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functions of muscle (4)
heat generation posture movement stabilizing joints
characteristics of muscle cells (4)
excitability contractibility extensibility elasticity
connective tissue of skeletal muscle (3)
1. epimysium - dense irregular CT 2. perimysium - fibrous CT 3. endomysium - reticular CT
direct attachment (skeletal muscle)
epimysium fused with periosteum (bone)
indirect attachment (skeletal muscle)
epimysium connected to bone by tendon or aponeurosis (dense CT)
specialized components of sarcoplasm (2)
glycosomes - store glycogen myoglobin - oxygen storing pigment (red)
H-zone
central light zone of dark A band (thick filaments only)
M-line
biseects H-zone of dark A band
Z-disc
bisects light I-bands; connects sarcomeres together
thick filaments
bundles of myosin tails=2 interwoven heavy meromysin chains heads=2 connected light meromysins
thin filaments (of skeletal muscle)
backbone of actin molecules tropomyosin - spirals around backbone tropinin - acts as hinge (ITC)
tropomyosin
spirals around actin core of thin filaments
tropinin
"hinge" of thin filaments TnI - binds to actin (inhibitory) TnT - binds to tropomyosin TnC - binds to calcium
terminal cisternae
ends of SR; release Ca when stimulated by impulses from T-tubules
T-tubules
form triads with terminal cisternae; conduct impulses that signal release of Ca from TC
sliding filament hypothesis
contraction due to filaments sliding past each other dark a band widens, h-zone disappears
Phase 1 - muscle fiber stimulation by motor neuron (5)
1. AP arrives at axon terminal of neuromuscular junction 2. ACh released 3. Ion permeability of sarcolemma changes 4. local change in membrane voltage (depolarization) 5. AP ignited in sarcolemma
Phase 2 - E-C coupling (4)
1. AP travels across sarcolemma 2. AP travels along T-tubules down into sarcomere 3. Ca binds to troponin, active sites of actin exposed 4. myosin heads bind to actin; contractions begin
cross bridge cycle (4)
1. cross bridge formation 2. power stroke (ADP released) 3. cross bridge detachment 4. cocking of myosin head (ATP hydrolyzed)
Requirements to maintain muscle contraction (2)
1. high sarcoplasmic [Ca] 2. constant supply of ATP
phases of muscle twitch (3)
latent period period of contraction period of relaxation
wave summation
graded muscle responses to changes in stimulus FREQUENCY muscle still partially contracted when next stimulus arrives
tetanus
sustained contraction of summated twitches unfused and fused
Recruitment (or multiple motor unit summation)
higher intensity = more unitis activated helps prevent fatigue
asychronous activation
recruitment; some motor units rest while others contract
isotonic contraction
tension>load tension constant, length decreases thin filaments sliding 1. concentric (shortening) 2. eccentric (lengthening)
concentric isotonic contraction
muscle shortens as it produces tension ex-picking up heavy object
eccentric isotonic contraction
muscle lengthens as it produces tension ex-setting down heavy object more force than conceaerntric
isometric contraction
tension<load tension increases, length constant cross bridges generating force but not moving thin filaments ex-muscle tone
atp generation-aerobic metabolism
low intensity, long (unlimited) duration 32 ATP/glucose dependent on O2 from blood
factors affecting muscle fatigue (3)
depletion of fuels/CP ionic imbalances lactic acid build up (if anaerobic)
cotractures
state of continuous contraction result of complete ATP depletion crossbridges unable to detach
brain regulation of metabolism 34)
1. monitors chemical changes in blood 2. monitors degree of muscle stretch 3. monitors body temp
steps to restoring cellular metabolic environment (5)
1. decrease temp 2. restore glycogen stores 3. restore CP (via ox) 4. restore Oxygen stores 5. detoxify lactic acid in liver (Cori Cycle)
ability of muscle to do work depends on... (3)
force velocity duration
factors affecting force (4)
# muscle fibers size of muscle fibers frequency of stimulation degree of muscle stretch
hypertrophy
increases sacromere size, adds myofilaments from hormones, androgens, or exercise
internal tension
generated by sarcomeres (contractile units); force generated by cross bridges
external tension
CT (noncontractile units) stretch and exert tension from sarcomeres to load
length-tension relationship
amt of force depends on length of resting muscle produce max force when stimulated at 100% resting length
fascicle arrangements of muscle (5)
circular sphincters (eye) parallel (sartorius) convergent fusiformpenate (feather) uni-, bi-, and multipennate
smooth muscle contraction
1. Ca enters cytosol from ECF 2. Ca binds to calmodulin 3. act calmodulin activates MLCKE 4. MLCKE phosphorylates myosin (ATP-->ADP) 5. activated myosin forms cross bridges with actin
regulation of smooth muscle contraction (3)
spontaneous depolarization mechanical stimulation hormonal factors
stress-release response
smooth muscle; allows hollow organ to expand and fill (mech. stimulation)
diffuse junctions
junctions where neurotransmitters from viscosities diffuse to smooth muscle
single unit smooth muscle
linked by electrical gap junctions; entire sheet contracts together contraction initiated by stretch/hormonal factors (intestine/uterus)
multiunit smooth muscle
not electrically linked; independent contraction; initiated by stretch/hormonal factors (BVs, airway, eye muscles)

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