Exam 8: Muscle Physiology

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Muscles that produce precise,delicate movements have fewer muscle fibers in their motor units compared to muscles made for powerful movements.​

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The end of the muscle attached to the more stationary part of the skeleton is called the ____________________,and the end attached to the skeletal part that moves is the ____________________.

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Figure 8-12 Answer the following questions using the accompanying figure. Figure 8-12 Answer the following questions using the accompanying figure.    -Which number in the accompanying figure represents the bending stage of the cross-bridge cycle?​ -Which number in the accompanying figure represents the bending stage of the cross-bridge cycle?​

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The lateral sacs (alternatively known as terminal cisternae)store ____________________.​

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Disuse atrophy occurs when a muscle is not used for a long period of time due to reduced or absent nerve supply.

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What are the two membranous structures within the muscle fiber that play important roles in linking excitation to contraction?​

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Which molecule binds ATP in order for muscle contraction to occur?

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Muscles are categorized as striated (skeletal and cardiac muscle)or unstriated (smooth muscle).​

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What phenomenon enables smooth muscle to maintain tension with comparatively less ATP consumption,as compared to skeletal muscle?

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The crossed extensor reflex is a postural reflex that ensures that the opposite limb is in a position to bear the weight of the body as the injured limb is withdrawn from the stimulus.​

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Figure 8-12 Answer the following questions using the accompanying figure. Figure 8-12 Answer the following questions using the accompanying figure.    -Which number in the accompanying figure represents the resting state of the cross-bridge cycle?​ -Which number in the accompanying figure represents the resting state of the cross-bridge cycle?​

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What does smooth muscle contain that enables it to stretch much more than skeletal muscle?

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Because of skeletal constraints,what is the maximum percentage that muscles can stretch or shorten relative to their length?​

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The efferent neuron that innervates a muscle spindle's intrafusal fibers is known as a(n)____________________ motor neuron.

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Contractile activity in both skeletal muscle and multiunit smooth muscle is ____.

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What is the first source for supplying additional ATP when exercise begins?​

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A smooth muscle cell has many T tubules and well developed sarcoplasmic reticulum.​

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Unlike skeletal muscle cells,a single smooth muscle cell extends the full length of a muscle.

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Smooth muscle myosin can interact with actin only when the light chain is ____________________.​

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During the embryonic developmental stage,skeletal muscle fibers are derived from:

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