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Biology
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09/19/2012

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what is contraction of muscle due to
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myofilament interaction
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what is the function of skeletal muscle
Definition
body movements, posture, heat production
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visceral striated muscle
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idenical to striated muscle but restricted to the tounge pharynx, upper esophagus, and lumbar of the diaphragm
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where is cardiac muscle found
Definition
wall of heart and base of great vessels exiting the heart
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where is smooth muscle located
Definition
viscera and vascular system, arrector pili of skin, intrinsic muscles of eye
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what is another name for a muscle cell, why
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fiber due to thread like or fibrous apperance
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what is a multinucelate syncytium
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cells working together to form a functional unit, a muscle fiber
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how long are muscle fibers
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mm to m
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what is the sarcolemma
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nuclei of skeletal muscle fibers in the cytoplasm immediatly beneath the plasma membrane
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what is skeletal muscle formed in development
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fusion of individugial myoblasts making it multinucleate
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what is a tendon made of
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connective tissue at the end of a muscle
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what covers muscle fibers
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connective tissue
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why do muscle fibers need a connective tissue covering
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force transduction
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on muscles, where do blood vessels and nerves travel
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in the connective tissue covering
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what are the connective tissue coverings of muscle
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endomysium, perimysium, epimysium
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what is endomysium made of
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reticular fibers surrounding indivigual muscle fibers
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what travels in the endomysium
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small blood vesels and nerves
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what does the perimysium contain
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groups of fibers to make a bundle or fasicle, large blood vessels and nerves
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what are fasicles
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functional units of muscle that rend to work together to perform specific functions
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what is the epimysium
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a sheath of dense connective tissue that surrounds the entire muscle
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what is in the epimysium
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major vessels and nerves
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how are types of skeletal muscle fibers classified
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speed of contraction and metabolic activity
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how can you view skeletal muscle fibers
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histochemical techniques with NADH TR reaction
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what is contractile speed
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how fast the fiber can contract and relax
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what determines how fast ATP can be used in muscle contraction
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velocity of myosin ATPase reaction because it breaks it down
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what does the metabolic profile of skeletal muscle indicate
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capacit for ATP production by oxydative phosphorlyation or glycolosis
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what fibers are associated with oxidative metabolism
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myoglobin with lots of mitochondria
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what is myoglobin
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oxygen binding protein that resembles Hb in varying amounts in muscle
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what are the types of skeletal muscle
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type 1 (slow oxidative), type 2a (fast oxidative), type 2b (fast glucolytic)
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why is smooth muscle smooth
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due to myofilament arangement, a different contractile machine
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within the skeletal muscle cells, where is the nuclei located
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immediatly beneath the cytoplasm membrane
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what is the rate limiting step in contraction / relaxation
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myosin ATPase reaction
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what do fibers that use oxidative metabolism need
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myoglobin and mitochondria
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what is another name for type 1 fibers
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slow oxidative
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describe the levels of mitochondria, glycogen, and myoglobin in type 1 fibers
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lots of mito and myoglobin, no glycogen
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what color are type 1 fibers
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red
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what type of movent is type 1 fibers good at
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slow twitch, single brief contraction, fatuge resistance, low tension
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which type of muscle has the slowest ATPase reaction
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type 1
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what type of athletes have lots of type 1 fibers
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high endurance
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what type of muscle fibers are intermediate in size
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type 2a
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describe the levels of mitochondria, glycogen, and myoglobin in type 2a fibers
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lots of all
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what is another name for type 2a fibers
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fast oxidative
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what is glycogen used for in muscle
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make glucose for muscle only
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what types of movements are type 2a fibers good at
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fast twitch, fatuge resistant, high tension
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what makes type 2a fibers fature resistant
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its motor unit (nerves)
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what types of athletes have type 2a muscle fibers
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middle distance runners, swimmers, hockey
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whats another name for type 2b fibers
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fast glycolytic
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describe the levels of mitochondria and myoglobin in type 2b fibers
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few mitochondria and myoglobin (few oxidation enzymes)
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if type 2b fibers dont have mitochondria and myoglobin what do they have
Definition
anaerobic enzymes
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what do anaerobic enzymes produce
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lactic acid
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what does lactic acid cause in muscles
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fatuge
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what muscle movements is type 2b fibers good at
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fast twitch, fatuge prone, increased tension, percice movement like occular and fngers
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which type of muscle fibers has the fastest ATPase activity
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type 2b
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where do type 2b fibers get their percision from
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increased neuro muscular junctions
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what type of athletes have type 2b fibers
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sprinters, weight lifers
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what is the sarcolemma
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skeletal muscle plasma membrane
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what is the sarcoplasm
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skeletal muscle cytoplasm
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what is the sarcoplasmic reticulum
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skeletal muscle SER
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what is the job of the sarcoplasmic reticulum
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store and sequester calcium in skeletal muscle
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what are the transverse tubules
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inward projections or invaginations of the sarcolemma in skeletal muscle
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what is the definition of a myofibril
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structural functional subunit of the muscle fiber
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what is the definition of the msarcomere
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functional subunit of a myofibril
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list the subunits down to muscle begining with the sarcomere
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sarcomere> myofibril> fiber> fasicle> muscle
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what is a fasicle
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collection of skeletal muscle fibers
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how long is a myofibril
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the entire length of the muscle
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what is a myfibril made of
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myofilaments
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what is the contractile element of a muscle fiber
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myofilaments
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what are myofilaments made of
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myosin 2, actin and its associated proteins (f actin, traponin, tropomyson)
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what is the skeletal muscle thick filament
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myosin 2
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what is the skeletal muscle thin filament
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actin and its associated proteins
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what occupies a bulk of the skeletal muscle sarcoplasm
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actin, it associated proteins, and myosin 2
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what is F actin
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filamentous actin, polymere formed from G actin (globular)
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what are the regulatory proteins of skeletal muscle contractile unit
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tropomyosin, trapoinin
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what is the functional unit of the myofibril
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sarcomere
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what does the sarcomere run between
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Z discs
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what is needed to fuel contraction and relaxation of skeletal muscle
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ATP and calcium
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what type of movements to skeletal muscle filaments make when contracting
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slide past eachother
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what is a triad
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two transverse tubules with a terminal cisterna of the sarcoplasmic reticulum on each side
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what is a neuromuscular junction
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a neuron and its associated muscle fibers
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what happens to muscle if nerve function is dyrupted
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atrophy
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explain how acetylcholine causes contraction, tell the story
Definition
ach is released from the axon terminal presynaptic vesicle, it then reaches receptors on the synaptic cleft on the sarcolemma
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what does acetylcholinesterase do
Definition
decrease acetylcholine's ability to bind to receptors, stopping continued muscle stimulation
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what is acetylcholinesterase located
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inside the basal lamina that seperates the motor end plate and sarcolemma
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what are junctional folds
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folds on the sarcolemma that increase the surface area
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what causes myasthemia graves
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ach receptors are blocked by antibodies decreasing functional receptors causing a decrease in neuromuscular junctions and widening the sympathetic cleft and smoothing junctional folds
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what are the symptoms of myasthemia graves
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muscle weakness
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what type of disease is myasthemia graves
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autoimmune
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describe the nucleus of cardiac muscle. numbers, location
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1 nucleus, central location
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what type of fibers does cardiac muscle have
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branched, striated
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what is the juxtanuclear area
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made by myofibrils passing around the nucleus of cardiac muscle
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what cell components congregate near myofibrils in cardiac muscle
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mitochondria and glycogen
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what is the organization of the cardiac muscle SER
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small, terminal cisternae of SER are close to T tubules making the diad
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who has more t tubules: cardiac or skeletal muscle
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cardiac
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what is an itercalated disc and its function
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junction between cells for structural and communication
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what are the parts of an intercalated disc
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fasciae adherins, desmosome, gap junctions
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what is the function of fasciae adherins
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anchoring acting of terminal sarcomere
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what is the function of desmosomes in cardiac muscle
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prevent pulling apart of cardiac muscle in contraction
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what is the function of gap junctions in cardiac muscle
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ionic continuity, aloows synctum behavior, passes contraction signals
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what hormones are in atrial cells
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atrial naturietic factor, brain naturitic factor
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what are the functions of the atrial hormones
Definition
decrease blood pressure via urinary excretion, inhibits renin from the kidney and aldosterone from the adrenal gland, decrease smooth muscle contraction,
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what does increased brain naturistic factor indicate
Definition
congestive heart failure
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what is natrium
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sodium
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what does it mean when we say the heart is autorythmic
Definition
initiated, regulated and coordinated by LOCAL SPECIALIZED MODIFIED CARDIAC MUSCLE CELLS.
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what are conducting cells
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LOCAL SPECIALIZED MODIFIED CARDIAC MUSCLE CELLS organized into nodes and specilized fibers
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what are the specilized conducting cell nodes
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SA and AV
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what are the specilized conducting cell fibers
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purkinje
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where are the purkinje fibers located
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in ventricles, beneath endocardium or epicardium
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what does hypoxic mean
Definition
decreased oxygen causing cell death
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what happens when cardiac cell die
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they are replaced with fibrous connective tissue and loose function
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what is anon-fatal myocardial infarction
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where cardiac cells die and they are replaced with fibrous connective tissue and loose function
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can cardiac cells replace themselves when they get hurt, explain
Definition
kind of, it is shown they have the potential to replicate but in very very small amounts
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what neurons control smooth muscle
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they have their own set of neurons
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what are smooth muscle cells shaped like, and their nucleus
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spindle or falsiform, sausage
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how are smooth muscle cells organized
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in bundles or sheets
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how does smooth muscle cells communicate
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gap junctions
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where are the organells located in smooth muscle cells, what is it called
Definition
near the ends of the sausage nucleus in clumps called dense bodies
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what is a dense body like
Definition
the Z disc
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what is the cytoskeleton of smooth muscle made of
Definition
desmin and vimentin (intermediate filaments)
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what is the smooth muscle thin filament made of
Definition
smooth muscle isoform of actin and tryptomyosin, smooth muscle specific proteins
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what does the smooth muscle actin attach to
Definition
dense bodies
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what are the smooth muscle specific proteins
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aldesmin and caplonin
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what is the thick filament made of in smooth muscle
Definition
smooth muscle specific myosin 2
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what type of stimulus can activate smooth muscle
Definition
mechanical, chemical, electrical
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what type of contraction does smooth muscle do
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slow, prolonged
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what can smooth muscle make
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type IV collagen, type III collagen, elastin, proteoglycans, multiadhesive glycoproteins
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what can smooth muscle store
Definition
type I collagen, elastin
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what are examples of when smooth muscle would do mitosis
Definition
in menstrual cycle and pregnacy via the hormones, replace damaged vessels and mucusularis externa of GI which may increase over life
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what is the relationship between fibroblasts and smooth muscle
Definition
they turn into smooth muscle like becoming myofibroblasts and contract to pull edges of a wound closer
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what is the relationship between epithelial cells and smooth muscle
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contracts like smooth muscle in sweat, mammary, and salavary glands and in iris of eye
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does smooth muscle have traponin or t tubules
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no
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