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Skeletal Muscle Tissue. Hierarchy. Muscle (belly) → fasciculus → myofiber (cell) → myofibril → myofilaments. Myoneural (neuromuscular) Junction. Where nerves meet the muscle to give message. Color Code: Anatomy of Muscle. Tendon -connects muscle to periostium
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Hierarchy Muscle (belly) → fasciculus → myofiber (cell) → myofibril → myofilaments
Myoneural (neuromuscular) Junction Where nerves meet the muscle to give message
Color Code: Anatomy of Muscle • Tendon-connects muscle to periostium b/c. belly is surrounded by epimysium • fasciculus-bundle of fibers surrounded by perimysium • Myofibers-surrounded by endomysium f/g.myofibril- made up of myofilaments
Muscle Size • The number of myofibers doesn’t change a. Atrophy: decrease in size due to lack of use in extended atrophy, the fiber will actually die. If you don’t use it, it will shut down!
Hypertrophy • Increase in number and size of myofibrils
Testosterone • Stimulates hypertrophy Steroid-synthetic testosterone hormone to artificially build muscle. Do boys and girls have it? Yes-boys produce 20-30 more than females!!
Maintenance of muscle mass and strength • Maintenance of bone density and strength • Libido and clitoral engorgement/penile erection frequency. • Mental and physical energy • Excessive testosterone in males can lead to an increased risk of prostate cancer
Anatomy of Myofiber • Sarcolemma: Cell membrane • Sarcoplasm: muscle cytoplasm, contains myoglobin & mitochondria, glycogen-stored glucose.
Sarcoplasmic Reticulum (SR): surrounds myofibrils stores calcium ions Ca ++ (important for muscle contraction) a.Cisternae: calcium storage area b.T Tubules: transverse tubules, connect sarcolemma to sarcoplasm.
Anatomy of Myofibril • Responsible for contraction • 2 myofilaments: actin- the thin one myosin- the thick one • Sarcomeres: functional unit of contraction; area between 2 z-lines • 10,000 or more sarcomeres along each myofiber.
g. I Band: Light region, actin only f. A Band: dark region, both actin and myosin h. H Zone: center of the A band, myosin only
j. Z line: dark zig-zag line in center of I band k. Actin: thin myofilament They have active sites (handles) if calcium is present.
l. Myosin: thick myofilament m. Cross Bridges: part of myosin, attach to actin in the presence of calcium
Sliding Filament Theory • Actin filaments slide past myosin • Z lines get closer together • Sarcomere shortens-neither actin or myosin get shorter.