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Week 6
Lecture 1
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
10/31/2014

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What is the structure of skeletal muscle?
Definition
muscles are composed of smaller unit bundles each encased in a connective tissue sheath
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What surrounds the fiber (individual muscle cell)?
Definition
the endomyseum
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What surrounds the fascicle (bundle of fibers)?
Definition
the perimyseum
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What surrounds the muscle (bundle of fascicles)?
Definition
the epimyseum
Term
What is myofascia?
Definition
the collective connective tissures of the endomyseum, perimyseum, and epimyseum
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What is the neurovascular bundle?
Definition
the nerves and blood vessels that deliver the electrical impulses and blood to a skeletal muscle
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What are the four types of muscle attachments?
Definition
1. tendon
2. aponeurosis
3. fleshy attachment
4. dermal attachment
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What is a tendon?
Definition
extension of connective tissure sheaths forming a cord-like attachment to a bone
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What is an aponeurosis?
Definition
white, sometimes shiny connective tissue sheets which act like broad, flat tendons to attach muscle
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What is a fleshy attachment?
Definition
muscle fibers continue almost to the bone, there is very little connective tissue; muscle appears almost "flush" with the bone
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What is a dermal attachment?
Definition
muscle fibers that attach to the connective tissue of the dermis of the skin (muscles of facial expression); anchor onto deeper surfaces of the dermis and can therefore move the overlaying skin
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What is galea aponeurotica?
Definition
aponeurosis overlying the skull that connects the frontalis muscle and the occipitalas muscle
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What is the temporalis?
Definition
fleshy attachment responsible for chewing
Term
What are the different types of fascicle arrangement?
Definition
-circular
-convergent
-fusiform
-parallel
-pennate
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Describe the circular fascicle arrangement.
Definition
concentric rings that form structures called sphincters
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Describe the convergent fascicle arrangement.
Definition
broad origin fibers that converge into a tendon, producing a fan-like shape
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Describe the fusiform fascicle arrangement.
Definition
spindle-shaped with the muscle belly being wider than the origin and insertion
Term
Describe the parallel fascicle arrangement.
Definition
-strap-like muscle whose fibers run parallel to each other
-capable of shortening quite a bit, therefore producing a wide range of motion at the joints they cross
Term
Describe the pennate fascicle arrangement.
Definition
-pack a lot of fibers into the muscle, therefore a lot of power
-have a central tendon running length of muscle
Term
Describe the three types of pennate fascicle arrangements.
Definition
multipennate-formed like a bundle of feathers, all feeding into one central tendon
bipennate-looks like feather with fibers extending off both sides of central tendon
unipennate-fibers only extend off one side of central tendon
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What is the origin of a muscle?
Definition
the proximal attachment that is most stable (immovable)
Term
What is the insertion of a muscle?
Definition
the distal attachment that is freely mobile; generally moves towards the insertion
Term
What motion will be produced if the muscle crosses on the anterior side of a joint?
Definition
flexion
Term
What motion will be produced if the muscle crosses on the posterior side of a joint?
Definition
extension
Term
What axis and plane does flexion/extension occur in?
Definition
medial/lateral axis and the sagittal plane
Term
What axis and plane does abduction/adduction occur in?
Definition
antero-posterior and the frontal plane
Term
What axis and plane does rotation occur in?
Definition
longitudinal and horizontal plane
Term
What is a lever?
Definition
an elongated rigid object that rotates around a fixed point
Term
What is a fulcrum/axis?
Definition
a fixed point around which the levers will rotate
Term
What is a load?
Definition
the weight located at some point of the lever that will be overcome by the effort
Term
What is the force/effort?
Definition
effort applied to the lever to overcome a weight/load
Term
What is a first class lever?
Definition
fulcrum is between load and effort
Term
What are examples of a first class lever?
Definition
scissors and when chin rests on chest and you life head
Term
What is a second class lever?
Definition
load is between fulcrum and effort
Term
What are examples of a second class lever?
Definition
wheelbarrow and metotarsalphalangeal joint supports weight while achilles tendon is the effort
Term
What is a third class lever?
Definition
effort is between load and fulcrum
Term
What are examples of a third class lever?
Definition
bicep curls
Term
Which type of lever is the most common in the body?
Definition
third class lever
Term
What is a prime mover (agonist)?
Definition
the most effective muscle in causing movement
Term
What is an antagonist?
Definition
the opposite of the agonist, reverse movement
Term
What is an example of agonist and antagonist?
Definition
shoulder flexion: pectoralis major (agonist)
shoulder extension: latissimus dorsi (antagonist)
Term
What is a synergist?
Definition
"helper" of prime mover and reduces undesirable movement
Term
What is a fixator or stabilizer?
Definition
anchors, steadies or supports a bone or body part so that an active muscle has a "firm bone" on which to pull
Term
What is a muscle contraction controlled by?
Definition
the somatic motor system
Term
What is the premotor cortex's role in muscle contraction?
Definition
involved in planning and altering the initiation to move
Term
What is the primary motor cortex's role in muscle contraction?
Definition
generates the actual electrical impulse
Term
What is the difference between cranial and spinal nerves?
Definition
nerves that innervate the face are cranial
nerves that innervate extremities are spinal
Term
What is a motor unit?
Definition
an individual alpha neuron and all of the muscle fibers that it innervates
Term
Why is breaking up the innervation a good idea?
Definition
it allows for different segments of nerve to receive action potential and remain active therefore giving use to only a few muscle fibers and not overly giving impulses
Term
What is the neuromuscular junction made of?
Definition
the motor end plate and motor nerve ending
Term
What is the motor end plate?
Definition
folded part of the muscle cell plasma membrane
Term
What is the motor nerve ending?
Definition
terminal bouton that interfaces with the motor end plate to transfer the action potential from one structure to the other
Term
What is proprioception?
Definition
the sense of knowing where your body is in space
Term
What are golgi tendon organs?
Definition
embedded in the musculotendonouse junctions and also within tendons that transmit different signals to cause either muscle contractions or relaxations
Term
What is the difference between afferent and efferent?
Definition
afferent --> to brain
efferent --> from brain
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