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Figure 50.1 CAMPBELL BIOLOGY Sense and Sensibility Concept 50.1: Sensory receptors transduce stimulus energy and transmit signals to the central nervous system TENTH EDITION Reece • Urry • Cain • Wasserman • Minorsky • Jackson ! The star-nosed mole can catch insect prey in near total darkness in as little as 120 milliseconds 50 ! All stimuli represent forms of energy ! It uses the 11 pairs of appendages protruding from its nose to locate and capture prey Sensory and Motor Mechanisms ! Sensation involves converting energy into a change in the membrane potential of sensory receptors ! Sensory processes convey information about an animal’s environment to its brain, and muscles and skeletons carry out movements as instructed by the brain Lecture Presentation by Nicole Tunbridge and Kathleen Fitzpatrick ! When a stimulus’s input to the nervous system is processed a motor response may be generated ! This may involve a simple reflex or more elaborate processing 2 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 3 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 4 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.2 Figure 50.3 Neuronal receptors: Receptor is afferent neuron. Sensory Reception and Transduction Mole forages along tunnel. Non-neuronal receptors: Receptor regulates afferent neuron. To CNS To CNS ! Sensory pathways have four basic functions in common Mole moves on. Food absent ! Sensations and perceptions begin with sensory reception, detection of stimuli by sensory receptors ! Sensory reception ! Transmission ! Integration Integration Stimulus Motor output 5 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Neurotransmitter Sensory receptor Mole bites. Food present Sensory input Receptor protein ! Sensory receptors interact directly with stimuli, both inside and outside the body ! Transduction OR Afferent neuron Afferent neuron 6 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Sensory receptor cell 7 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Stimulus leads to neurotransmitter release. Stimulus 8 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.4 Transmission Gentle pressure ! Sensory transduction is the conversion of stimulus energy into a change in the membrane potential of a sensory receptor ! For many sensory receptors, transducing the energy in a stimulus into a receptor potential initiates action potentials that are transmitted to the CNS ! This change in membrane potential is called a receptor potential ! The response of a sensory receptor varies with intensity of stimuli Sensory receptor ! Some sensory receptors are specialized neurons while others are specialized cells that regulate neurons ! Receptor potentials are graded potentials; their magnitude varies with the strength of the stimulus ! If the receptor is a neuron, a larger receptor potential results in more frequent action potentials Low frequency of action potentials per receptor ! If the receptor is not a neuron, a larger receptor potential causes more neurotransmitters to be released More pressure High frequency of action potentials per receptor 9 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. ! Processing of sensory information can occur before, during, and after transmission of action potentials to the CNS 10 12 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Perception Amplification and Adaptation Types of Sensory Receptors ! Perceptions are the brain’s construction of stimuli ! Stimuli from different sensory receptors travel as action potentials along dedicated neural pathways ! Usually, integration of sensory information begins as soon as the information is received 11 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. ! The brain distinguishes stimuli from different receptors based on the area in the brain where the action potentials arrive ! Amplification is the strengthening of a sensory signal during transduction ! Based on energy transduced, sensory receptors fall into five categories ! Mechanoreceptors ! Sensory adaptation is a decrease in responsiveness to continued stimulation ! Chemoreceptors ! Electromagnetic receptors ! Thermoreceptors ! Pain receptors 13 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 14 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 15 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 16 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.5 Figure 50.6 Gentle pressure, vibration, and temperature ! Mechanoreceptors sense physical deformation caused by stimuli such as pressure, stretch, motion, and sound Connective tissue Hair Chemoreceptors Pain ! General chemoreceptors transmit information about the total solute concentration of a solution Epidermis 0.1 mm Mechanoreceptors ! Specific chemoreceptors respond to individual kinds of molecules ! The knee-jerk response is triggered by the vertebrate stretch receptor, a mechanoreceptor that detects muscle movement ! When a stimulus molecule binds to a chemoreceptor, the chemoreceptor becomes more or less permeable to ions Dermis Strong pressure ! The mammalian sense of touch relies on mechanoreceptors that are dendrites of sensory neurons ! The antennae of the male silkworm moth have very sensitive specific chemoreceptors Hypodermis Nerve 17 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 18 Hair movement © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.6a 19 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 20 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.6b Figure 50.7 Electromagnetic Receptors ! Electromagnetic receptors detect electromagnetic energy such as light, electricity, and magnetism (a) Beluga whales 0.1 mm ! Some snakes have very sensitive infrared receptors that detect body heat of prey against a colder background ! Many animals apparently migrate using Earth’s magnetic field to orient themselves 21 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 22 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.7a Eye Heat-sensing organ 23 (b) Rattlesnake © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Thermoreceptors Pain Receptors 24 Figure 50.7b ! Thermoreceptors, which respond to heat or cold, help regulate body temperature by signaling both surface and body core temperature ! Mammals have a variety of thermoreceptors, each specific for a particular temperature range Eye Heat-sensing organ (a) Beluga whales ! In humans, pain receptors, or nociceptors, detect stimuli that reflect harmful conditions ! They respond to excess heat, pressure, or chemicals released from damaged or inflamed tissues Eye (b) Rattlesnake Heat-sensing organ 25 26 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Concept 50.2: The mechanoreceptors responsible for hearing and equilibrium detect moving fluid or settling particles Sensing Gravity and Sound in Invertebrates 27 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 28 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.8 ! Hearing and perception of body equilibrium are related in most animals ! Most invertebrates maintain equilibrium using mechanoreceptors located in organs called statocysts Ciliated receptor cells ! For both senses, settling particles or moving fluid is detected by mechanoreceptors ! Statocysts contain mechanoreceptors that detect the movement of granules called statoliths Cilia ! Many arthropods sense sounds with body hairs that vibrate or with localized “ears” consisting of a tympanic membrane stretched over an internal air chamber Statolith Sensory nerve fibers (axons) 29 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 30 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 31 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 32 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.9 Figure 50.9a Figure 50.10 Hearing and Equilibrium in Mammals Middle ear Outer ear Skull bone Semicircular canals Malleus ! In most terrestrial vertebrates, sensory organs for hearing and equilibrium are closely associated in the ear Auditory nerve to brain Organ of Corti Eustachian tube Tectorial membrane 1 µm 33 34 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.10a 35 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.10b Middle ear Outer ear Hair cells Basilar Axons of To auditory 36 membrane sensory neurons nerve Bundled hairs projecting from a single mammalian hair cell (SEM) © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.10c Figure 50.10d Inner ear Stapes Incus Malleus Semicircular canals Cochlear duct Auditory nerve to brain Bone Vestibular canal Tectorial membrane Auditory nerve Oval window Tympanic Round membrane window Organ of Corti Cochlea Eustachian tube 37 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 1 µm Tympanic canal Hair cells Basilar To auditory Axons of membrane sensory neurons nerve Bundled hairs projecting from a single mammalian hair cell (SEM) 38 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 39 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 40 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.11 Figure 50.11a Hearing “Hairs” of hair cell ! Vibrating objects create percussion waves in the air that cause the tympanic membrane to vibrate ! Pressure waves in the canal cause the basilar membrane to vibrate, bending its hair cells ! The three bones of the middle ear transmit the vibrations of moving air to the oval window on the cochlea ! This bending of hair cells depolarizes the membranes of mechanoreceptors and sends action potentials to the brain via the auditory nerve Neurotransmitter at synapse “Hairs” of hair cell (a) No bending of hairs Less neurotransmitter -70 0 -70 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Time (sec) (b) Bending of hairs in one direction Sensory neuron -50 -70 0 -70 Signal 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Time (sec) Receptor potential Signal Action potentials 0 -70 Membrane potential (mV) -70 Signal ! These vibrations create pressure waves in the fluid in the cochlea that travel through the vestibular canal -50 -50 Membrane potential (mV) Signal Sensory neuron More neurotransmitter Membrane potential (mV) Neurotransmitter at synapse 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Time (sec) (c) Bending of hairs in other direction -50 Membrane potential (mV) Pinna Auditory nerve 1 mm © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Auditory canal Bone Vestibular canal Cochlea Oval window Tympanic Round membrane window Tympanic membrane 1 mm Skull bone Cochlear duct Tympanic canal Auditory canal Pinna Tympanic membrane Inner ear Stapes Incus -70 Action potentials 0 -70 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Time (sec) 41 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 42 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.11b (a) No bending of hairs 44 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.11c More neurotransmitter -70 0 -70 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Time (sec) ! The ear conveys information about ! Volume, the amplitude of the sound wave -50 Membrane potential (mV) Receptor potential (b) Bending of hairs in one direction ! The fluid waves dissipate when they strike the round window at the end of the tympanic canal Less neurotransmitter Signal Membrane potential (mV) Signal -50 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 43 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. ! Pitch, the frequency of the sound wave -70 ! The cochlea can distinguish pitch because the basilar membrane is not uniform along its length 0 ! Each region of the basilar membrane is tuned to a particular vibration frequency -70 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Time (sec) 45 (c) Bending of hairs in one direction © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 46 47 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 48 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.12a Figure 50.12b A 3 6,000 Hz Apex C B Vestibular canal Stapes Oval window A Cochlea Basilar membrane Point B Tympanic membrane Displayed as if cochlea partially uncoiled Base Tympanic canal Round window Point A Relative motion of basilar membrane Point C Axons of sensory neurons B Apex C C 0 Stapes Vestibular canal Oval window Cochlea Basilar membrane 0 3 100 Hz Point B Tympanic membrane 0 10 20 30 Distance from oval window (mm) (b) (a) B A 3 1,000 Hz 0 A 3 6,000 Hz Point C Axons of sensory neurons (a) Displayed as if cochlea partially uncoiled Base Tympanic canal Round window Point A 49 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Relative motion of basilar membrane Figure 50.12 B Equilibrium C ! Several organs of the inner ear detect body movement, position, and balance 0 3 1,000 Hz ! The utricle and saccule contain granules called otoliths that allow us to perceive position relative to gravity or linear movement 0 3 100 Hz ! Three semicircular canals contain fluid and can detect angular movement in any direction 0 0 10 20 30 Distance from oval window (mm) (b) 50 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 51 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.13 52 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.14 Figure 50.14a Lateral line Hearing and Equilibrium in Other Vertebrates PERILYMPH ! Unlike mammals, fishes have only a pair of inner ears near the brain Cupula Vestibular nerve Vestibule Fluid flow Lateral line epidermis ! Most fishes and aquatic amphibians also have a lateral line system along both sides of their body Hairs Side view Lateral line Nerve Opening of lateral line canal Top view Lateral nerve Scale Cross section SURROUNDING WATER Lateral line Lateral line canal epidermis Water flow Segmental muscle Opening of lateral line canal Water flow Cupula Body movement Saccule Water flow FISH BODY WALL ! The lateral line system contains mechanoreceptors with hair cells that detect and respond to water movement Nerve fibers Lateral line canal Cross section Top view Hair cell Utricle SURROUNDING WATER Supporting cell Sensory hairs Nerve fiber Hair cell Action potentials Nerve 53 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 54 Lateral nerve FISH BODY WALL 55 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Concept 50.3: The diverse visual receptors of animals depend on light-absorbing pigments Evolution of Visual Perception Light-Detecting Organs Scale Segmental muscle 56 Figure 50.14b ! Animals use a diverse set of organs for vision, but the underlying mechanism for capturing light is the same, suggesting a common evolutionary origin Water flow Cupula Supporting cell Sensory hairs Nerve fiber Hair cell Action potentials ! Light detectors in the animal kingdom range from simple clusters of cells that detect direction and intensity of light to complex organs that form images ! Most invertebrates have a light-detecting organ ! Light detectors all contain photoreceptors, cells that contain light-absorbing pigment molecules ! A pair of ocelli called eyespots are located near the head ! One of the simplest light-detecting organs is that of planarians ! These allow planarians to move away from light and seek shaded locations 57 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 58 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 59 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.15 Figure 50.16 Figure 50.16a Compound Eyes LIGHT ! Insects and crustaceans have compound eyes, which consist of up to several thousand light detectors called ommatidia DARK (a) Fly eyes (a) (b) Visual pigment Crystalline cone ! Insects have excellent color vision, and some can see into the ultraviolet range Photoreceptor Nerve to brain Lens Rhabdom (a) Fly eyes 2 mm Photoreceptor Screening pigment Axons 61 62 63 (b) Ommatidia © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 2 mm Cornea ! Compound eyes are very effective at detecting movement Light Ocellus 60 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 64 Ommatidium © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.17a Single-Lens Eyes Figure 50.17aa The Vertebrate Visual System Choroid Sclera ! Among invertebrates, single-lens eyes are found in some jellies, polychaetes, spiders, and many molluscs ! In vertebrates the eye detects color and light, but the brain assembles the information and perceives the image Retina Choroid Sclera Retina Suspensory ligament Fovea Iris Optic nerve Optic nerve Pupil Aqueous humor Lens Vitreous humor Optic disk 65 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Amacrine cell Ganglion cell Bipolar cell Horizontal cell Pigmented epithelium 66 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Vitreous humor 68 Figure 50.17bb CYTOSOL Rod Rod Cone Synaptic Cell terminal body CYTOSOL Synaptic Cell terminal body Outer segment Central artery and vein of the retina © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.17ba Photoreceptors Rod Optic disk 67 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.17b Retina Aqueous humor Lens Central artery and vein of the retina Optic nerve fibers Neurons Fovea Cornea Iris ! The eyes of all vertebrates have a single lens Figure 50.17ab Rod Cone Cornea Pupil ! They work on a camera-like principle: the iris changes the diameter of the pupil to control how much light enters Neurons Retina Suspensory ligament Photoreceptors Outer segment Disks Retinal: cis isomer Disks Light Cone Enzymes Cone Rod Rod Retinal: trans isomer Cone INSIDE OF DISK Optic nerve fibers Horizontal Amacrine cell cell Pigmented Bipolar Ganglion epithelium cell cell Retinal Opsin Rhodopsin 69 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Cone 70 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.17bc INSIDE OF DISK 71 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Retinal Opsin Rhodopsin 72 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.17bd Sensory Transduction in the Eye ! Transduction of visual information to the nervous system begins when light induces the conversion of cis-retinal to trans-retinal Rod Retinal: cis isomer Light ! This hyperpolarizes the cell ! Trans-retinal activates rhodopsin, which activates a G protein, eventually leading to hydrolysis of cyclic GMP Cone Enzymes ! When cyclic GMP breaks down, Na+ channels close ! The signal transduction pathway usually shuts off again as enzymes convert retinal back to the cis form Retinal: trans isomer 73 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 74 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 75 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 76 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.18 Figure 50.19 Dark Responses Processing of Visual Information in the Retina INSIDE OF DISK Light EXTRACELLULAR FLUID Disk membrane Active rhodopsin Phosphodiesterase Plasma membrane CYTOSOL Transducin GMP Membrane potential (mV) Inactive rhodopsin 0 -40 -70 cGMP Na+ ! Processing of visual information begins in the retina ! In the light, rods and cones hyperpolarize, shutting off release of glutamate ! In the dark, rods and cones continually release the neurotransmitter glutamate into synapses with neurons called bipolar cells ! The bipolar cells are then either depolarized or hyperpolarized ! Some bipolar cells are hyperpolarized in response to glutamate while others are depolarized Light strikes retina Hyperpolarization Time Na+ 77 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 78 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 79 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Light Responses Rhodopsin inactive Rhodopsin active Na+ channels open Na+ channels closed Rod depolarized Rod hyperpolarized Glutamate released No glutamate released Bipolar cell either depolarized or hyperpolarized, depending on glutamate receptors Bipolar cell either hyperpolarized or depolarized, depending on glutamate receptors © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 80 Figure 50.20 Processing of Visual Information in the Brain ! Horizontal cells, stimulated by illuminated rods and cones, enhance contrast of the image, a process called lateral inhibition ! Amacrine cells distribute information from one bipolar cell to several ganglion cells ! Lateral inhibition is repeated by the interaction of amacrine and ganglion cells and occurs at all levels of visual processing in the brain ! Rods and cones that feed information to one ganglion cell define a receptive field Right Optic chiasm visual field ! The optic nerves meet at the optic chiasm near the cerebral cortex ! Most ganglion cell axons lead to the lateral geniculate nuclei ! Sensations from the left visual field of both eyes are transmitted to the right side of the brain ! The lateral geniculate nuclei relay information to the primary visual cortex in the cerebrum ! Sensations from the right visual field of both eyes are transmitted to the left side of the brain ! At least 30% of the cerebral cortex, in dozens of integrating centers, is active in creating visual perceptions Right eye Left eye Left Optic nerve visual field 81 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 82 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Lateral geniculate nucleus 83 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Primary visual cortex 84 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.21 Color Vision ! Among vertebrates, most fish, amphibians, and reptiles, including birds, have very good color vision ! In humans, perception of color is based on three types of cones, each with a different visual pigment: red, green, or blue ! Humans and other primates are among the minority of mammals with the ability to see color well ! These pigments are called photopsins and are formed when retinal binds to three distinct opsin proteins ! Abnormal color vision results from alterations in the genes for one or more photopsin proteins ! In 2009, researchers studying color blindness in squirrel monkeys made a breakthrough in gene therapy ! Mammals that are nocturnal usually have a high proportion of rods in the retina 85 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 86 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 87 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.22 88 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.22a Figure 50.22b (a) Near vision (accommodation) The Visual Field Ciliary muscles contract, pulling border of choroid toward lens. ! The brain processes visual information and controls what information is captured Suspensory ligaments relax. Ciliary muscles contract, pulling border of choroid toward lens. Lens becomes thicker and rounder, focusing on nearby objects. ! Focusing occurs by changing the shape of the lens ! The fovea is the center of the visual field and contains no rods, but a high density of cones Suspensory ligaments relax. (b) Distance vision Ciliary muscles relax, and border of choroid moves away from lens. Lens becomes flatter, focusing on distant objects. Ciliary muscles relax, and border of choroid moves away from lens. Choroid Retina Lens becomes thicker and rounder, focusing on nearby objects. Suspensory ligaments pull against lens. 89 (b) Distance vision (a) Near vision (accommodation) Choroid Retina 90 Suspensory ligaments pull against lens. Lens becomes flatter, focusing on distant objects. 91 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Animation: Near and Distance Vision Concept 50.4: The senses of taste and smell rely on similar sets of sensory receptors Taste in Mammals 92 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.23 Results ! Gustation (taste) is dependent on the detection of chemicals called tastants ! Olfaction (smell) is dependent on the detection of odorant molecules ! Researchers have identified receptors for all five tastes ! In aquatic animals there is no distinction between taste and smell ! Researchers believe that an individual taste cell expresses one receptor type and detects one of the five tastes ! Taste receptors of insects are in sensory hairs located on feet and in mouth parts 93 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. ! In humans and other mammals, there are five taste perceptions: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami (elicited by glutamate) PBDG receptor expression in cells for sweet taste 80 60 No PBDG receptor gene 40 PBDG receptor expression in cells for bitter taste 20 0.1 1 10 Concentration of PBDG (mM ) (log scale) Relative consumption = (Fluid intake from bottle containing PBDG ÷ Total fluid intake) × 100% 94 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Relative consumption (%) ! In terrestrial animals 95 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 96 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.24 Figure 50.24a Figure 50.24b Papilla ! Receptor cells for taste in mammals are modified epithelial cells organized into taste buds, located in several areas of the tongue and mouth Papilla Papillae Tongue Taste buds (a) The tongue ! Most taste buds are associated with projections called papillae Sweet Salty Sour Bitter Umami ! Any region with taste buds can detect any of the five types of taste Papillae Taste pore Taste pore Taste buds Sensory neuron 98 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Sensory receptor cells Sensory neuron (a) The tongue Food molecules Sensory receptor cells (b) A taste bud 97 Taste bud Taste bud Tongue © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Sweet Salty Sour Bitter Umami 99 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Food molecules (b) A taste bud 100 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.25 Figure 50.25a Smell in Humans ! Taste receptors are of three types ! The sensations of sweet, umami, and bitter require specific G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) ! The receptor for sour belongs to the TRP family and is similar to the capsaicin and other thermoreceptor proteins ! The taste receptor for salt is a sodium channel 101 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Brain ! Olfactory receptor cells are neurons that line the upper portion of the nasal cavity ! Binding of odorant molecules to receptors triggers a signal transduction pathway, sending action potentials to the brain ! Humans can distinguish thousands of different odors ! Although receptors and brain pathways for taste and smell are independent, the two senses do interact Olfactory bulb of brain Nasal cavity Brain Bone Chemoreceptors for different odorants Epithelial cell Plasma membrane Nasal cavity Odorants Olfactory receptor cell Cilia Odorants Mucus 102 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.25b Odorants 103 104 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Concept 50.5: The physical interaction of protein filaments is required for muscle function Vertebrate Skeletal Muscle Figure 50.25c ! Muscle activity is a response to input from the nervous system Olfactory bulb of brain Chemoreceptors for different odorants ! Muscle cell contraction relies on the interaction between thin filaments, composed mainly of actin, and thick filaments, staggered arrays of myosin Bone Epithelial cell Plasma membrane ! Vertebrate skeletal muscle moves bones and the body and is characterized by a hierarchy of smaller and smaller units ! A skeletal muscle consists of a bundle of long fibers, each a single cell, running parallel to the length of the muscle ! Each muscle fiber is itself a bundle of smaller myofibrils arranged longitudinally Olfactory receptor cell Odorants Cilia Mucus 105 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 106 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 107 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.26 Figure 50.26a Figure 50.26b Muscle ! Skeletal muscle is also called striated muscle because the regular arrangement of myofilaments creates a pattern of light and dark bands 108 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Muscle Z lines Bundle of muscle fibers Nuclei Sarcomere Single muscle fiber (cell) Plasma membrane Bundle of muscle fibers Myofibril ! The functional unit of a muscle is called a sarcomere and is bordered by Z lines, where thin filaments attach Z lines Nuclei Single muscle fiber (cell) TEM Plasma membrane Sarcomere M line 0.5 mm Thick filaments (myosin) Myofibril Z lines TEM M line 0.5 mm Thin filaments (actin) Thick filaments (myosin) Thin filaments (actin) 109 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Z line Sarcomere Z line 110 Sarcomere © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 111 Z line Sarcomere Z line 112 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.26c Figure 50.27 Figure 50.27a The Sliding-Filament Model of Muscle Contraction ! According to the sliding-filament model, thin and thick filaments slide past each other longitudinally, powered by the myosin molecules Sarcomere M Z 0.5 µm Z Relaxed muscle 0.5 µm Contracting muscle TEM 0.5 mm Fully contracted muscle Contracted sarcomere 113 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 114 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.27b 115 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 116 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.27c Video: Cardiac Muscle Contraction ! The sliding of filaments relies on interaction between actin and myosin 0.5 µm ! The “head” of a myosin molecule binds to an actin filament, forming a cross-bridge and pulling the thin filament toward the center of the sarcomere 0.5 µm ! Muscle contraction requires repeated cycles of binding and release 117 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 118 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 119 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.28 Figure 50.28a-1 Figure 50.28a-2 Thin filaments 1 Thin filament Myosin head (lowenergy configuration ATP ATP Thin filament moves toward center of sarcomere. Thick filament Myosinbinding sites ADP P Figure 50.28a-5 P P Cross-bridge Thin filament moves toward center of sarcomere. ATP 3 ADP + Pi 125 ADP 4 Myosinbinding sites ADP P P Cross-bridge Thin filament moves toward center of sarcomere. 3 ADP + Pi ADP 4 2 Myosinbinding sites Actin ADP Myosin head (lowenergy configuration) Myosin head (highenergy configuration) 126 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Thick filament 5 2 Actin Myosin head (lowenergy configuration) Myosin head (lowenergy configuration ATP Thick filament 2 Myosin head (highenergy configuration) Thin filament Myosin head (lowenergy configuration ATP ADP BioFlix: Muscle Contraction 1 Thin filament Myosin head (lowenergy configuration Actin 124 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 1 Thin filament ADP 123 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.28a-4 Myosinbinding sites Myosin head (highenergy configuration) 3 Cross-bridge 122 1 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. ADP Myosin head (highenergy configuration) P 4 2 Myosinbinding sites P ADP © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Thick filament Thick filament Actin 121 ATP Myosin head (lowenergy configuration 2 Actin Myosin head (lowenergy configuration) Figure 50.28a-3 ATP Thick filament 5 ADP + P i Thin filament Myosin head (lowenergy configuration ATP ! Glycolysis and aerobic respiration generate the ATP needed to sustain muscle contraction 1 Thin filament 1 Thick filaments © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 120 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. P P Cross-bridge Myosin head (highenergy configuration) 3 127 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 128 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.29 Video: Mysoin-actin Interaction The Role of Calcium and Regulatory Proteins Tropomyosin Actin Troponin complex ! The regulatory protein tropomyosin and the troponin complex, a set of additional proteins, bind to actin strands on thin filaments when a muscle fiber is at rest ! For a muscle fiber to contract, myosin-binding sites must be uncovered (a) Myosin-binding sites blocked ! This occurs when calcium ions (Ca2+) bind to the troponin complex and expose the myosin-binding sites ! This prevents actin and myosin from interacting Ca2+ ! Contraction occurs when the concentration of Ca2+ is high; muscle fiber contraction stops when the concentration of Ca2+ is low 129 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Ca2+-binding sites 130 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Myosinbinding site (b) Myosin-binding sites exposed 131 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 132 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.30 Axon of motor neuron Synaptic terminal T tubule Mitochondrion Sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) ! The stimulus leading to contraction of a muscle fiber is an action potential in a motor neuron that makes a synapse with the muscle fiber ! Action potentials travel to the interior of the muscle fiber along transverse (T) tubules ! When motor neuron input stops, the muscle cell relaxes Myofibril Plasma membrane of muscle fiber ! The synaptic terminal of the motor neuron releases the neurotransmitter acetylcholine ! Acetylcholine depolarizes the muscle, causing it to produce an action potential ! The action potential along T tubules causes the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) to release Ca2+ ! Transport proteins in the SR pump cytosol ! The Ca2+ binds to the troponin complex on the thin filaments ! Regulatory proteins bound to thin filaments shift back to the myosin-binding sites Plasma membrane T tubule Sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) 2 ACh 3 Ca2+ Ca2+ pump ATP Ca2+ 6 134 135 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 4 CYTOSOL 7 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.30a out of the Synaptic terminal of motor neuron Synaptic cleft ! This binding exposes myosin-binding sites and allows the cross-bridge cycle to proceed 133 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Ca2+ released from SR Sarcomere 1 Ca2+ 136 5 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.30b 1 Synaptic terminal of motor neuron Synaptic terminal ! Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), formerly called Lou Gehrig’s disease, interferes with the excitation of skeletal muscle fibers; this disease is usually fatal Sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) 2 ACh Axon of motor neuron Nervous Control of Muscle Tension Plasma membrane T tubule Synaptic cleft 3 Ca2+ T tubule Sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+ pump Mitochondrion Myofibril ! Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease that attacks acetylcholine receptors on muscle fibers; treatments exist for this disease ATP Plasma membrane of muscle fiber Sarcomere Ca2+ 6 137 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 4 CYTOSOL 7 Ca2+ released from SR 5 138 Motor unit 1 Motor unit 2 ! Varying the number of fibers that contract 139 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Spinal cord ! There are two basic mechanisms by which the nervous system produces graded contractions ! Varying the rate at which fibers are stimulated © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.31 ! Contraction of a whole muscle is graded, which means that the extent and strength of its contraction can be voluntarily altered 140 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.32 Synaptic terminals Tetanus ! Recruitment of multiple motor neurons results in stronger contractions Nerve Motor neuron cell body ! A motor unit consists of a single motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it controls Motor neuron axon Muscle ! A twitch results from a single action potential in a motor neuron Tension ! In vertebrates, each motor neuron may synapse with multiple muscle fibers, although each fiber is controlled by only one motor neuron ! More rapidly delivered action potentials produce a graded contraction by summation Muscle fibers Summation of two twitches Single twitch Action potential Tendon 141 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 142 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 143 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Time Pair of action potentials Series of action potentials at high frequency 144 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Table 50.1 Types of Skeletal Muscle Fibers ! Tetanus is a state of smooth and sustained contraction produced when motor neurons deliver a volley of action potentials ! There are several distinct types of skeletal muscles, each of which is adapted to a particular function Oxidative and Glycolytic Fibers ! Oxidative fibers rely mostly on aerobic respiration to generate ATP ! They are classified by the source of ATP powering the muscle activity or by the speed of muscle contraction ! These fibers have many mitochondria, a rich blood supply, and a large amount of myoglobin ! Myoglobin is a protein that binds oxygen more tightly than hemoglobin does 145 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 146 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 147 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 148 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.33 ! Glycolytic fibers use glycolysis as their primary source of ATP Fast-Twitch and Slow-Twitch Fibers ! Most skeletal muscles contain both slow-twitch and fast-twitch fibers in varying ratios ! Slow-twitch fibers contract more slowly but sustain longer contractions ! Glycolytic fibers have less myoglobin than oxidative fibers and tire more easily ! Some vertebrates have muscles that twitch at rates much faster than human muscles ! All slow-twitch fibers are oxidative ! In poultry and fish, light meat is composed of glycolytic fibers, while dark meat is composed of oxidative fibers ! In producing its characteristic mating call, the male toadfish can contract and relax certain muscles more than 200 times per second ! Fast-twitch fibers contract more rapidly but sustain shorter contractions ! Fast-twitch fibers can be either glycolytic or oxidative 149 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 150 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 151 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 152 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.34 Concept 50.6: Skeletal systems transform muscle contraction into locomotion ! Cardiac muscle, found only in the heart, consists of striated cells electrically connected by intercalated disks ! Cardiac muscle can generate action potentials without neural input ! In smooth muscle, found mainly in walls of hollow organs such as those of the digestive tract, contractions are relatively slow and may be initiated by the muscles themselves ! Contractions may also be caused by stimulation from neurons in the autonomic nervous system ! Skeletal muscles are attached in antagonistic pairs, the actions of which are coordinated by the nervous system Biceps ! The skeleton provides a rigid structure to which muscles attach Grasshopper tibia (external skeleton) Extensor muscle Flexor muscle Triceps ! Skeletons function in support, protection, and movement Biceps Extension ! In addition to skeletal muscle, vertebrates have cardiac muscle and smooth muscle Human forearm (internal skeleton) Flexion Other Types of Muscle Extensor muscle Flexor muscle Triceps 153 154 155 156 Key © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Types of Skeletal Systems Hydrostatic Skeletons © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.35 ! The three main types of skeletons are Contracting muscle Relaxing muscle © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Longitudinal muscle relaxed (extended) Circular muscle contracted Circular muscle relaxed Longitudinal muscle contracted Video: Clownfish and Anemone ! A hydrostatic skeleton consists of fluid held under pressure in a closed body compartment ! Hydrostatic skeletons (lack hard parts) ! This is the main type of skeleton in most cnidarians, flatworms, nematodes, and annelids ! Exoskeletons (external hard parts) Bristles Head end 1 ! Endoskeletons (internal hard parts) ! Annelids use their hydrostatic skeleton for peristalsis, a type of movement produced by rhythmic waves of muscle contractions from front to back Head end 2 Head end 157 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 158 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 3 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 159 160 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Video: Coral Reef Video: Earthworm Locomotion 161 Video: Echinoderm Tube Feet 162 Video: Jelly Swimming 163 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Video: Thimble Jellies Exoskeletons Endoskeletons 164 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.36 ! An exoskeleton is a hard encasement deposited on the surface of an animal ! An endoskeleton consists of a hard internal skeleton, buried in soft tissue ! Exoskeletons are found in most molluscs and arthropods ! Endoskeletons are found in organisms ranging from sponges to mammals ! Arthropods have a jointed exoskeleton called a cuticle, which can be both strong and flexible ! A mammalian skeleton has more than 200 bones 165 166 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Clavicle Scapula Skull Sternum Rib Humerus Vertebra Radius Ulna Pelvic girdle Carpals Types of joints Ball-and-socket joint Hinge joint Pivot joint Phalanges Metacarpals Femur Patella ! Some bones are fused; others are connected at joints by ligaments that allow freedom of movement ! The polysaccharide chitin is often found in arthropod cuticle © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Shoulder girdle Tibia Fibula Tarsals Metatarsals Phalanges 167 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Types of Locomotion Locomotion on Land 168 Figure 50.37 Ball-and-socket joint Hinge joint Head of humerus Humerus Scapula Ulna ! The skeletons of small and large animals have different proportions ! Most animals are capable of locomotion, or active travel from place to place ! In mammals and birds, the position of legs relative to the body is very important in determining how much weight the legs can bear ! In locomotion, energy is expended to overcome friction and gravity Pivot joint Ulna ! Walking, running, hopping, or crawling on land requires an animal to support itself and move against gravity ! Diverse adaptations for locomotion on land have evolved in vertebrates Radius 169 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 170 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 171 172 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Swimming Flying Figure 50.38 ! Air poses relatively little resistance for land locomotion ! In water, friction is a bigger problem than gravity ! Fast swimmers usually have a sleek, torpedo-like shape to minimize friction ! Maintaining balance is a prerequisite to walking, running, or hopping ! Animals swim in diverse ways ! Crawling poses a different challenge; a crawling animal must exert energy to overcome friction ! Active flight requires that wings develop enough lift to overcome the downward force of gravity ! Many flying animals have adaptations that reduce body mass ! For example, birds have no urinary bladder or teeth and have relatively large bones with air-filled regions ! Paddling with their legs as oars ! Jet propulsion ! Undulating their body and tail from side to side, or up and down 173 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 174 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 175 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 176 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.UN01a Figure 50.UN01b Figure 50.UN02 Figure 50.UN03 Flying Running 102 Relaxed muscle Number of photoreceptors Energy cost (cal/kg m) (log scale) Sarcomere 10 1 Contracting muscle Swimming 10-1 10-3 1 103 Body mass (g) (log scale) Fully contracted muscle 106 177 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. 181 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Contracted sarcomere 178 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Figure 50.UN04 Thin filament © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Thick filament -90° -45° 0° Fovea Optic disk 45° 90° Position along retina (in degrees away from fovea) 179 180 © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc.