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What happens to the number of bound cross-bridges as sarcomere length increases?
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What is the main difference in the in vivo operating length relative to optimum between muscles?
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What is the effect of increasing frequency on electrically-stimulated forces?
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What is the effect of lengthening the muscle on force at high frequencies?
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At which length are actin and myosin more likely to interact for a given activation level?
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What is the relationship between muscle length and force?
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What is the reason for the shift in optimum length with frequency?
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What is the main difference between the Biceps Brachii and Gastrocnemius muscles?
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What is the effect of activation level on the force-length relation?
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What is the primary function of muscles in the context of movement?
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What is the function of the light chains in myosin?
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What is the significance of the motor domain being very short in myosin?
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How do myosin molecules arrange themselves in a unique way?
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What is the name of the model that describes the mechanism of muscle contraction?
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What are the major constituents of the sarcomere?
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What is the consequence of increasing the cross-bridge cycling rate?
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What is the term for the attachment of myosin to actin during muscle contraction?
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What is the advantage of having longer fibres/fascicles in muscles?
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What happens to the shortening velocity of a muscle as the fibre length increases?
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Which type of muscle is best suited for dynamic movements?
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What is the relationship between fibre length and isometric force?
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Why are shorter-fibred muscles more efficient for low-metabolic cost activities?
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What is the advantage of having highly pennate fibred muscles?
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What is the relationship between fibre length and sarcomere shortening?
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What is the function of the light chains in myosin?
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Why is the motor domain of myosin very short?
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What is the primary factor affecting the number of bound cross-bridges in a sarcomere?
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How do myosin molecules arrange themselves?
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Which of the following statements is true about the force-velocity relation?
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What is the name of the model that describes the mechanism of muscle contraction?
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What is the consequence of sarcomere lengthening on muscle force production?
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What is the consequence of increasing the cross-bridge cycling rate?
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What is the relationship between muscle velocity and force production?
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What is the term for the attachment of myosin to actin during muscle contraction?
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What is the optimal length for maximum force production in a sarcomere?
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What are the major constituents of the sarcomere?
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What is the reason for the varying force production within a muscle?
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What enables muscles to move about joints, through planes of motion, about axes?
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What is the consequence of shortening velocity on maximum force production?
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What is the relationship between muscle length and force production?
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What is the primary reason for the difference in in vivo operating length relative to optimum between muscles?
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What happens to the force-length relation as activation level changes?
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At what length are actin and myosin more likely to interact for a given activation level?
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What is the effect of increasing frequency on electrically-stimulated forces at low frequencies?
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What is the difference between the force-length relation at low and high frequencies?
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What is the reason for the shift in optimum length with frequency?
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What is the effect of lengthening the muscle on force at low frequencies?
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What is the reason for the difference in the in vivo operating length relative to optimum between the Biceps Brachii and Gastrocnemius muscles?
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What is the effect of pennation on the physiological cross-sectional area (PCSA) of a muscle?
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What is the benefit of fibre rotation during muscle contraction?
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What happens to the force production of sarcomeres as they shorten slower?
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What is the advantage of muscles with high pennation angles?
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What is the effect of fibre rotation on muscle force production?
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What is the relationship between fibre length and muscle force production?
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What is the benefit of pennate muscles in dynamic contractions?
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What is the effect of fibre rotation on sarcomere shortening?
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What type of behaviours do tendons exhibit?
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What happens to the stress in a tendon when it is held at a constant length?
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What is the result of fibril sliding in tendons?
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What happens to the strain in a tendon when it is pulled with a constant force?
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What is the role of tendons in movement?
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What is the relationship between tendon stiffness and injury risk?
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What is the key concept in understanding tendon function during movement?
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What is the effect of increasing sarcomere length on the number of bound cross-bridges?
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What happens to muscle force production when sarcomeres are at optimal length?
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What is the relationship between muscle power and velocity?
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What can be said about the length of sarcomeres within a muscle?
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What is the effect of shortening velocity on maximum force production?
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What happens to the number of bound cross-bridges at optimal sarcomere length?
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What is the relationship between muscle force production and velocity?
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What happens to muscle power production when force and velocity are high?
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What is the hierarchical structure of tendon?
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What is the fundamental component of tendon?
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What is the relationship between fibre length and work performed by a muscle?
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What is the advantage of having shorter fibres in muscles?
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What is the effect of cross-linking of collagen fibrils?
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What happens to tendons when loaded?
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How does fibre length affect shortening velocity?
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What is the purpose of normalizing force and length in tendon stress-strain relation?
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What is the characteristic of muscles that have longer fibres?
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What is the relationship between fibre length and sarcomere shortening?
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What is the term for the energy lost or dissipated during relaxation of tendon?
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What is the advantage of having highly pennate fibred muscles?
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What is the characteristic of biological tissues, including tendon?
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What is the effect of fibre length on isometric force?
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What is the benefit of tendon's ability to dissipate energy?
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Which type of muscle is best suited for dynamic movements?
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What is the main reason why the optimum muscle-tendon unit length, and therefore the optimum joint angle, changes little with changes in force?
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What is the primary function of the parallel elastic component (PEC) in muscle contraction?
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What happens to the passive force contribution from the parallel elastic component (PEC) during muscle contraction?
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What is the significance of the series elastic component (SEC) in muscle contraction?
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What is the relationship between the muscle-tendon unit length and joint angle during muscle contraction?
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Why is the concept of optimum muscle length important in muscle contraction?
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What is the effect of a muscle connecting to a long tendon on the muscle-tendon unit length?
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What is the primary function of the muscle-tendon unit in muscle contraction?
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What is the characteristic of tendons that allows them to exhibit both viscous and elastic behaviours?
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What happens to the stress on a tendon when it is held at a constant length?
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Study Notes
Muscle Properties - Speed
- As muscles shorten faster, maximum force decreases, following the force-velocity relation.
- Power is calculated as F x v, leading to a power-velocity relation.
- There is a trade-off between speed and force, meaning we can either move slowly and lift heavy or move quickly and lift light, but not both.
Muscle Properties - Length
- Shortening and lengthening of sarcomeres changes the overlap of myosin and actin, affecting the number of bound cross-bridges and ultimately sarcomere and muscle force.
- Optimum length is approximately 2.7 µm, which is about 1/10 the width of a fine hair.
- Changes in actin-myosin overlap largely underpin the force-length relation.
- Within a muscle, sarcomeres can be at different lengths.
- The force-length relation shifts as activation changes, with a shift in optimum length with frequency (force).
Muscle Structure - Myosin
- Myosin has a heavy chain (head, neck, and tail) and light chains that influence function.
- The head/neck (motor) domain bends to pull on actin, working in low gear.
- Myosin molecules arrange themselves with tails together and heads at the ends.
Muscle Structure - Sarcomere
- Actin and myosin are the major constituents of the fundamental unit of muscle: the sarcomere.
- The sarcomere has a lattice structure.
Muscle Properties
- Myosin heads rotate, detach, recover, and reattach to actin in a process called cross-bridge cycling.
- The recover-reattach time is constant, so faster cycle rates result in less time for myosins to be in contact with actin, reducing force production.
Muscle Architecture
- Different muscle architectures include pennate and parallel-fibred muscles.
- Long fibres/fascicles allow for large range of motion and more work, but have higher metabolic costs.
- Short fibres have lower metabolic costs.
- Longer fibres have more sarcomeres in series, which don't increase isometric force but use more ATP.
Fibre Length and O2/ATP
- Longer fibres have more sarcomeres in series, using more ATP to generate tension.
- Shorter fibres have lower metabolic costs.
Fibre Length and Speed
- Longer fibres have more sarcomeres in series, resulting in slower shortening velocity.
- Shorter fibres are better suited for high-speed movements.
Fibre Length and Work
- Longer fibres have a greater range of shortening, performing more work.
- Longer fibres require less sarcomere shortening, leading to slower velocity.
Muscle Properties - Speed
- As muscles shorten faster, maximum force decreases, known as the force-velocity relation
- Power is the product of force and velocity, resulting in a power-velocity relation
- There is a trade-off between moving slowly and lifting heavy, or moving quickly and lifting light, but not both
Muscle Properties - Length
- Shortening and lengthening of sarcomeres changes the overlap of myosin and actin, affecting sarcomere and muscle force
- Optimum length for muscle force generation is around 2.7 µm, similar to 1/10 the width of a fine hair
- Changes in actin-myosin overlap underpin the force-length relation
- Within a muscle, sarcomeres can be at different lengths
- In vivo operating length relative to optimum differs between muscles
Muscle Properties - Length (continued)
- Force-length relation shifts as activation changes, with electrically-stimulated forces at low frequencies being good for lengthening the muscle, but not at high frequencies
- Actin and myosin are closer together at long lengths, making interaction more likely for a given activation level
Muscle Structure - Myosin
- Myosin has a heavy chain (head, neck, and tail) and light chains that influence function
- The head/neck (motor) domain bends to pull on actin, working in low gear like a bike or car going up a hill
- Myosin molecules arrange themselves with tails together and heads at the ends, allowing them to 'walk' along actin to cause muscle contraction
Muscle Structure - Sarcomere
- Actin and myosin are the major constituents of the sarcomere, the fundamental unit of muscle
- The lattice structure of sarcomeres is important for muscle function
Muscle Contraction
- Myosin heads rotate, detach, recover, and reattach to actin in a process called cross-bridge cycling
- The faster the cycle rate, the less time myosins are in contact with actin, resulting in less force being produced
Pennation
- Some muscles have high angles of pennation, allowing more contractile tissue to attach to the tendon/aponeurosis
- This increases the physiological cross-sectional area (PCSA) of the muscle, allowing for more force production
- Fibres also rotate as they shorten, reducing the amount of shortening required and increasing force production
Pennation and Rotation
- Sarcomeres shorten slower and generate more force due to the force-velocity relationship
- Fibres can remain closer to optimum length, examples include gastrocnemius, vastus lateralis and medialis, and triceps brachii
Viscoelasticity
- Muscles exhibit viscoelastic properties, with creep (increased strain under constant stress) and stress relaxation (decreased stress at constant strain)
- Viscoelasticity provides protection from injury and over-elongation when loaded rapidly
- Tendon stiffness and hysteresis influence movement capacity
Muscle Properties - Speed
- As muscles shorten faster, maximum force decreases, known as the force-velocity relation
- Power is the product of force and velocity (P = F x v), so there is also a power-velocity relation
- We can either move slowly and lift heavy, or move quickly and lift light, but we can't do both (heavy and fast)
Muscle Properties - Length
- Shortening and lengthening of sarcomeres change the overlap of myosin and actin, affecting sarcomere and muscle force
- At short lengths, there are fewer bound cross-bridges and actin-myosin collisions, resulting in decreased force
- At optimum length (~2.7 µm), there are most bound cross-bridges, resulting in maximum force
- At long lengths, there are again fewer bound cross-bridges and actin-myosin collisions, resulting in decreased force
- The force-length relation is largely, but not completely, underpinned by changes in actin-myosin overlap
- Within a muscle, sarcomeres can all be at different lengths
- The "best" length is not always the "optimum" length determined during a maximal contraction
Muscle Properties - Length (continued)
- When a muscle connects to a long tendon, higher force stretches the tendon, causing the muscle to work at a shorter length
- Alternatively, reducing force allows the tendon to shorten, stretching the muscle anyway
- The optimum "muscle-tendon unit" length, and therefore the optimum joint angle, probably changes little with changes in force
- Passive forces also contribute when a muscle is stretched, including the parallel elastic component (PEC)
- The PEC includes membranes surrounding fibers, fascicles, and whole muscles, keeping the muscle from overstretching
- However, the PEC passive force decreases or becomes zero during contraction as the fibers shorten and stretch the series elastic component (SEC)
Muscle Architecture
- Muscles can have varying architectures, including pennate and parallel fibers
- Long fibers/fascicles allow for a large range of motion (ROM) and perform more work (F x d)
- Long fibers/fascicles have high shortening speeds
- Short fibers have lower metabolic cost (less ATP use)
- Longer fibers have more sarcomeres in series, generating good force at higher shortening speeds
- Examples of muscles with different architectures include the vastus lateralis, hamstrings, and gluteus maximus
The Tendon
- Muscles transfer their forces through tendons to the bones
- Understanding the tendon is key to understanding functional movement
- Tendons have a hierarchical structure, including molecules, fibrils, fascicles, and tendons
- The fundamental component is collagen, which is elastic due to covalent bonds between amino acids
- Cross-linking of collagen fibrils increases stiffness and reduces breaking of fibrils
- Load sharing occurs between fibrils and fascicles, and shear between these constituents allows for tendon elongation
Tendon Force-Length Relation
- Tendons stretch when loaded, but properties vary
- The force-length relation has a toe region, linear region, and failure region
- When loaded, collagen stretches, and some collagen stretches, resulting in damage to collagen and filamentous/fascicular shear
Tendon Stress-Strain Relation
- To compare tendons of different sizes and types, we normalize force and length
- Stress is the force change per cross-sectional area (N/mm²)
- Strain is the length change per initial length (%)
- The stress-strain relation shows that tendons dissipate energy partly through shear between fibrils and fascicles during relaxation
Viscoelasticity
- Biological tissues, including tendons, exhibit viscoelastic behavior, combining viscous and elastic properties
- Viscoelasticity is important for injury prevention and braking, but not for propulsion/locomotion
- Creep occurs when there is increased strain under constant stress, and stress relaxation occurs when there is decreased stress at constant strain
- Fibril sliding causes viscoelasticity, providing greater protection from injury and over-elongation when loaded rapidly
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