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Stimulus generated capabilities:◦ Irritability (also called responsiveness)—ability
to receive and respond to a stimulus◦Contractility—ability to shorten when an
adequate stimulus is received
Movement capabilities:◦Extensibility—ability of muscle cells to be
stretched◦Elasticity—ability to recoil and resume resting
length after stretching
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Skeletal muscles must be stimulated by a motor neuron (nerve cell) to contract
Motor unit: consists of one motor neuron and all the skeletal muscle cells stimulated by that neuron◦ (page 232 provides more elaboration about the
neurological make up of the motor unit)
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Figure 6.4a Motor units.
Spinal cord
Motor neuroncell bodies
Muscle Musclefibers
(a)
Axon terminals atneuromuscular junctions
Motorunit
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Motorunit
2
Nerve
Axon ofmotor
neuron
Figure 6.4b Motor units.
Branchingaxon tomotor unit (b)
Axon terminals atneuromuscular junctions
Musclefibers
Neuromuscular junction◦ Where the axon terminal (end) of the motor
neuron “meets up with” the sarcolemma (plasma membrane) of a muscle These two components NEVER touch
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Synaptic cleft ◦ Gap/space between axon terminal and muscle◦ This gap is filled with interstitial (tissue) fluid
Neurotransmitter ◦ A chemical messenger released by the nerve
when the nerve impulse reaches the end of the axon terminal
◦ Acetylcholine (ACh) is the neurotransmitter that stimulates skeletal muscle
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Action potential reaches axon terminal of motor neuron.1
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Nerve impulse
Nucleus
Myelinated axon of motor neuron
Axon terminal ofneuromuscularjunction
Sarcolemma ofthe muscle fiber
Synaptic vesicle containing AChAxon terminal of motor neuronMitochondrion
SarcolemmaFusing synapticvesicleSarcoplasmof muscle fiber
Folds ofsarcolemma
AChreceptor
Ca2+Ca2+
Synapticcleft
ACh
1. Calcium channels open◦ calcium ions enter the axon terminal
2. The presence of Calcium causes the release of acetylcholine (ACh) by way of vesicles
◦ ACh diffuses across the synaptic cleft (the gap) and attaches to receptors on the sarcolemma (membrane) of the muscle cell
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Slide 3
Action potential reaches axon terminal of motor neuron.
2 Calcium (Ca2+) channels open, andCa2+ enters the axon terminal.
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Synaptic vesicle containing AChAxon terminal of motor neuronMitochondrion
SarcolemmaFusing synapticvesicleSarcoplasmof muscle fiber
Folds ofsarcolemma
AChreceptor
Ca2+Ca2+
Synapticcleft
ACh
Slide 4
Action potential reaches axon terminal of motor neuron.
2 Calcium (Ca2+) channels open, andCa2+ enters the axon terminal.
3 Ca2+ entry causes some synapticvesicles to release their contents(acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter)by exocytosis.
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Synaptic vesicle containing AChAxon terminal of motor neuronMitochondrion
SarcolemmaFusing synapticvesicleSarcoplasmof muscle fiber
Folds ofsarcolemma
AChreceptor
Ca2+Ca2+
Synapticcleft
ACh
4. If enough ACh is released, the sarcolemma becomes temporarily more permeable to sodium (Na) and potassium (K ) ions
◦ Sodium rushes into the cell◦ Potassium leaves the cell ◦ This causes an imbalance of charge: the
sarcolemma becomes depolarized
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Slide 5
Action potential reaches axon terminal of motor neuron.
2 Calcium (Ca2+) channels open, andCa2+ enters the axon terminal.
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3 Ca2+ entry causes some synapticvesicles to release their contents(acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter)by exocytosis.
Acetylcholine diffuses across thesynaptic cleft and binds toreceptors in the sarcolemma.
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Synaptic vesicle containing AChAxon terminal of motor neuronMitochondrion
SarcolemmaFusing synapticvesicleSarcoplasmof muscle fiber
Folds ofsarcolemma
AChreceptor
Ca2+Ca2+
Synapticcleft
ACh
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Ion channel insarcolemma opens;ions pass.
Na+ K+
5 ACh binds and channels open thatallow simultaneous passage of Na+ intothe muscle fiber and K+ out of themuscle fiber. More Na+ ions enter thanK+ ions leave, producing a local changein the electrical conditions of themembrane (depolarization). Thiseventually leads to an action potential.
5. Depolarization opens more sodium channels that allow sodium ions to enter the cell Once started, the action potential cannot be stopped The action potential travels throughout the surface
of the sarcolemma via t-tubules of the sarcolemma, causing the muscle to contract
6. The enzyme Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) breaks down acetylcholine into acetic acid and choline to end muscle contraction
Slide 7
Ion channel closed;ions cannot pass.
Degraded ACh
K+
Na+ACh
Acetylcholine-sterase
The enzyme acetylcholinesterasebreaks down ACh in the synaptic cleft,ending the process.
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Cell returns to its resting state when:1. Potassium ions diffuse back out of the cell
Sodium-potassium pump moves sodium and potassium ions back to their original positions
The muscle is ready to receive another stimulus
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Calcium binds to regulatory proteins called troponin and tropomyosin◦ troponin stimulates tropomyosin to uncover
the actin binding sites ◦ This exposes myosin-binding sites◦ myosin heads on the thick filaments attach
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The attached heads pivot, sliding the thin filaments toward the center of the sarcomere, and contraction occurs (muscle shortens)
ATP provides the energy ◦ This continues as long as ionic calcium is present
Figure 6.7 Diagrammatic views of a sarcomere.
Myosin Actin
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(a) Relaxed sarcomere
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(b) Fully contracted sarcomere
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