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Biology Chapter 6: Musculoskeletal System
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06/30/2009

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4 functions of MS system
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1. protection and support 2. movement 3. maintain calcium ion homeostasis 4. form blood cells
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avascular
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no blood cells (ex lymph)
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axial skeleton:
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skull, vertebral column, rib cage
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appendicular skeleton:
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limbs, pelvic girdle, pectoral girdle
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embryonic skeleton is mostly
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cartilaginous
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most cartilage is
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avascular and devoid of nerves
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cartilage gets nourishment from
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capillaries in local connective tissue and diffusion
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organic components of bone
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proteins, lipids, carbohydrates
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inorganic components of bone
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calcium, phosphate, hydroxide
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osteoclast ____ calcium ___ blood
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release into
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osteoblast ____ calcium ___ blood
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remove from
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osteoclast:
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breaks down bone
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osteoblast
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builds bone
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calcitonin
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tones down blood calcium
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red marrow
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stem cells into blood and immune cells
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yellow marrow
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store fat
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osteoblasts are regulated by
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parahyroid hormone
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epiphseal plates
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region where growth takes place
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highest calcium concentration is in the
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epiphyseal plates
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parathyroid hormone _____ blood calcium levels
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increases
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bone resorption
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degradation of bone--calcium and phosphate are released into blood
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bone reformation
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building of bone--calcium and phosphate are absorbed for use in process
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mature bone cells
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osteocytes
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bone remodeling
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dynamic equilibrium between bone being broken down and built
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bone to bone connector
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ligament (BLB)
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T system provides
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channels for ions to flow throughout the muscle fibers
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bundle of parallel fibers
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muscle
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red muscle fibers are ____ twitch
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slow
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white muscle fibers are ____ twitch
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fast
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red fibers(slow twitch)--have more mitochondria and high myoglobin content so...
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long distance runners have more red than white
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white fibers (fast twitch) for ___ runners because ____ rate of contraction
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short distance; greater;
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successful short distance runners have more ___ fibers than ___
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white than red
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red are more ___erboic
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a
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white are more ___erobic
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ana
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component of sarcomere that has a head and tail
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myosin
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thin filament
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actin
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thick filament
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myosin --has a head and tail region!
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actin molecules are associated with
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troponin and tropomyosin
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defines the boundaries of a single sarcomere
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z lines
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anchors the thin filaments
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z lines
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runs down the center of a sarcomere
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m line
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region containing the thin filaments only
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I band (I is thinner than H)
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region containing thick filaments only
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H zone (H is thicker than I)
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spans entire length of the thick filaments and any overlapping portions of the thin filaments
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A band
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not reduced in size during contraction
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A band
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reduced in size during contraction
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H and I bands
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acetylcholine binds onto receptor sites on the
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sarcolemma
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cell membrane of a muscle fiber
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sarcolemma
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cytoplasm of a muscle fiber
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sarcoplasm
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after action potential, _____ ____ releases ____ into the sarcoplasm
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sarcoplasmic reticulum; calcium ions
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calcium ions bind to ____ molecules causing _____ strands to shift
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troponin; tropomyosin
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shift of tropomyosin exposes _____ on the actin filaments
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myosin-binding sites
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the ___ of the myosin bind to sites on the ___ molecules
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heads; actin
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binding of myosin heads and actin molecules creates
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actin-myosin cross-bridges
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actin-myosin cross bridges draws the ___ filaments toward the center of the ____ and shortens the sarcomere
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thin; H zone
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ATPase
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hydrolyzes ATP
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provides energy for dissociation of the myosin head from actin
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ATPase
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bundles of actomyosin filaments
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myofibrils-cylindical organelles of muscle cells--
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myofibrils run down the middle and combine to form a
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muscle fiber
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hydrolysis
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water is split into H and OH
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reaction used to break down polymers
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hydrolysis
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lyse
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break into two new compounds
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myosin heads cant detach from actin without...
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ATP
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rigor mortis
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myosin heads cant detach from actin so the muscle cannot relax
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need ___ to relax muscles
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ATP
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calcium is pumped into the sarcoplasmic reticulum during
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relaxation
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sarcoplasmic reticulum
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stores and pumps calcium ions
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continual low-grade contractions of muscle
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tonus
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at rest, muscles are in a continuous state of
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tonus
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muscle is unresponsive to stimulus
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absolute refractory preiod
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a greater than normal stimulus is needed to elicit a contraction
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relative refractory period
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time between stimulation and onset of contraction
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latent period
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fibers are exposed to very frequent stimuli and muscle cannot full relax--contractions combine and become stronger and more prolonged
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frequency summation
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contractions become continuous when the stimuli are so frequent that the muscle cannot relax
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tetanus
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if this is prolonged the muscle will begin to fatigue
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tetanization
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skeletal muscle:
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straited, voluntary, somatic innervation, many nuc per cell, calcium needed for contraction
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cardiac muscle
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straited, involuntary, autonomicinnervation, 1-2 nuc per cell, calcium needed for contraction
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smooth muscle:
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non-straited, involuntary, autonomic innervation, one nuc per cell, calcium needed for contraction
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reflexively contracting without nervous stimulation
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myogenic activity
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muscle types that are myogenic
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cardiac & smooth
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creatine phosphate
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produced from ATP--> creatine. used during exercise to resynthesize ATP so it can replenish ATP supply without needing more oxygen
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myoglobin
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high oxygen affinity-binds to it and when muscles run out it releases oxygen--acts as an additional reserve for active muscle
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tendons and ligaments
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dense connective tissue
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assist the principal muscles during movement
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synergistic muscles
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