular Junction

A

Synapse between a motor neuron and a skeletal muscle fiber where muscle action potentials arise

61
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What happens before the Contraction cycle can begin?

A

Ca ions released which binds to Troponin

Troponin moves Tropomyosin away from myosin binding sites on actin

62
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What structure releases Ca ions?

A

Sarcoplasmic reticulum

63
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4 stages of Contraction cycle?

A

ATP hydrolysis
Cross bridge
Power stroke
Detachment of myosin from actin

64
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ATP hydrolysis

A

Myosin head has an ATP binding site and ATPase which breaks it down ADP to reenergize the myosin head

65
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Cross Bridge

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Myosin head attaches to actin and releases phosphate group

66
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Power Stroke

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Site on cross bridge where ADP is bound opens. Bridge rotates and releases ADP so sarcomere contracts

67
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Synapse

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Region of communication between two neurons

68
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Synaptic Cleft

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Gap between cells that action potential must jump

69
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Axon terminal

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End of motor neuron

70
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What is the neural component of NMJ?

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Synaptic end bulbs

71
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Synaptic vesicles

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Membrane enclosed sacs within each synaptic end bulb

72
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What is the neurotransmitter released at NMJ?

A

Actylcholine (ACh)

73
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What is the muscular component of NMJ?

A

Motor end plate

74
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Acetylcholine receptors

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Transmembrane proteins bind to ACh

75
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4 steps in producing muscle action potential

A

Release ACh
Activation of ACh receptors
Produce muscle action potential
Breakdown of ACh

76
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Muscle tone

A

Weak, involuntary contractions of motor units

77
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What causes muscle tone?

A

Neurons in brain and spinal cord excite somatic motor neurons

78
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Isotonic Contractions

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Tension remains constant while muscle length changes. Body movements and moving objects

79
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Concentric Isotonic Contraction

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Tension is great enough to overcome load. Muscle shortens and pulls at tendon to reduce angle at joint

80
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Eccentric Isotonic Contraction

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Length of muscle increases during contraction

81
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What type of isotonic contraction produces more muscle damage?

A

Eccentric

82
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Isometric Contraction

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Tension generated is not great enough to exceed object being moved . Muscle does not change in length.

83
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Which type of contraction is important for posture?

A

Isometric

84
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Red muscle fibers

A

High in myoglobin

85
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White muscle fibers

A

Low in myoglobin

86
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What type of skeletal fiber is white?

A

Fast glycolytic fibers

87
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3 types of skeletal muscle fibers

A

Slow oxidative
Fast oxidative- glycolytic
Fast glycolytic

88
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Slow oxidative fibers

A

Red muscle fibers produce ATP aerobically. Slow contraction but very resistant to fatigue

89
Q

What contributes to how fast muscle fibers contract?

A

How fast the ATPase in the myosin head hydrolyzes ATP

90
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Fast oxidative- glycolytic fibers

A

Red muscle fibers produce ATP both aerobically and anaerobically. Faster contraction and resistance to fatigue

91
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Fast glycolytic fibers

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White muscle fibers produce ATP anaerobically. Contract very strongly and quickly but fatigue quickly

92
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What fibers does aerobic exercise change?

A

FG to FOG

93
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What percentage of muscle mass is lost between age 30-50?

A

10%

94
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What percentage of muscle mass is lost by age 80?

A

50%

95
Q

What is muscle tissue replaced with as you age?

A

Fibrous connective tissue and adipose tissue

96
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What fibers increase as you age?

A

Slow oxidative fibers

97
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Authorhythmicity

A

Natural pacemaker initiates each cardiac and smooth muscle contraction

98
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Which muscle type is subject the most amount of stretching

A

Smooth

99
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What are tendons made of

A

Parallel arrangements of collagen fibers

100
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Function of endomysium

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Carries small blood vessels that supply muscle fibers with nutrients

101
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How do neuromuscular bundles spread through the muscle

A

Connective tissue channels formed by the perimysium and endomysium as they wrap the muscle cells

102
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Motor fibers

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Part of neuromuscular bundle that initiates contractile function of muscle cells

103
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Sensory fibers

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Part of neuromuscular bundle that provides feedback to the nervous system to regulate motor function

104
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Somatic Motor Neurons

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Neurons that stimulate skeletal muscle fibers to contract

105
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Axon

A

Threadlike extension of a motor neuron travels from muscle cell body to spinal cord

106
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When does the muscle fiber lose its ability to undergo cell division

A

After fusion of the myoblasts

107
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What are transverse tubules filled with

A

Interstitial fluid

108
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Where are the Ca ions when the muscle fiber is relaxed

A

Sarcoplasmic reticulum

109
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Where are the Ca ions when the muscle fiber is triggered

A

Sarcoplasm

110
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Ratio of thick and thin filaments

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2 thin for every thick filament in regions of overlap

111
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Striations

A

Patterns of overlap consisting of a variety of zones and bands

112
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When is mysosin blocked from binding site by tropomyosin

A

When muscle is relaxed

113
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Synaptic end bulbs

A

Axon terminal divides into a cluster of synaptic end bulbs

114
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Where is ACh stored

A

Inside synaptic vesicles

115
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Motor end plate

A

Region of sarcolemma opposite the synaptic end bulbs

116
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Where are the ACh receptors

A

In the motor end plates

117
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Junction Folds

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Deep grooves in the motor end plate that provide a large surface area for ACh

118
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Motor unit

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Somatic motor unit plus all the skeletal muscle fibers it stimulates

119
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What is stimulated by the arrival of a nerve impulse at the synaptic end bulb

A

Channels open and Ca ions enter synaptic end bulbs

120
Q

Strength Trianing

A

Exercising with progressively higher resistance to strengthen the musculoskeletal system

121
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Intercalated discs

A

Ends of cardiac muscle fibers connect to neighboring fibers by a thickening in sarcolemma

122
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What two cell junctions do intercalated discs have

A

Gap junctions

Desmosomes