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Anatomy and Physiology Ch. 10 Muscle Worksheets Part 2

Matching
 
 
Neuromuscular Junction                                                           Part B
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a.
Motor neuron
c.
Synaptic cleft
b.
Muscle fiber
d.
Synaptic vesicles
 

 1. 

1; see picture
 

 2. 

2
 

 3. 

3
 

 4. 

4
 
 
Excitation-Contraction Coupling
a.
ATP
f.
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
b.
Ca2+ ions
g.
T tubules
c.
Cross-bridge
h.
Tropomyosin
d.
Myosin
i.
Troponin
e.
Sarcolemma
 

 5. 

Action potentials are propagated along the _____
 

 6. 

and depolarize the _____, which carry the depolarization to the muscle fiber’s interior.
 

 7. 

As the action potential reaches the triads, voltage-gated ion channels open, and Ca2+ ions are released from the _____.
 

 8. 

Ca2+ ions diffuse into the sarcoplasm surrounding the myofilaments and bind to _____ of the actin myofilaments.
 

 9. 

This causes tropomyosin to move and expose the active sites of actin to _____.
 

 10. 

Contraction occurs when actin and myosin bind, forming a _____; myosin changes shape, and the actin myofilament is pulled past the myosin myofilament.
 

 11. 

Relaxation occurs when _____ are taken up by the sarcoplasmic reticulum,
 

 12. 

_____ binds to myosin,
 

 13. 

and _____ blocks the active sites on the actin molecules.
 
 
Energy Requirements for Contraction and Relaxation
a.
Actin
f.
Head
b.
Active site
g.
Myosin
c.
ATP
h.
Power
d.
ATPase
i.
Recovery
e.
Ca2+ ions
j.
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
 

 14. 

After a cross-bridge has formed and movement has occured, release of the myosin head from actin requires _____ to bind to the head of the myosin molecule.
 

 15. 

ATP is broken down by _____ in the head of the myosin myofilament
 

 16. 

and energy is stored in the _____ of the myosin molecule.
 

 17. 

When the myosin molecule binds to _____ to form another cross-bridge, much of the energy is used for cross-bridge formation and movement.
 

 18. 

Before the cross-bridge can be released for another cycle, once again an ATP molecule must bind to the head of the _____ molecule.
 

 19. 

Movement of the myosin molecule while the cross-bridge is attached is a _____ stroke,
 

 20. 

whereas return of the myosin head to its original position after cross-bridge formation is a _____ stroke.
 

 21. 

Relaxation occurs as a result of the active transport of _____
 

 22. 

back into the _____,
 

 23. 

which allows the troponin-tropomyosin complex to block the _____ on the actin molecules and cross-bridges cannot reform.
 
 
Muscle Twitch
a.
Contraction
c.
Relaxation phase
b.
Lag phase
 

 24. 

An action potential causes the presynaptic terminal to release acetylcholine. Acetylcholine crosses the synaptic cleft and binds to postsynaptic receptors, causing an action potential.
 

 25. 

An action potential propagates down the T tubules, causing the release of Ca2+ ions from the sarcoplasmic reticulum.
 

 26. 

Ca2+ ions bind with troponin, the troponin-tropomyosin complex changes position, and active sites on actin molecules are exposed to the heads of the myosin molecules.
 

 27. 

Cross-bridges between actin and myosin molecules form, move, release, and reform, causing sarcomeres to shorten.
 

 28. 

Ca2+ ions are actively transported into the sarcoplasmic reticulum, troponin-tropomyosin complexes inhibit cross-bridge formation, and muscle fibers lengthen passively.
 
 
Stimulus Strength and Muscle Contraction                              Part A
a.
Maximal stimulus
d.
Subthreshold stimulus
b.
Multiple motor unit summation
e.
Supramaximal stimulus
c.
Submaximal stimulus
f.
Threshold stimulus
 

 29. 

Stimulus just strong enough to produce an action potential in a single motor unit.
 

 30. 

Stimulus strength between threshold and maximal values.
 

 31. 

Stimulus that is stronger than necessary to activate all the motor units in a muscle.
 

 32. 

Increasing stimulus strength, between threshold and maximum values, produces a graded increase in force of contraction of a muscle.
 
 
Stimulus Strength and Muscle Contraction                             Part B
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a.
Maximal stimulus
d.
Supramaximal stimulus
b.
Submaximal stimulus
e.
Threshold stimulus
c.
Subthreshold stimulus
 

 33. 

1; see picture
 

 34. 

2
 

 35. 

3
 

 36. 

4
 

 37. 

5
 
 
Stimulus Frequency and Muscle Contraction
a.
Complete tetanus
c.
Multiple wave summation
b.
Incomplete tetanus
d.
Treppe
 

 38. 

Increase in the force of a muscle contraction caused by an increased frequency of stimulation.
 

 39. 

Stimuli occur so frequently that there is no muscle relaxation.
 

 40. 

Graded response occuring in muscle that has rested for a prolonged period of time. If the muscle is stimulated with a maximal stimulus at a frequency that allows complete relaxation between stimuli,the second contraction is of a slightly greater magnitude than the first, and the third is greater than the second. After a few stimuli, all the contractions are of equal magnitude.
 
 
Stimulus Frequency and Muscle Contraction                          Part B
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a.
Complete tetanus
c.
Multiple wave summation
b.
Incomplete tetanus
d.
Treppe
 

 41. 

Demonstrated by graph A. see picture
 

 42. 

Demonstrated by graph B.
 

 43. 

Name part 3 of the graph.
 

 44. 

Name part 4 of the graph.
 
 
Stimulus Frequency and Muscle Contraction                          Part C
a.
Active sites
e.
Increases
b.
Ca2+ ions
f.
Muscle twitch
c.
Decreases
g.
Tension
d.
Elasticity
h.
Tetany
 

 45. 

Multiple wave summation is increased tension that is apparent when a muscle is exhibiting incomplete or complete _____.
 

 46. 

Two factors play a role in this increased tension. First, as the action potential frequency increases, the concentration of _____ around the myofibrils
 

 47. 

becomes greater than during a single _____, causing a greater degree of contraction.
 

 48. 

The additional Ca2+ ions cause the exposure of additional _____ on the actin filaments.
 

 49. 

Second, the sarcoplasm and the connective tissue components of muscle have some _____.
 

 50. 

In a muscle stimulated at high frequency, the elastic elements are stretched during the early part of the prolonged contraction. The stretching allows all of the _____ produced by the muscle to be applied to the load to be lifted,
 

 51. 

and the observed tension produced by the muscle _____.
 
 
Type of Muscle Contractions
a.
Concentric
d.
Isotonic
b.
Eccentric
e.
Muscle tone
c.
Isometric
 

 52. 

Contractions that cause a change in muscle tension but no change in muscle length.
 

 53. 

Contractions that cause a change in muscle length but no change in muscle tension.
 

 54. 

Muscle tension is constant and the muscle decreases in length.
 

 55. 

Muscle tension is constant and the muscle increases in length.
 

 56. 

Maintenance of constant tension for long periods of time.
 
 
Length vs. Tension
a.
Active tension
c.
Total tension
b.
Passive tension
 

 57. 

Produced when a muscle contracts.
 

 58. 

Produced when a muscle is stretched but is not stimulated.
 

 59. 

Sum of active and passive tension.
 
 
Fatigue, Physiologic Contracture, and Rigor Mortis              Part A
a.
Muscular fatigue
c.
Synaptic fatigue
b.
Psychologic fatigue
 

 60. 

Involves the central nervous system; muscles are capable of functioning, but person “perceives” work is not possible.
 

 61. 

Result of ATP depletion; without adequate ATP levels in muscle fibers, cross-bridges cannot function normally.
 

 62. 

Occurs in the neuromuscular junction when the rate of acetylcholine release is greater than the rate of acetylcholine synthesis; rare but can occur after extreme exertion.
 
 
Fatigue, Physiologic Contracture, and Rigor Mortis              Part B
a.
Physiologic contracture
b.
Rigor mortis
 

 63. 

Extreme muscular fatigue caused by a lack of ATP in which a muscle can neither contract nor relax.
 

 64. 

Rigid muscles that occur after death; caused by Ca2+ ion leakage from sarcoplasmic reticulum and no ATP to allow relaxation.
 
 
Energy Sources and Oxygen Debt                                            Part A
a.
Aerobic respiration
b.
Anaerobic respiration
 

 65. 

Occurs in the absence of oxygen and results in the breakdown of glucose to yield ATP and lactic acid.
 

 66. 

Requires oxygen and breaks down glucose, fatty acids, or amino acids to produce ATP, carbon dioxide, and water.
 

 67. 

More efficient (produces the most ATP for each molecule of glucose used) of the two types of respiration.
 

 68. 

More suited to short periods of intense exercise.
 
 
Energy Sources and Oxygen Debt                                            Part B
a.
ADP
e.
Creatine phosphate
b.
Aerobic
f.
Lactic acid
c.
Anaerobic
g.
Liver
d.
ATP
h.
Oxygen debt
 

 69. 

The immediate source of energy for muscle contractions is _____.
 

 70. 

During resting conditions only a small amount of ATP is present in muscle cells. Energy is stored when ATP transfers a high-energy phosphate to creatine to form _____.
 

 71. 

During exercise, creatine phosphate releases a phosphate that combines with _____ to produce ATP.
 

 72. 

Resting muscles or muscles undergoing long-term exercise depend primarily upon _____ respiration for ATP synthesis.
 

 73. 

On the other hand, during short periods of intense exercise _____ respiration combined with the breakdown of creatine phosphate provides enough energy ATP for 1-3 minutes.
 

 74. 

These processes are limited by the depletion of creatine phosphate and glucose and the buildup of _____ within muscle fibers.
 

 75. 

The extra oxygen required after exercise above that required for resting metabolism is called the _____.
 

 76. 

During this time, ATP and creatine phosphate levels are restored in muscle fibers, and excess lactic acid is converted to glucose in the _____.
 
 
Slow and Fast Fibers
a.
Fast-twitch muscle fibers
b.
Slow-twitch muscle fibers
 

 77. 

Have a better developed blood supply.
 

 78. 

Have very little myoglobin and fewer and smaller mitochondria.
 

 79. 

More fatigue-resistant.
 

 80. 

Have large deposits of glycogen and are well adapted to perform anaerobic respiration.
 

 81. 

There is a greater concentration of this type of fiber in large postural muscles.
 
 
The Effects of Exercise
a.
Aerobic
f.
Fatigue-resistant
b.
Anaerobic
g.
Hypertrophies
c.
Atrophies
h.
Motor units
d.
Cardiovascular
i.
Numbers
e.
Fat
j.
Size
 

 82. 

Intense exercise resulting in _____ respiration has the greatest effect on fast-twitch muscle fibers, causing them to increase in strength and mass.
 

 83. 

The blood supply to both fast-twitch and slow-twitch muscle fibers is increased by endurance exercise requiring _____ respiration,
 

 84. 

making both types of fibers more _____.
 

 85. 

A muscle increases in size, or _____, and increases in strength and endurance in response to exercise.
 

 86. 

Conversely, a muscle that is not used _____.
 

 87. 

The increase or decrease in size of individual muscles is caused by a change in _____ of muscle fibers.
 

 88. 

The increased strength of a trained muscle also occurs because of the recruitment of more _____,
 

 89. 

reduction of excess _____, greater ATP production,
 

 90. 

and increased efficiency of the _____ and respiratory systems.
 



 
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