Anatomy and Physiology I
Muscle Structure and
Contraction
Instructor: Mary Holman
Muscle Functions
• Produce body movements
• Stabilize body position
• Regulate organ volume
• Move fluids and solid food and
wastes in the body
• Produce heat
Properties of Muscle Tissue
• Electrical excitability
• Contractility
• Extensibility
• Elasticity
Connective Tissue Terms
Related to Muscles
Tendon
Fascia
Aponeurosis
Epimysium
Perimysium
Endomysium
Fig. 9.1
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Aponeuroses
Skeletal muscles
Tendons
muscle to muscle
muscle to bone
Skeletal Muscle
Fig. 9.2d
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Muscle
Fascicles
Muscle fibers (cells)
Myofibrils
Thick and thin filaments
Actin &
Myosin
Fascia
Epimysium
Perimysium
Endomysium
Surrounded by
Fig. 9.2a
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Epimysium
Perimysium
Endomysium
Tendon
Fascia
(covering muscle)
Attachment of
Muscle to Bone
Fascicle
Fig. 9.2b
Perimysium
Endomysium
Axon of motor
neuron
Fascicle
Blood vessel
Muscle fiber
(Cell)
Sarcolemma
Nucleus
Sarcoplasmic
reticulum
Fascicle of Skeletal Muscle
Fig. 9.2c
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Myofibril
Nucleus Filaments
Sarcoplasmic
reticulum
Skeletal Muscle Fiber - The Muscle Cell
Sarcolemma
Note:This slide does not show SR surrounding each myofibril! Fig 9.4 more accurate.
Fig. 9.3
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Fascicle
Perimysium
Endomysium
Muscle fiber
Nucleus
Myofibrils
© Ed Reschke
320X
SEM of a Fascicle (cross section)
Portion of a
muscle fiber
Nuclei
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© The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc./Al Telser, photographer
Skeletal Muscle Tissue 700x
Fig. 5.28
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SEM 3000x
Human Striated Muscle Tissue
Page 294
One sarcomere
Fig. 9.5a
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Sarcomere
© H.E. Huxley
16,000x
Fig. 9.4a
Thick and Thin filaments of the Myofibril
Fig. 9.5a
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Sarcomere
© H.E. Huxley
16,000x
Z Z
M
A band
I band I band
H
zone
Fig. 9.5b
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Sarcomere
I band
Z line
I band
Z line
Thin filaments Thick filaments
A band
Titin
Actin Myosin
Three Types of Protein Associated with
the Muscle Fiber
• Contractile
– Actin
– Myosin
• Regulatory
– Troponin
– Tropomyosin
• Structural
– Titin
– Dystrophin
– Myomesin
– Nebulin
Fig. 9.6
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Myosin heads which form bridges to Actin
Actin molecule
Tropomyosin
Thin filament
Myosin
molecule
Thick
filament
Troponin
Thick and Thin Filaments
Thin filament
Fig. 9.7
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Nucleus
Mitochondria
Sarcolemma
Sarcoplasm
Nucleus
Myofibrils
Sarcoplasmic
reticulum
Openings into
transverse tubules
Thick and thin
filaments
Cisternae of
sarcoplasmic reticulum
Transverse tubule
Triad
Sarcoplasmic Reticulum and Transverse Tubules
Fig. 9.8a
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Axon branches
Mitochondria
Acetylcholine
Synaptic
vesicles
Synaptic
cleft
Folded
sarcolemma
Motor
end plate
Myofibril of
muscle fiber
Muscle fiber
nucleus
Motor
neuron axon
The
Neuro-
Muscular
Junction
( NMJ )
Fig. 9.8c
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Mitochondria
Acetylcholine
Synaptic
vesicles
Synaptic
cleft
Neuromuscular Junction
Folded
sarcolemma
Motor neuron
Synaptic end bulb
Synapse
Muscle cell
Motor end plate
Fig. 9.8b
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Motor neuron axon
Muscle fiber
Neuromuscular junction
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Neuromuscular Junction
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Motor neuron
of motor unit 2
Motor neuron
of motor unit 1
Skeletal muscle
fibers
Branches of
motor neuron
axon
Muscle Fibers innervated by Two Motor Neurons
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Motor neuron
of motor unit 2
Motor neuron
of motor unit 1
Skeletal muscle
fibers
Branches of
motor neuron
axon
Muscle Fibers innervated by Two Motor Neurons
From: Principles of Anatomy & Physiology Tortora & Grabowsky
Neuromuscular Junction
SEM 1650x
Events Leading up to Muscle Contraction
• Nerve impulse arrives at end
of motor nerve axon causing
• Acetylcholine(ACh) release
into synapse via exocytosis
• ACh floods across synaptic
gap and attaches to receptors
on the sarcolemma
• Permeability of sarcolemma
changes and Na+ enters cell
• A muscle impulse is
triggered
• Muscle impulse travels via the
transverse tubules throughout
the muscle cell
• Ca++ diffuses from SR and
binds to troponin on actin
• Myosin cross bridges link
with actin and muscle
contracts
NMJ
Muscle fiber
Fig. 9.9
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Actin monomers
Tropomyosin
Troponin
Thick filament - Myosin
Thin filament
Actin
Relaxed muscle
1
ADP + P ADP + P
Muscle contraction begins and continues if
ATP is available and Ca++ level in the
sarcoplasm is high
Sliding Filament Theory
Fig. 9.9
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Tropomyosin
pulled aside
ATP
2
Ca+2 binds to troponin
Binding sites on
actin exposed
Ca+2 Ca+2 Ca+2
Exposed binding sites on actin molecules
allow the muscle contraction cycle to occur
ADP + P ADP + P
Muscle Contraction
Ca++ released from sarcoplasmic reticulum
Fig. 9.9
3 Myosin heads bind to actin forming cross-bridges
ADP + P ADP + P
P
ADP
P
ADP
Cross-bridges pull thin filament (power stroke),
ADP and P released from myosin
ADP + P
4
ATP
ATP ATP ATP
New ATP binds to myosin, releasing linkages
5
6 ATP splits, which provides power to“cock” the myosin cross-bridges
ADP + P ADP + P
Fig. 9.9
Fig. 9.10a
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Z line Z line
Sarcomere
Contracting
Fully contracted
Relaxed
2
3
1
A band
Thin
filaments
Thick
filaments
Fig. 9.10b
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Z line Z line
Contracting Sarcomere
A band
© H.E. Huxley
Muscle Fiber Excitation
• Nerve impulse arrives at axon terminal
• Triggers release of Ach by exocytosis
• ACh diffuses across synaptic cleft
• ACh binds to receptors on muscle motor end plate
• Sarcolemma becomes more permeable to Na+
• Na+ triggers release of muscle action potential
• Muscle action potential travels along outside of
sarcolemma and into T tubules
• Action potential triggers Ca++ release from SR
• Ca++ binds to troponin on thin filament
• Tropomyosin is pulled aside, revealing binding
sites
• Myosin links to & pulls actin to contract muscle
Muscle Fiber Relaxation
• Acetylcholinesterase decomposes ACh
in synapse
• Action potential (impulse) ends
• SR actively pumps Ca++ back into SR
• Tropomyosin moves back to cover
binding sites
• Myosin heads detach
• Muscle fiber returns to its longer resting
length

Muscle Contraction I.ppt

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    Anatomy and PhysiologyI Muscle Structure and Contraction Instructor: Mary Holman
  • 2.
    Muscle Functions • Producebody movements • Stabilize body position • Regulate organ volume • Move fluids and solid food and wastes in the body • Produce heat
  • 3.
    Properties of MuscleTissue • Electrical excitability • Contractility • Extensibility • Elasticity
  • 4.
    Connective Tissue Terms Relatedto Muscles Tendon Fascia Aponeurosis Epimysium Perimysium Endomysium
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    Fig. 9.1 Copyright ©The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Aponeuroses Skeletal muscles Tendons muscle to muscle muscle to bone Skeletal Muscle
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    Fig. 9.2d Copyright ©The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Muscle Fascicles Muscle fibers (cells) Myofibrils Thick and thin filaments Actin & Myosin Fascia Epimysium Perimysium Endomysium Surrounded by
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    Fig. 9.2a Copyright ©The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Epimysium Perimysium Endomysium Tendon Fascia (covering muscle) Attachment of Muscle to Bone Fascicle
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    Fig. 9.2b Perimysium Endomysium Axon ofmotor neuron Fascicle Blood vessel Muscle fiber (Cell) Sarcolemma Nucleus Sarcoplasmic reticulum Fascicle of Skeletal Muscle
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    Fig. 9.2c Copyright ©The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Myofibril Nucleus Filaments Sarcoplasmic reticulum Skeletal Muscle Fiber - The Muscle Cell Sarcolemma Note:This slide does not show SR surrounding each myofibril! Fig 9.4 more accurate.
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    Fig. 9.3 Copyright ©The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Fascicle Perimysium Endomysium Muscle fiber Nucleus Myofibrils © Ed Reschke 320X SEM of a Fascicle (cross section)
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    Portion of a musclefiber Nuclei Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc./Al Telser, photographer Skeletal Muscle Tissue 700x Fig. 5.28
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    Copyright © TheMcGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. © CNRI/SPL/Photo Researchers, Inc. SEM 3000x Human Striated Muscle Tissue Page 294 One sarcomere
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    Fig. 9.5a Copyright ©The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Sarcomere © H.E. Huxley 16,000x
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    Fig. 9.4a Thick andThin filaments of the Myofibril
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    Fig. 9.5a Copyright ©The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Sarcomere © H.E. Huxley 16,000x Z Z M A band I band I band H zone
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    Fig. 9.5b Copyright ©The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Sarcomere I band Z line I band Z line Thin filaments Thick filaments A band Titin Actin Myosin
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    Three Types ofProtein Associated with the Muscle Fiber • Contractile – Actin – Myosin • Regulatory – Troponin – Tropomyosin • Structural – Titin – Dystrophin – Myomesin – Nebulin
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    Fig. 9.6 Copyright ©The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Myosin heads which form bridges to Actin Actin molecule Tropomyosin Thin filament Myosin molecule Thick filament Troponin Thick and Thin Filaments Thin filament
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    Fig. 9.7 Copyright ©The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Nucleus Mitochondria Sarcolemma Sarcoplasm Nucleus Myofibrils Sarcoplasmic reticulum Openings into transverse tubules Thick and thin filaments Cisternae of sarcoplasmic reticulum Transverse tubule Triad Sarcoplasmic Reticulum and Transverse Tubules
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    Fig. 9.8a Copyright ©The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Axon branches Mitochondria Acetylcholine Synaptic vesicles Synaptic cleft Folded sarcolemma Motor end plate Myofibril of muscle fiber Muscle fiber nucleus Motor neuron axon The Neuro- Muscular Junction ( NMJ )
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    Fig. 9.8c Copyright ©The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Mitochondria Acetylcholine Synaptic vesicles Synaptic cleft Neuromuscular Junction Folded sarcolemma Motor neuron Synaptic end bulb Synapse Muscle cell Motor end plate
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    Fig. 9.8b Copyright ©The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Motor neuron axon Muscle fiber Neuromuscular junction © McGraw-Hill Higher Education, Inc./Carol D. Jacobson Ph.D., Dept. Veterinary Anatomy, Iowa State University 500x Neuromuscular Junction
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    Copyright © TheMcGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Motor neuron of motor unit 2 Motor neuron of motor unit 1 Skeletal muscle fibers Branches of motor neuron axon Muscle Fibers innervated by Two Motor Neurons
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    Copyright © TheMcGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Motor neuron of motor unit 2 Motor neuron of motor unit 1 Skeletal muscle fibers Branches of motor neuron axon Muscle Fibers innervated by Two Motor Neurons
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    From: Principles ofAnatomy & Physiology Tortora & Grabowsky Neuromuscular Junction SEM 1650x
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    Events Leading upto Muscle Contraction • Nerve impulse arrives at end of motor nerve axon causing • Acetylcholine(ACh) release into synapse via exocytosis • ACh floods across synaptic gap and attaches to receptors on the sarcolemma • Permeability of sarcolemma changes and Na+ enters cell • A muscle impulse is triggered • Muscle impulse travels via the transverse tubules throughout the muscle cell • Ca++ diffuses from SR and binds to troponin on actin • Myosin cross bridges link with actin and muscle contracts NMJ Muscle fiber
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    Fig. 9.9 Copyright ©The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Actin monomers Tropomyosin Troponin Thick filament - Myosin Thin filament Actin Relaxed muscle 1 ADP + P ADP + P Muscle contraction begins and continues if ATP is available and Ca++ level in the sarcoplasm is high Sliding Filament Theory
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    Fig. 9.9 Copyright ©The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Tropomyosin pulled aside ATP 2 Ca+2 binds to troponin Binding sites on actin exposed Ca+2 Ca+2 Ca+2 Exposed binding sites on actin molecules allow the muscle contraction cycle to occur ADP + P ADP + P Muscle Contraction Ca++ released from sarcoplasmic reticulum
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    Fig. 9.9 3 Myosinheads bind to actin forming cross-bridges ADP + P ADP + P P ADP P ADP Cross-bridges pull thin filament (power stroke), ADP and P released from myosin ADP + P 4
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    ATP ATP ATP ATP NewATP binds to myosin, releasing linkages 5 6 ATP splits, which provides power to“cock” the myosin cross-bridges ADP + P ADP + P Fig. 9.9
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    Fig. 9.10a Copyright ©The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Z line Z line Sarcomere Contracting Fully contracted Relaxed 2 3 1 A band Thin filaments Thick filaments
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    Fig. 9.10b Copyright ©The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Z line Z line Contracting Sarcomere A band © H.E. Huxley
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    Muscle Fiber Excitation •Nerve impulse arrives at axon terminal • Triggers release of Ach by exocytosis • ACh diffuses across synaptic cleft • ACh binds to receptors on muscle motor end plate • Sarcolemma becomes more permeable to Na+ • Na+ triggers release of muscle action potential • Muscle action potential travels along outside of sarcolemma and into T tubules • Action potential triggers Ca++ release from SR • Ca++ binds to troponin on thin filament • Tropomyosin is pulled aside, revealing binding sites • Myosin links to & pulls actin to contract muscle Muscle Fiber Relaxation • Acetylcholinesterase decomposes ACh in synapse • Action potential (impulse) ends • SR actively pumps Ca++ back into SR • Tropomyosin moves back to cover binding sites • Myosin heads detach • Muscle fiber returns to its longer resting length