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1. Muscle: Anatomy & Physiology Lecture 20
3. Motor Pool
all a motor neurons that innervate a single muscle
An a motor neuron and
all the muscle fibers that it innervates
1:3 to 1:100
fewer muscle fibers ---> finer control
3 types based on speed of contraction & fatigue ~ Motor Pools & Motor Units
4. Type 1 Fibers Slow fibers
dark red
slow, sustained contraction
slow to fatigue
Aerobic metabolism
many capillaries & mitochondria
oxygen required for ATP synthesis
myoglobin
gives dark red appearance ~
5. Type 2b Fibers Fast fatigable fibers
white fibers
rapid, brief contraction
fast to fatigue
produce about 10x force of Type 1
Anaerobic metabolism
fewer capillaries & mitochondria
ATP generated by glycolysis
lactic acid buildup ~
6. Type 2a Fibers Fast fatigue-resistant fibers
pale red
properties intermediate to types 1 & 2b
rapid, brief contraction
slow to fatigue
produce least force
Aerobic & Anaerobic metabolism
many capillaries & mitochondria ~
7. Types of Motor Units Most muscle contain both slow- & fast-twitch fibers
ratio depends on function
e.g. ankle extensors
Soleus active during standing
hi ratio of slow fibers
Medial Gastrocnemius: active during running & jumping
hi ratio of fast fibers ~
8. Neuromuscular Junction Synapse between neuron & effector
Cholinergic (ACh)
nicotinic receptors
Motor end-plate
postsynaptic membrane
folds packed with receptors
increased surface area ~
9. Motor end-plate
10. Graded Control of Muscle Contraction Highly reliable synapse
1 presynaptic AP ---> 1 postsynaptic AP
---> 1 twitch (contract/relax)
temporal summation
tension & sustained contraction
Recruitment
# motor units ---> tension
order: smallest ---> largest ~
11. Muscle Contraction AP generated in muscle fiber (cell)
Ca++ released from internal stores
Muscle fiber contracts
continues while Ca++ & ATP available
Relaxation
Ca++ sequestered by active transport ~
12. Muscle Fiber Structure Multinucleated
fusion of multiple precursor cells
Sarcolemma Excitable membrane
Myofibrils: contractile units
Sarcopasmic reticulum (SR)
sequesters Ca++
T tubules
AP from sarcolemma to SR
like inside-out axons ~
14. Myofibril: structure & function Sarcomeres
repeating sections
Z lines
dividers between sarcomeres
thin filaments anchored to Z lines
actin & troponin
Thick filaments between thin filaments
myosin
Contraction:filaments slide by each other ~
17. Contraction Excitation-contraction coupling
Myosin heads crossbridges w/ actin
Ca++ dependent
binds to troponin, reveals binding site
Myosin head rotates
ratchets actin inward ~
18. Contraction ATP binds to myosin ---> detachment
cocks myosin ---> binds again
rigor mortis: no ATP
fibers remain crosslinked
Repeats as long as Ca++ present
sequestered via active transport ~
23. Movement Disorders of Muscle
24. Duchennes Muscular Dystrophy Muscular Dystrophies
wasting away of muscles
metabolic / structural abnormalities
Duchennes
best understood
young boys ~
25. Duchennes Muscular Dystrophy Cause
hereditary - maternal X chromosome
single gene ---> protein
dystrophin
maybe involved in Ca++ regulation
Treatment
Inject dystrophin or mRNA
Gene therapy promising for muscles ~
26. Myasthenia Gravis Severe muscle weakness
rapid fatigue following exercise
Develops in people of all ages
Most common: women in 30s
Risk of respiratory paralysis
Autoimmune disorder
body develops antibodies for ACh-R
reduces synaptic transmission ~
27. Myasthenia Gravis: Treatment AChE inhibitors
degradation of ACh
narrow therapeutic window
too much ACh ---> paralysis
Reduce immune response
remove thymus
filtering antibodies from blood
temporary ~