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Muscular System
Chapter 7
The Muscular System
Muscles are responsible for all types of
body movement – they contract or
shorten and are the machine of the body
 Three basic muscle types are found in the
body
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Skeletal muscle
Cardiac muscle
Smooth muscle
Function of Muscles
1. Support the
body
 2. Allow for
movement by
making bones and
other body parts
move
 3. Maintain
constant body
temperature
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4. Assist in
movement of
cardiovascular
veins and lymph
 5. Protect internal
organs and
stabilize joints
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Organization of Skeletal Muscle
Sarcomere:
Muscle
belly
Fascicle:
a bundle of
muscle fibers
Myofibrils:
structures
that make
up a muscle
fiber
Muscle
Fiber:
muscle cell
Myofilament:
protein
filaments that
make up a
sarcomere
units of
myofibrils
responsible for
the striated
appearance
Myosin:
thick
filaments
Actin: thin
filaments
Coverings of a Skeletal Muscle
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Skeletal muscles are
organs
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They contain muscle
fibers, nerves, and blood
vessels
Connective tissue
membranes separate each
muscle structure
Fascia – layer of fibrous
tissue that separates
muscles from each other
and from the skin
Coverings from largest to smallest
Epimysium –
covers the entire
skeletal muscle
 Perimysium –
surrounds a
bundle of muscle
fibers (fascicle)
 Endomysium –
surrounds a
single muscle
fiber (cell)
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Skeletal Muscle Attachments
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Epimysium blends into a connective tissue
attachment
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Tendon – cord-like structure
Sites of muscle attachment
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Bones
Cartilages
Connective tissue coverings
Microscopic Anatomy of Muscle Fiber
(muscle cell)
Cells are multinucleate
 Nuclei are just beneath the membrane
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Sarcolemma – specialized plasma
membrane
 Sarcoplasmic reticulum – specialized
smooth endoplasmic reticulum involved in
muscle contraction
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Myofibril
Bundles of myofilaments
 Myofibrils are aligned to give distinct bands
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 Light
band = “I band”
 Dark band = “A band”
 Sarcomere
 Contractile
unit of a muscle fiber
 Organization of the sarcomere
 Thick
 Thin
filaments = myosin protein
filaments = actin protein
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Myosin and actin
overlap somewhat
in the sarcomere
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Myosin filaments
have heads
(extensions) that
can ‘grab’ onto
actin forming a
crossbridge
Physiology of Muscle Contraction
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Skeletal muscles
must be
stimulated by a
nerve (motor
neuron) to
contract
Transmission of Nerve Impulse to
Muscle
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Step 1: Nerve releases a neurotransmitter
(acetylcholine)
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Step 2: Neurotransmitter causes the
muscle cell membrane gates to open
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Step 3: Ions (Na+ & K+) exchange places
causing the sarcoplasmic reticulum to
release Ca2+
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Step 4: This release of Ca+ starts the
muscle contraction as the actin filaments
slide past the myosin filaments
The Sliding Filament Theory of Muscle
Contraction
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Sliding Filament Model - a muscle
contracts when the thin filament in the
muscle fiber slides over the thick filament
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Activated by ATP and calcium (Ca+) ions
The Sliding Filament Theory of
Muscle Contraction
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1) An influx of Ca2+ causes thick myosin
filaments to form crossbridges with the
thin actin filament by exposing the binding
site on actin
The Sliding Filament Theory of Muscle
Contraction
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2) The crossbridges change shape as it pulls
on filaments which slides towards the center
of the sacromere in the power stroke
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The distance between the Z line decreases,
shortening the muscle.
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3) The crossbridges detach from the
actin filament when ATP bonds to
myosin head.
The Sliding Filament Theory
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4) The myosin head gets ready to bond to
actin again using ATP energy
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The cycle is repeated on another site of actin
filament using the stored ATP energy
Muscle Contraction
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Physiology of Muscle Contraction
Contraction of a Skeletal Muscle
Muscle fiber contraction is “all or none”
 Within a skeletal muscle, not all fibers
may be stimulated during the same
interval
 Different combinations of muscle fiber
contractions may give differing responses
 Graded responses – different degrees of
skeletal muscle shortening
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Rapid stimulus = constant contraction or
tetanus
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Muscle force depends upon the
number of fibers stimulated
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More fibers contracting results in
greater muscle tension
Muscles can continue to contract
unless they run out of ATP or
Ca2+
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One molecule of ATP supplies
enough energy for one actin and
myosin cross-bridge
Energy for Muscle Contraction
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Muscles use stored ATP for energy
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Bonds of ATP are broken to release energy
Only 4-6 seconds worth of ATP is stored by
muscles
Three ways for muscle to make energy (ATP)
ATP production
for Muscle
Contraction
Creatine
Phosphate
Cellular
Respiration
Fermentation
(Anaerobic
Respiration)
1. Creatine Phosphate
Creatine phosphate is a high-energy
compound and is the fastest way to
make ATP available for muscles
 Used for activities lasting < 15
seconds
 Anaerobic (no oxygen needed)
 Reaction:
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Creatine phosphate + ADP ↔ creatine +
ATP
Creatine phosphate is made when a
muscle is at rest
2. Cellular Respiration
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Mitochondria use glucose
molecules to make ATP in
the presence of oxygen
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Provides most of a muscle’s
ATP
Aerobic (needs oxygen)
 Used for activities lasting
hours
 Reaction
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C6H12O6 + 6O2  6CO2 +
6H2O + ATP energy
1 glucose = 36 ATP
3. Anaerobic Respiration/
Fermentation
Reaction that breaks down
glucose without oxygen
 Used for activities lasting
30 – 60 seconds
 Anaerobic (no oxygen)
 Reaction
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Glucose  pyruvic acid + 2
ATP  lactic acid
Lactic acid is also
produced and causes pain
in the muscle
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Heavy breathing after exercise is a sign of
oxygen deficiency
A marathon runner is exhausted after crossing
the finish line because they have depleted not
only their oxygen but their glucose as well
It takes up to two days to replace all of the
glucose in the muscles and glycogen in the liver
Muscles and Body Movements
Movement is
attained due to a
muscle moving an
attached bone
 Muscles are attached
to at least two points
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Insertion –
attachment to a
moveable bone
Origin – attachment
to an immovable
bone
Types of Ordinary Body Movements
Flexion –
decreases angle of
joint and brings
two bones closer
together
 Extensionincreases angle of
joint
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Rotation- movement of a
bone in longitudinal axis,
shaking head “no”
 Abduction – moving
away from the midline
 Adduction - moving
toward the midline
 Circumduction - coneshaped movement,
proximal end doesn’t
move, while distal end
moves in a circle.
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Types of Muscles
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Muscles work in opposing pairs
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Prime mover – muscle that does most of
the work
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Ex. Biceps (flexion of arm) and Triceps
(extension of arm)
Synergist – muscle that helps a prime mover
in a movement
Antagonist – muscle that opposes or
reverses a prime mover
Naming of Skeletal Muscles
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Direction of muscle fibers
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Relative size of the muscle
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Example: maximus (largest), minimus
(smallest), longus (long), brevis (short)
Location of the muscle
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Example: rectus (straight), orbicularis (circular)
Example: pectoralis (chest), external (outside),
frontalis (frontal)
Number of origins
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Example: triceps (three heads)
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Location of the muscles origin and
insertion
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Shape of the muscle
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Example: sterno (on the sternum)
Example: deltoid (triangular)
Action of the muscle
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Example: flexor and extensor (flexes or
extends a bone)
Affects of Aging on Muscles
1. Muscles that are not used are replaced by
connective tissue then by fat
2. With age comes degeneration of
mitochondria due to exposure to oxygen
and free radicals
3. Changes in the nervous system and
endocrine system also effect structure and
function of muscles
4. Muscles become weaker as we age but
exercise can stimulate muscle build-up
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She is 86 years young and a body builder.
He is 80, and the oldest Iron man triathlon
participant.
(1.2 mile swim, a 56-mile bike and a 13.1 mile
run = 70.3 miles.)
Disorders relating to the Muscular
System
Muscular Dystrophy: inherited, muscle
enlarge due to increased fat and
connective tissue, but fibers degenerate
and atrophy
 Duchenne MD: lacking a protein to
maintain the sarcolemma
 Myasthemia Gravis: progressive
weakness due to a shortage of
acetylcholine receptors
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Sprain verses Strain
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Strain – overstretching of
a muscle near a joint
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Sprain – twisting of a joint
leading to swelling and
injury to ligaments,
tendons, blood vessels and
nerves
Myalgia and Tendinitis
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Myalgia –
inflammation of
muscle tissue
(arthritis on previous
slide)
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Tendinitis –
inflammation of the
tendon due to strain
of repeated activity