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Muscle Cell Anatomy & Function, Lecture notes of Anatomy

Anatomy

Human Anatomy & Physiology: Muscle Physiology; Ziser Lecture Notes, 2006. 1. Muscle Cell Anatomy & Function ... General Structure of Muscle Cells (skeletal).

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Human Anatomy & Physiology: Muscle Physiology; Ziser Lecture Notes, 2006
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Muscle Cell Anatomy & Function
(mainly striated muscle tissue)
General Structure of Muscle Cells (skeletal)
several nuclei (skeletal muscle)
skeletal muscles are formed when embryonic cells fuse together
some of these embryonic cells remain in the adult and can replace
damaged muscle fibers to some degree
lots of mitochondria for energy generation
some cell structures have taken on new functions:
cell membrane =sarcolemma
cytoplasm =sarcoplasm
ER =sarcoplasmic reticulum
T tubules
tube or tunnel-like infoldings of sarcolemma
open to cell surface
extend into muscle cell
surround sarcoplasmic reticulum
Myofibrils
most of muscle cell is filled with myofibrils
regularly overlapping filaments (in striated mm)
various bands and zones
one set = sarcomere
surrounded by SR
SR in turn surrounded by T-Tubules
myofibrils consists of packets of:
a. thick filaments myosin
each filament consists of several 100 molecules of myosin
each myosin molecule is shaped like a golf club with heads
directed outward
b. thin filaments mainly actin
sarcoplasm contains an abundance of:
glycogen (=animal starch) - a form of stored energy
myoglobin – a molecule that can store some O2
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Muscle Cell Anatomy & Function

(mainly striated muscle tissue) General Structure of Muscle Cells (skeletal) several nuclei (skeletal muscle) skeletal muscles are formed when embryonic cells fuse together some of these embryonic cells remain in the adult and can replace damaged muscle fibers to some degree lots of mitochondria for energy generation some cell structures have taken on new functions: cell membrane = sarcolemma cytoplasm = sarcoplasm ER = sarcoplasmic reticulum T tubules tube or tunnel-like infoldings of sarcolemma open to cell surface extend into muscle cell surround sarcoplasmic reticulum Myofibrils most of muscle cell is filled with myofibrils regularly overlapping filaments (in striated mm) various bands and zones one set = sarcomere surrounded by SR SR in turn surrounded by T-Tubules myofibrils consists of packets of: a. thick filaments  myosin each filament consists of several 100 molecules of myosin each myosin molecule is shaped like a golf club with heads directed outward b. thin filaments  mainly actin sarcoplasm contains an abundance of: glycogen (=animal starch) - a form of stored energy myoglobin – a molecule that can store some O 2

Muscle Cell Contraction:

  1. nerve impulse arrives at neuromuscular junction
  2. ACh is released and diffuses across synapse
  3. binds to receptor on sarcolemma and initiates an impulse
  4. impulse travels across sarcolemma and into T tubules
  5. impulse triggers release of Ca+ +^ from SR
  6. Ca+ +^ acts as a switch: without Ca+ +^  prevents interaction between actin & myosin with Ca+ +^  allows interaction
  7. Myosin binds with actin in ratchet-like mechanism pulls thin filaments toward thick filaments
  8. Thick & thin filaments telescope into each other causing shortening of muscle fibers = contraction requires lots of ATP: ATP is needed for both attachment and release of each myosin head Relaxation
    1. When stimulus stops, Ca+ +^ ions reenter SR
    2. interaction between actin and myosin is blocked,
    3. muscle cell relaxes Muscle cells grow when exercised and shrink when not used yet muscle cells can’t divide to produce new cells  we have fewer muscles cells as adults than we had as newborns  exercise stimulates increase in myofibrils each muscle cell gets larger well exercised muscle cells also develop more mitochondria, more

chemical injury stimulus must be above threshold greater stimulus ≠ greater contraction BUT: muscle cells rarely act alone muscle organs operate on principle of “graded strength” Motor Units the “functional unit” of muscle system motor unit = individual motor neuron and all muscle cells that it innervates the axon of a motor neuron usually branches on entering a muscle bundle and a single axon may innervate a few to 100’s of muscle fibers at same time each muscle organ is composed of 1000’s of motor units whole motor unit responds as “all or none” muscle cells cannot “partially” contract the fewer muscle cells/ motor unit  more precise movement the muscle can make eg. eye: 10-23 fibers/axon hand: few abdominal wall: many gross movements > 500 fibers/axon gastrocnemius ~1000/axon each motor unit may have a different threshold different sized motor units in a muscle organ to get stronger contraction, more motor units are recruited

intensity of stimulus

motor units are activated greater strength (force) or degree of contraction each muscle organ can respond with appropriate degree and strength of contraction can experimentally generate other kinds of contractions:

2. Treppe/Summation muscles don’t begin at maximum efficiency staircase effect: get increased strength of contraction with repeated stimuli due partly to rise in muscle temperature as it warms up eg. athletes warmup exercise 3. Tetanus series of rapid stimuli cause sustained contraction of a muscle usually begins at 20-60 stimuli/second for most skeletal muscles useful muscle contractions typically consist of a mixture of twitches and tetanic contractions twitch alone is rare eg. twitch of eyelid or facial muscle can continue to contract until they **fatigue

  1. Isometric vs Isotonic contractions** when skeletal muscles contract but don’t cause movement = isometric contractions that produce movement = isotonic tone = continued partial sustained contraction important for posture & as fixator muscles typical skeletal movement involve combinations of isotonic and isometric contractions by various muscles within a group

capacity, aerobic metabolism cannot supply adequate amounts of ATP glycolysis can make ATP without oxygen = anaerobic respiration much quicker (fewer reactions) much less efficient: makes only 2 ATP/glucose vs 38 ATP’s/glucose molecule produces large amounts of “toxic wastes” lactic acid  leads to fatigue a. lactic acid build up slows ATP production b. Fatigue: muscles can’t contract even though they are being stimulated; ATP supply is coming too slowly c. Fatigue is not same as complete lack of ATP Lack of ATP results in muscles locking up  writer’s cramp - temporary  rigor mortis – permanent: Calcium leaks out of SR, enough ATP to attach myosin heads but not enough to detach them (takes ~24 hrs to occur) fatigue creates oxygen debt =the extra amount of O2 needed to remove lactic acid, restore creatin phosphate, replace glycogen stores all non aerobic sources of ATP during muscle activity contribute to this debt as long as cell has enough oxygen it will make ATP aerobically good for extended activity that is not too strenuous eg. walking, jogging if oxygen is not available it shifts to anaerobic respiration muscle cells can use various substrates for aerobic respiration: glucose first from glycogen inside cell then from blood

fatty acids sometimes amino acids with continued aerobic activity muscle cells switch to using fatty acids instead of glucose to produce ATP