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Describe the relationship between the epimysium, perimysium, and endomysium in a skeletal muscle. How do these layers contribute to the overall function of the muscle?
Describe the relationship between the epimysium, perimysium, and endomysium in a skeletal muscle. How do these layers contribute to the overall function of the muscle?
The epimysium surrounds the entire muscle, the perimysium surrounds fascicles (bundles of muscle fibers), and the endomysium surrounds individual muscle fibers. They provide structure, support, and pathways for blood vessels and nerves throughout the muscle.
Explain why skeletal muscles are responsible for voluntary control over swallowing, defecation, and urination, even though these processes are also regulated by involuntary mechanisms.
Explain why skeletal muscles are responsible for voluntary control over swallowing, defecation, and urination, even though these processes are also regulated by involuntary mechanisms.
Skeletal muscles control the entrances and exits of the digestive and urinary tracts, allowing for conscious override of the involuntary reflexes that govern these processes.
Compare and contrast the mechanisms of fatigue in skeletal muscle during prolonged low-intensity exercise versus high-intensity, short-duration exercise. What are the primary factors contributing to fatigue in each scenario?
Compare and contrast the mechanisms of fatigue in skeletal muscle during prolonged low-intensity exercise versus high-intensity, short-duration exercise. What are the primary factors contributing to fatigue in each scenario?
Prolonged low-intensity exercise leads to fatigue due to depletion of energy reserves. High-intensity, short-duration exercise leads to fatigue due to lactic acid build up.
What is the role of tendons, and what are they made of?
What is the role of tendons, and what are they made of?
Differentiate between aerobic and anaerobic respiration in muscle cells, highlighting the conditions under which each process predominates and the implications for ATP production and muscle function.
Differentiate between aerobic and anaerobic respiration in muscle cells, highlighting the conditions under which each process predominates and the implications for ATP production and muscle function.
Compare and contrast the energy production pathways in muscle cells under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Specifically, what are the end products and approximate ATP yield of each?
Compare and contrast the energy production pathways in muscle cells under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Specifically, what are the end products and approximate ATP yield of each?
Describe the roles of actin and myosin filaments in muscle contraction, and explain how their interaction leads to the shortening of the sarcomere.
Describe the roles of actin and myosin filaments in muscle contraction, and explain how their interaction leads to the shortening of the sarcomere.
Explain the role of a nerve impulse and acetylcholine in initiating muscle contraction. Detail the sequence of events from the nerve impulse reaching the muscle fiber to the start of sarcomere shortening.
Explain the role of a nerve impulse and acetylcholine in initiating muscle contraction. Detail the sequence of events from the nerve impulse reaching the muscle fiber to the start of sarcomere shortening.
Compare and contrast the structure and function of tendons and epimysium in relation to muscle tissue.
Compare and contrast the structure and function of tendons and epimysium in relation to muscle tissue.
Explain how the unique structural features of cardiac muscle, such as intercalated discs and branching fibers, contribute to its specific function in the heart.
Explain how the unique structural features of cardiac muscle, such as intercalated discs and branching fibers, contribute to its specific function in the heart.
Describe three key functional properties of muscle tissue (excitability, contractility, elasticity, and extensibility) and provide a brief example of how each is demonstrated in a specific muscle activity.
Describe three key functional properties of muscle tissue (excitability, contractility, elasticity, and extensibility) and provide a brief example of how each is demonstrated in a specific muscle activity.
Compare and contrast the structural and functional differences between skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscle tissues.
Compare and contrast the structural and functional differences between skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscle tissues.
Explain how muscle fatigue occurs at a physiological level, specifically relating to ATP availability and the accumulation of metabolic byproducts during intense muscle activity.
Explain how muscle fatigue occurs at a physiological level, specifically relating to ATP availability and the accumulation of metabolic byproducts during intense muscle activity.
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Types of Muscle Tissue
Types of Muscle Tissue
Skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle tissue.
Striated Muscle
Striated Muscle
Cardiac and skeletal muscle.
Intercalated Discs
Intercalated Discs
Cardiac muscle.
Voluntary Muscle
Voluntary Muscle
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Contractility
Contractility
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Muscle Contraction Filaments
Muscle Contraction Filaments
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Sarcomere
Sarcomere
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Acetylcholine
Acetylcholine
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Muscle Tissue Layers
Muscle Tissue Layers
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Tendons
Tendons
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Muscle Fatigue
Muscle Fatigue
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Aerobic
Aerobic
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Study Notes
- There are three types of muscle tissue: skeletal, cardiac, and smooth.
Muscle Tissue Types
- Cardiac and skeletal muscles are striated.
- Smooth muscles are layered.
- Intercalated discs are found in cardiac muscle.
- Cardiac muscle has branching fibers.
- Skeletal muscle has long cylindrical fibers.
- Smooth muscle has spindle-shaped fibers.
- Skeletal muscle is multinucleated.
- Skeletal muscle is voluntary.
- Cardiac and smooth muscles are involuntary.
- Smooth muscle is non-striated.
- Cardiac muscle is found only in the heart.
- Skeletal muscle is attached to bones.
Muscle Functions
- Maintaining posture involves working against gravity to keep us upright.
- Movement includes locomotion of the whole body, facial expressions, and circulation of blood.
- Contractibility is the ability to shorten when stimulated.
- Elasticity is the ability to recoil or bounce back to its original shape.
- Reinforcing the connections of bones stabilizes joints.
- Extensibility is the ability to lengthen or stretch even past their original shape.
- Excitability is the ability to respond to a stimulus.
- Cellular respiration generates heat, allowing a constant body temperature.
Muscle Contraction
- The sliding muscle theory explains muscle contraction.
- ATP provides the energy for muscle contraction.
- A nerve impulse must start the process in the muscle fiber.
- A sarcomere is a contractile unit from z-line to z-line.
- Muscles shorten when actin and myosin pull toward the M-line.
- Actin and myosin filaments work together to produce a muscle contraction.
- Myosin is the thick filament.
- Actin is the thin filament.
Energy Production
- Aerobic processes occur with oxygen.
- Anaerobic processes occur without oxygen.
- Fermentation, which occurs when oxygen isn't present produces lactic acid.
- Fermentation yields approximately 2 ATP.
- The Krebs cycle, occurring with oxygen, produces about 34 ATP.
- Fatigue occurs when muscles don't have enough oxygen, reducing the efficiency of ATP use.
Muscle Components
- A muscle cell is also called a muscle fiber.
- A tendon is a cord-like extension of connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone.
- Epimysium is the connective tissue sheath surrounding the entire muscle.
- Actively contracting muscles require large amounts of ATP.
- Acetylcholine is the neurotransmitter released to initiate synaptic potential in the sarcolemma.
- Thick filaments in a sarcomere consist of myosin.
- Thin filaments in a sarcomere consist of actin.
- The sarcomere is the smallest functional unit of a muscle fiber.
- Thin filaments at the end of a sarcomere are attached to the Z-line.
- Epimysium, perimysium, and endomysium are the three layers of connective tissue in each muscle.
- Tendons are bundles of collagen fibers that attach muscle to bone.
- Skeletal muscles control swallowing, defecation, and urination by guarding entrances and exits.
- Highly coordinated activities like swimming and typing are examples of skeletal muscle movement.
- Muscle fatigue occurs, when energy reserves are exhausted, or lactic acid levels increase.
- Smooth muscle cells contract automatically or in response to environmental or hormonal stimulation.
- The presence of intercalated discs is unique to cardiac muscle.
- Smooth muscle lacks myofibrils, sarcomeres, and striations.
"Which One Doesn't Belong" Scenarios:
- Bones doesn't belong - smooth muscle lines the esophagus and the bladder (organs listed use smooth muscle, bones do not)
- Promotes labor during birth doesn't belong - the others refer to your heart.
- Promotes growth doesn't belong - the others are functions of muscles.
Aerobic vs. Anaerobic Conditions:
- Anaerobic conditions are accompanied by lactic acid formation.
- Aerobic conditions supply the highest ATP yield per glucose.
- Anaerobic conditions require no oxygen.
- Aerobic conditions are good for a sprint.
- Anaerobic conditions are used when the oxygen supply is inadequate over time.
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Understand the three muscle tissue types: skeletal, cardiac, and smooth. Explore their characteristics, including striations, fiber shapes, and nuclei count. Learn about muscle functions such as posture maintenance, movement, contractibility, elasticity, joint stabilization, and extensibility.
