Week 12: Objectives and Goals
Zoology 255L
Exercise 14 & 16B

 

Exercise XIV - Microscopic Anatomy, Organization, and Classification of Skeletal Muscle (pages 131-136)

 

Objectives

  • To describe the structure of skeletal muscle from gross to microscopic levels
  • To describe the structure of a neuromuscular junction and to explain its role in muscle function

 

The Cells of Skeletal Muscle (page 131)

Term

Description/Definition

Myofibrils

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Myofilaments

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Actin

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Myosin

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Sarcomeres

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Transverse Tubule

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Terminal Cisternae

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Sarcoplasmic Reticulum

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Sliding Filament Theory

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Z disc

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H zone

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I band

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A band

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Activity 1 - Examining Skeletal Muslcel Cell Anatomy (page 133) (notes)

 

 

  • Figure 14.1 (page 132) - Anatomy of a skeletal muscle cell (fiber)
  • Figure 14.2 (page 133) - Relationship of the sarcoplasmic reticulum and T-tubules to the myofibrils of skeletal muscle
  • Figure 14.3 (page 134) - Muscle fibers, longitudinal and transverse views

 

Organization of Skeletal Muscle Cells into Muscles (pages 135)

Term

Description/Definition

Endomysium

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Perimysium

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Fasciculus

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Epimysium

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Tendons

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Aponeuroses

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Activity 2 - Observing the structure of skeletal muscle tissue (page 135) (notes)

 

 

  • Figure 14.4 (page 134) - Connective tissue coverings of skeletal muscle

 

The Neuromuscular Junction (page 135)

Term

Description/Definition

Neuromuscular (myoneural) Junction

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Motor Unit

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Synaptic Cleft

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Acetylcholine (ACh)

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Activity 3 - Studying the structure of a neuromuscular junction (page 135) (notes)

 

 

  • Figure 14.5 (page 135) - The neuromuscular junction
  • Figure 14.6 (page 136) - A portion of a motor unit

 

Exercise XVIB - Skeletal Muscle Physiology: Computer Simulation (pages P17-P27)

 

Objectives

  • To identify two ways that the mode of stimulation can affect muscle force production
  • To explain how slow, smooth, sustained contraction is possible in a skeletal muscle

 

 

Term

Description/Definition

Multiple motor unit summation

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Maximal stimulus

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Treppe

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Wave summation

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Tetanus

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Activity 1 - Practicing Generating a Tracing (page P19) (notes)

 

 

Activity 2 - Determining the Latent Period (page P19) (notes)

 

 

Activity 3 - Investigating Graded Muscle Response to Increased Stimulus Intensity (page P20) (notes)

 

 

Activity 4 - Investigating Treppe (page P20) (notes)

 

 

Activity 5 - Investigating Wave Summation (page P20) (notes)