Muscles: Skeletal

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This is about the skeletal muscles mainly


 
  
Created Feb 24, 2011
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1) What are the three types of muscle?2) The mechanism of __________ is similar between all...
 
1) skeletal (striated)cardiacsmooth2) The mechanism of muscle contraction is similar between...
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The muscles of the skeletal system are part of which function of the nervous system???
 
Motor Output!!!!
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1)describe some characteristics of a muscle cell??come on you can do it!!!2) why are skeletal...
 
1) multinucleated, striated, they undergo DNA replication but DO NOT divide, these nuclei make...
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describe the arrangement of the sarcomere!! (this is very important to know because it is crucial...
 
- composed of myosin and actin filaments!!- The Z-line anchors thin filaments- H zone is the...
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how do the structures of the muscle come together? (i.e what are the building blocks of the...
 
myosin and actin make up sarcomeres                ...
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How does muscle contraction work in relation to the myosin-actin interactions involved??
 
look at slide 6
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how does muscle contraction impact shape of sarcomere and what occurs generally?
 
Myosin head hyrolyze ATP as an energy source for moving the thin filaments (actin) inwardthe...
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The sliding filament hypothesis!! Explain it. (i know these may seem redundant but hey I am...
 
During contraction, both the H bands and I bands decrease in length as the myosin thick filament  “pulls”...
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when the ATP in your muscles are used, what disease are you most likely going to develop??
 
rigor mortis
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How does Calcium regulate Muscle Contraction??
 
The myosin binding site on actin is blocked by tropomyosin in the relaxed muscle.  When...
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can muscle cells generate action potentials?what type of ion channels are on the plasma membrane...
 
yesvoltage-gated channelsYes!!
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How does the nervous system regulates contractions in the muscle in relation to how calcium...
 
Calcium is stored in the muscle’s endoplasmic reticulum (called sarcoplasmic reticulum). Release...
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The overview of how the muscle and nervous system work together to bring about a contraction!!!
 
Look at you all done with muscles and shit!!***Pat yourself on the back because you only have...

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