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1
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sarcomere

A

contractile units of muscle

2
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neuromuscular junction

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Chemical synapse between the axon terminal of an alpha motor neuron and the sarcolemma of the muscle fiber

3
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sarcolemma

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membrane of muscle cell

4
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What is released from presynaptic terminals at the NMJ?

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ACh

5
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EPP

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excitatory endplate potential

6
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excitatory endplate potential (EPP)

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  • sets off a chain of events that leads to muscle contraction
  • ACh released into invaginations in sarcolemma (motor end plate)
7
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7 steps from AP propagation of axon to AP on muscle cell

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  1. AP travels to axon terminal
  2. voltage gated Ca2+ channels open, Ca2+ diffuses into terminal
  3. synaptic vesicles release ACh
  4. ACh diffuses across synaptic cleft and binds to receptors (ligand gated)
  5. ligand gated channels open
  6. Na+ enters fiber, K+ leaves » depolarization
  7. membrane potential reaches threshold and an AP propagates along sarcolemma
8
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When does neurotransmission stop?

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when ACh is removed from synaptic cleft

9
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How might ACh be removed from synaptic cleft?

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  • diffuses away from synapse

- broken down by acetylcholinesterase to acetic acid and choline

10
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What happens to choline after ACh is broken down?

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transferred to axon terminal for resynthesis of ACh

11
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excitation-contraction coupling

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conversion of AP into a contraction

12
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Where does the AP go once it reaches the sarcolemma?

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transverse tubules conduct AP to interior of muscle fiber

13
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t-tubules

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  • regularly spaced infoldings of sarcolemma

- make contact with sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR)

14
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terminal cisternae

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formed by SR, helps for triad

15
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triad

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  • 1 portion of a t-tubule + 2 terminal cisternae = triad

- linked by series of proteins that control Ca2+ release

16
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What happens to the AP once it reaches the t-tubule?

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  • opens voltage gated Ca2+ channel in triad
  • allows Ca2+ ions to flood sarcoplasm
  • rapid influx of Ca2+ triggers contraction
17
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sarcomere

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functional unit of contraction

18
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contraction initiation

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initiated when Ca2+ released from SR bind to troponin

  • troponin changes shape
  • tropomyosin moves out of the way and allows troponin to bind
  • ATP binds to myosin head and activates
19
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4 phases of crossbridge cycle

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  • cross bridge formation
  • power stroke
  • cross bridge detachment
  • reactivation of myosin head
20
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power stroke

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myosin head pivots, sliding actin toward center of sarcomere

21
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cross bridge detachment caused by

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ATP binding to myosin head

22
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reactivation of myosin head

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returns to cocked position

23
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When does the contraction cycle end?

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when Ca2+ ions actively transported back to SR

24
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What happens to troponin and tropomyosin once contraction cycle ends?

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  • troponin returns to original shape

- allows tropomyosin to cover myosin binding site on actin

25
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When can sarcomeres disappear and reappear?

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when healthy innervated muscle is immobilized

26
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LMN cell bodies

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cell bodies in ventral horn of spinal cord ALWAYS

27
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2 types of LMN

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  • alpha LMN

- gamma LMN

28
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alpha LMN innervates

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extrafusal fibers (contractile portion of muscle)

29
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gamma LMN innervates

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intrafusal fibers

30
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coactivation of alpha and gamma fibers

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coactivated to maintain stretch on intrafusal fibers while extrafusal fibers contract

31
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motor unit

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a single alpha motor neuron (LMN) and the group of muscle fibers it innervates

32
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motor unit action potentials

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electrically recorded intramuscular potentials (needle electrode)

33
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characteristics of motor unit AP

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  • no activity when at rest
  • normally biphasic or triphasic recording when voluntary recruitment of muscle
  • maximal recruitment produces “interference pattern”
  • changes can be seen with various peripheral or central disease
34
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damage to LMN cell body or axon characterized by

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  • hyporeflexia
  • hypotonia
  • paralysis or paresis
  • atrophy
  • denervation pattern of EMG
35
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denervation pattern of EMG

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  • spontaneous EMG activity at rest

- abn MUAPs

36
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spontaneous EMG activity at rest

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  • fibrillations (fibs)

- positive sharp waves (PSWs)