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Muscle System. Ch 9. Muscle Properties. 4 basic properties Contractability Excitability Extensibility Elasticity. Contractability. Cells capable of decreasing along a longitudinal axis Shorten & thicken Produce force Pull or create tension. Contractability. Excitability.
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Muscle System Ch 9
Muscle Properties • 4 basic properties • Contractability • Excitability • Extensibility • Elasticity
Contractability • Cells capable of decreasing along a longitudinal axis • Shorten & thicken • Produce force • Pull or create tension
Excitability • Ability to respond to external stimulation • Stimulation initiated by • Hormonal cues • nerves • Motor nerves
Extensibility • Ability to “stretch” without loss of function
Elasticity • Ability to regain original shape following contraction
Muscle Types • Skeletal • Cardiac • Smooth
Skeletal • Aka muscle fiber • Primary muscle type • 700+ • Voluntary • Only consciously controlled tissue • Move & stabilize the skeleton • Striated • Contractile proteins produce movement (contraction), striated in appearance • Large, multinucleate cells • Long thin cells= myofibers • Some regeneration
Skeletal Muscle Function • By mean of contractions..
Skeletal Muscle Functions • Produce skeletal movement • Maintain posture & position • Support soft tissue (pelvic floor & abdominal wall) • Regulate entering & exiting of material • Digestive & urinary tract • Thermogenic • Produce body heat
Motor Control • Controlled by higher brain regions (Cerebrum) • Allow for conscious control of muscles
Smooth • Aka visceral • Non-striated aka smooth • Involuntary • Not consciously controlled • Small spindle shaped cells • Microfibers with random arrangement • Uninucleate • Regenerative • Functions in transporting fluids & solids through the body • Ex digestive system, urinary structures, blood vessels, glands, reproductive tract
Cardiac • Involuntary striated • Self stimulating • Only in heart • Small, uninucleate, interconnected, branched cells • Intercalated discs • Visible cellular connections • Gap junctions • Desmosomes • Functions to push blood through blood vessels • No regeneration
Skeletal Muscle Anatomy • Specialized cells- Myofibers • Long slender fiber like cells • Mature cells multinucleate • NOT capable of mitotic division • Cellular development • Fusion of many embryonic stem cells form long multinucleate cells • myoblasts
Myofiber Structure • Sarcolemma • Myofiber cell membrane • Sarcoplasm • Myofiber cytoplasm • Made up of bundles of myofibrils • Made up of micrfilaments aka myofilaments • Satallite cells • Muscle stem cells • Resident myoblasts in adult tissue • Tissue repair • Fascicle • Connective tissue holds together for organization • Contains bundles of myofibers
Myofibers are made of bundles of Myofibrils Aka Fascicle
Muscle Connective Tissue • Connective tissue surrounds, supports, & attaches muscle • 3 layers of connective tissue • Endomysium • Perimysium • Epimysium
Endomysium • “Within” • CT surrounding & binding together individual myofibers • Delicate network of reticular fibers • Holds myofibers together • Supports blood vessels • House satellite cells
Perimysium • “around” • CT surrounding & binding groups of myofibers • Fascicles • Stringiness of meat • Collagen & elastic fibers • Houses blood vessels & nerves
Epimysium • “above” • Dense irregular CT • Surrounds & binds fascicles together • Holds together Individual muscles into discrete units • Ex biceps, triceps, deltoid
Epimysium holds together Individual muscles into discrete units
Tendons & Aponeurosis • CT attaching • Muscle to bone • Muscle into CT of another muscle • Combination of CT fibers from all levels of muscle organization • Endomysium • Perimysium • Epimysium • CT fibers are continuous w/ periosteum & osseous matrix= strong muscle attachments • Bones more likely to break before tendon tears away from bone • All CTs merge to form attachments • Tendon- strong cord or rope • Aponeurosis- flattened sheet