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Chapter 10 - Muscles
Muscles
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Anatomy
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10/13/2015

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Muscle
Definition
•the main tissue in the heart
•in the walls of hollow organs
•makes up nearly half the body’s mass
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Skeletal muscle
Definition
attached to skeleton; moves body by moving the bones
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Smooth muscle
Definition
squeezes fluids and other substances through hollow organs
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posture
Definition
Muscle helps with the maintenance of _____?____ and enables the body to remain sitting or standing
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Heat
Definition
muscle contractions produce __?____;and
help maintain normal body temperature
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joints
Definition
muscle stabilizes the __?____
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Contractility
Definition
Muscle's _____?____ allows long cells to shorten and generate pulling force
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Excitability
Definition
electrical nerve impulse stimulates the muscle cell to contract, this describes muscle's __?____
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Extensibility
Definition
Muscle can be stretched back to its original length by contraction of an opposing muscle, therefore it has __?___.
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Elasticity
Definition
can recoil after being stretched, therefore it has ____?______
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Skeletal muscle tissue
Definition
•Makes up 40% of body weight; cells are striated
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Cardiac muscle tissue
Definition
occurs only in the walls of the heart
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Smooth muscle tissue
Definition
occupies the walls of hollow organs; cells lack striations
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myofilaments
Definition
Muscle contraction depends on two types of ___?____ that generate contractile force
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Actin and myosin
Definition
what are the two types of myofilaments that generate contractile force?
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Actin
Definition
protein that makes up thin filaments
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myosin
Definition
protein that makes up thick filaments
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sarcolemma
Definition
the plasma membrane in muscle cells is also known as the ___?____
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sarcoplasm
Definition
the cytoplasm in muscle cells is also known as the ____?______
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sarcoplasmic reticulum
Definition
the Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in muscle cells is also known as the ____?______
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fibers
Definition
Cells of skeletal and smooth muscles are known as ____?______
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organ
Definition
Each muscle is a(n) ____?____ ; consists
mostly of muscle also contains: connective tissue; blood vessels; nerves
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C.T. sheaths
Definition
What binds a skeletal muscle and its fibers together?
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Epimysium
Definition
dense irregular connective tissue surrounding entire muscle

(C.T. sheath)
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Perimysium
Definition
surrounds each fascicle (group of muscle fibers)

(C.T. sheath)
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Endomysium
Definition
a fine sheath of connective tissue wrapping each muscle cell

(C.T. sheath)
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tendons
Definition
Connective tissue sheaths are continuous with ___?____
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One nerve and One artery
Definition
Each skeletal muscle supplied by how many nerves and arteries?
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Neuromuscular junction
Definition
interface between nerve and muscle fiber
Term
the muscle to contract
Definition
the Neuromuscular junction signals what?
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Branches
Definition
the one nerve of skeletal muscle ____?_____ repeatedly
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individual muscle fibers

Definition
Smallest nerve branches serve ____?______
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from one bone to another
Definition
Most skeletal muscles run from ______ to _______
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remains fixed
Definition
In skeletal muscle, One bone will move while other bone __?____
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Origin
Definition
less movable attachment in skeletal muscle
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Insertion
Definition
more movable attachment in skeletal muscle
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connective tissue
Definition
Muscles attach to origins and insertions by _____?________
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Fleshy attachments
Definition
connective tissue fibers that are short
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Indirect attachments
Definition
when C.T. forms tendons these are called ....
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cylindrical
Definition
skeletal muscle fibers long and ____?______
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10-100μm (micrometers)
Definition
skeletal muscle fibers are huge cells and have a diameter of _?__
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several centimeters to dozens of cm
Definition
what is the length range of skeletal muscle fibers ?
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embryonic cells
Definition
Each muscle cell/fiber formed by fusion of ____?________
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peripherally
Definition
Nuclei on skeletal muscle Cells are located ____?______
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multinucleate
Definition
skeletal muscle cells have more than one nucleus, therefore they are ____?____
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myofibrils
Definition
Striations result from internal structure of _____?______
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Myofibrils
Definition
long rods within cytoplasm of skeletal muscle cells
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80%
Definition
Myofibrils Make up __?___% of the cytoplasm in skeletal muscle cells
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contractile organelle
Definition
Myofibrils are Like a specialized ____?____ found in muscle tissue
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sarcomeres
Definition
Myofibrils are of composed of A long row of repeating segments called ____?_____
Term
contraction of skeletal muscle
Definition
sarcomeres are the basic unit of ___________?__________
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Z disc (Z line)
Definition
boundaries of each sarcomere
Term
Thin (actin) filaments
Definition
these things extend from Z disc toward the center of the sarcomere
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Thick (myosin) filaments
Definition
located in the center of the sarcomere
Term
ATPase enzymes
Definition
Overlaping ends of the thick and thin filaments contain ____?____
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A bands, H zone , M line , I band
Definition
Sarcomere Structure contains four regions/sections
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A bands
Definition
full length of the thick filament
•Includes inner end of thin filaments
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H zone
Definition
center part of A band where no thin filaments occur
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M line
Definition
in center of H zone
•Contains tiny rods that hold thick filaments together
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I band
Definition
region with only thin filaments
•Lies within two adjacent sarcomeres
Term
Sliding filament theory
Definition
Myosin heads attach to
actin in the thin filaments

Then pivot to pull thin
filaments inward toward the center of the sarcomere
Term
Cardiac Muscle Tissue
Definition
Occurs exclusively in heart wall

Striated like skeletal muscle
Term
sliding filament mechanism
Definition
Cardiac Muscle Tissue Contracts by _____ _______ ________.
Term
fused colonies
Definition
Single Cardiac Muscle cells are not ___?___ like skeletal muscle
Term
intercalated discs
Definition
Cardiac Muscle Cells are branched
they Join at ______ _______ which are complex junctions to Form cellular networks.
Term
centrally-located
Definition
Each Cardiac Muscle cell contains one or two ___?___ - located nuclei
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complex junctions
Definition
Intercalated discs in Cardiac Muscle are types of ______?______
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Adjacent sarcolemmas
Definition
Intercalated discs are where _____?_________ interlock
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Desmosomes, Fasciae adherans, and Gap junctions
Definition
what are the three types of cell junctions in Cardiac Muscle tissue?
Term
Fasciae adherans
Definition
long desmosome-like junctions
Term
cardiac
Definition
Not all ___?____ cells are innervated
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innervation
Definition
cardiac cells Will contract in rhythmic manner without __?_____
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Inherent rhythmicity
Definition
______?_______ is the basis for rhythmic heartbeat
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Smooth Muscle Tissue
Definition
Found in the walls of visceral organs
Term
circulatory vessels
Definition
Smooth Muscle Tissue is found in the walls of which vessels?
Term
respiratory tubes and digestive tubes
Definition
Smooth Muscle Tissue is found in ______ tubes and ______ tubes
Term
urinary organs and reproductive organs
Definition
Smooth Muscle Tissue is found in __?___ organs and__?__organs
Term
inside the eye
Definition
Smooth Muscle Tissue is also found inside the _ _ _
Term
spindle-shaped
Definition
Smooth Muscle Cells are ___?___ -shaped
Term
centrally
Definition
Smooth Muscle Cells Contain one ___?____ located nucleus
Term
endomysium
Definition
Smooth Muscle Cells are Separated by _____?______
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hollow organs
Definition
Smooth Muscle Cells are Grouped into sheets in walls of __?____ organs
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Longitudinal layer
Definition
Layer in which muscle fibers run parallel to an organ’s long axis
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Circular layer
Definition
Layer in which muscle fibers run around circumference of the organ
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peristalsis
Definition
Both layers (Longitudinal layer & Circular layer) participate in _?__
Term
non-striated and contain no sarcomeres
Definition
Smooth Muscle Cells are non-__?____ and contain no ____?____
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Thin and thick filaments
Definition
____?_____ and ___?_____ filaments are present in Smooth Muscle Cells
Term
Caveolae
Definition
tiny infoldings of the sarcolemma

•they Help spread electrical signal
Term
sustained
Definition
Smooth Muscle is slow and ___?____
Term
30
Definition
Smooth Muscle Takes __?___ times longer to contract than skeletal muscle
Term
contractile
Definition
Smooth Muscle maintains ___?____ force for a long time
Term
autonomic
Definition
Smooth Muscle is innervated by ___?____ nervous system
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Only a few
Definition
How many smooth muscle fibers are innervated in each sheet?
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gap junctions
Definition
Impulse in smooth muscle spreads through
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Whole sheet
Definition
a _____?_____ of smooth muscle contracts as a unit
Term
myocardium
Definition
Cardiac Muscle Tissue forms a thick layer called ____?_______
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Cardiac Muscle and skeletal muscle
Definition
Which two Muscle Tissues are striated?
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