1. ✔ Describe the distinguishing characteristics
of the different muscle tissues
✔ Discuss the organization of skeletal muscle
✔ Explain the micro-anatomy of a skeletal
muscle fiber
✔ Describe the fascicle arrangement in
different types of muscle
✔ Review general muscle terminology
Skeletal Muscle Tissue and
Organization
main objectives:
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2. Muscle
Muscle tissue
tissue vs. Muscle as an
vs. Muscle as an organ
organ
One of the 4
primary tissue
types
How many
subtypes?
Made up of _____
tissue types.
> 700 skeletal
muscles
Word roots:
sarco
mys
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3. Function of Skeletal Muscles
Function of Skeletal Muscles
1. Skeletal movement
2. Posture and body position
3. Support of soft tissues
4. Guarding of entrances & exits
5. Maintenance of body temperature
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5. Epi-, Peri-, and Endomysium
Are interwoven - Go over into tendon
Distinguish between:
Tendon
Aponeurosis
Ligament
Function:
Protection
Blood supply
Innervation
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6. Nerve and Blood Vessel Supply
Skeletal muscles are rich in nerves
and blood vessels
Chemical communication at Synapsis
(neuromuscular junction)
Synaptic terminal of axon meets motor end
plate of muscle cell
Coiled capillaries are able to adapt to
changes in length of muscle fiber
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7. Microanatomy of Skeletal Muscle Fibers
Microanatomy of Skeletal Muscle Fibers
Some vocabulary:
Skeletal muscle fiber or
myofiber
Sarcolemma
Sarcoplasm
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Myofibril
Myofilaments
Fig 9-3
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9. Sarcomeres
Sarcomeres
Thick and Thin Filaments are organized in
repeating functional units = ______
Each myofibril has linear arrangement of
~ 10,000 sarcomers
Banded appearance (striation) due to arrangement
of thick and thin filaments
Interaction of thick and thin filaments
responsible for skeletal muscle fiber contraction
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10. Sarcomere
Structure
Z - line
Z - line
A- band
A- band
= dArk band
= dArk band
I - band
I - band
= LIght band
= LIght band
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13. Some Myoblasts do not fuse satelite cells in endomysium
regeneration of muscle
Development of Myofibers from
Myoblasts
Myoblasts
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14. Motor Units
Motor Units
= All muscle fibers that are controlled by a
single motor neuron
The lower the ratio of muscle fibers to neurons,
the more precise the movement can be!
Few cases 1: 1 relationship. Where?
Most cases: many muscle fibers (up to
2,000) : 1 motor neuron. Where?
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15. Muscle Control
Muscle tone = Resting tension of skeletal
muscles (continuous contraction of some motor units to
maintain some muscle tension)
Recruitment or Multiple motor unit
summation
Maximal tension production: ?
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16. Muscle Hypertrophy vs. Atrophy
Hypertrophy due to anaerobic exercise
Leads to increased muscle size - how?
Atrophy if supply of myofilaments exceeds
demand. Muscle fibers become smaller and
weaker.
Eventual death of muscle fibers is irreversible!
Importance of Physical Therapy
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17. Three Types of Muscle Fibers
Three Types of Muscle Fibers
1) Fast (
1) Fast (or White
or White) Fibers
) Fibers
Fast contraction after nervous stimulation
Large diameter
large glycogen reserve
few mitochondria
densely packed myofibrils
Fatigue fast due to mainly anaerobic
respiration
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18. 2) Slow (or Red) Fibers
2) Slow (or Red) Fibers
Slower but continuous contraction for
extended periods
Smaller diameter (~ half)
contain myoglobin
more capillaries
more mitochondria
Do not fatigue as fast due to ? Fig 9-13
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19. 3) Intermediate Fibers
3) Intermediate Fibers
Have attributes inbetween fast and slow
types
Most skeletal muscles contain mixture of
fiber types. Proportion of fast to slow depends
on ___________?
One motor unit only contains one fiber type
Eye, hand: ____ fibers dominate
Back, calf: ____ fibers dominate
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20. Organization of Skeletal Muscle Fibers
Effect of individual muscle contraction
determined by:
– arrangement of muscle fibers
– way of attachment to skeletal system
Bundles of muscle fibers =
Muscle fibers within 1 fascicle are parallel
4 types of fascicle organization
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23. Pennate Muscles: Unipennate
Pennate Muscles: Unipennate
One or more tendons
run though muscle
body
Fascicles in oblique angle
to tendon
Can generate more
tension
Example
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27. Types of Actions
Types of Actions
flexion, extension
adduction, abduction
elevation, depression
rotation,
circumduction
pronation, supination
etc. . . . .
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28. Grouping of Muscles according to
Grouping of Muscles according to
Primary Action
Primary Action
Agonist = Prime Mover
Antagonist (action opposes agonist)
Synergists = Assistants of prime mover
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37. The Thigh:
Anterior View
•Quadriceps Group (4 heads) converge
as the Quadriceps Tendon
•Vastus Lateralis
•Vastus Medialis
•Rectus Femoris
•Vastus intermedius
•Iliotibial Tract
•Sartorius
•Longest muscle in body
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