Chapter 1: Structure and Function of the Body Systems

The skeletal system is composed of how many bones?

206

Our muscles act under ____________ to produce movement

bones

Which system provides LEVERAGE, SUPPORT, and PROTECTION?

Skeletal System

AXIAL skeleton consists of:

Skull, Vertebral Column, Ribs, and Sternum

APPENDICULAR skeleton consists of:

ALL bones of the:
Arms
Wrists
Hands
Legs
Ankles
Feet
Pelvic Girdle
Shoulder Girdle

Define Joint

Junctions of bones

Define Fibrous Joint

Allow virtually NO MOVEMENT
Example: Structures of the skull

Define Cartilaginous Joint

Allow LIMITED MOVEMENT
Example: Intervertebral discs of vertebra

Define Synovial Joint

Allow CONSIDERABLE MOVEMENT
Example: Elbows & Knees

Helps transfer nutrients to our bones at the joint regions

Synovial Fluid

Operate as a hinge; rotate about ONE axis

Uniaxial Joint

Operate in TWO perpendicular axis

Biaxial Joint

Define Multiaxial Joint

Allow movement in ALL THREE AXES
Example: Shoulder and Hip

Vertebral bones are separated by _____________ _____________ that allow for movement

flexible disks

VERTEBRAL COLUMN
Total # of Cervical:

7

VERTEBRAL COLUMN
Total # of Thoracic:

12

VERTEBRAL COLUMN
Total # of Lumbar

5

VERTEBRAL COLUMN
Total # of Sacral Vertebrae

5

VERTEBRAL COLUMN
Total # of Coccygeal Vertebrae

3-5

MACROSTRUCTURE & MICROSTRUCTURE
Each Skeletal Muscle is an organ that contains Muscle tissue, Connective tissue, ____________, and ____________ _____________

Nerves and Blood Vessels

MACROSTRUCTURE & MICROSTRUCTURE
Fibrous Connective Tissue or ___________________ Covers MORE THAN ________ Skeletal Muscles

Epimysium, 430

What are the THREE types of Connective Tissue?

Epimysium, Perimysium, Endomysium

Epimysium

The Outer Layer of the muscle
(Tissue that surrounds ENTIRE muscle)

Perimysium

Surrounds each fascicle
(Fascicle: Bundle of fibers)

Endomysium

Surrounds INDIVIDUAL muscle fibers

Sarcolemma

Cell/Plasma Membrane that surrounds the muscle fiber cells

Myofibril

Contain:
- Myofilaments (actin and myosin filaments) that involve gene expression that change the muscle itself
(For Reference: Myofibrils have MULTIPLE nuclei)

The ORIGIN of a muscle is going to be more....

PROXIMAL

Origin

The attachment site that DOESN'T MOVE during contraction

The INSERTION of a muscle is going to be more...

DISTAL

Insertion

The attachment site that DOES MOVE when the muscle contracts

A Motor Unit consists of a ___________ ___________ and the muscle fibers it innervates

Motor Neuron

There are typically ___________ ____________ muscle fibers in a SINGLE motor unit

Several Hundred

Myosin is ________ filament

THICK

Actin is _________ filament

THIN

Both Actin and Myosin filament gives skeletal muscle its _____________ appearance

STRIATED

SLIDING FILAMENT THEORY
ACTIN filaments at EACH END of a sarcomere, slide ______________ on MYOSIN filaments, pulling the _____-________ toward the __________ of the sarcomere

Inward, Z-lines, Center

CONTRACTION OF A MYOFIBRIL
In a STRETCHED muscle, the ___-_____ and ___-_____ are ELONGATED and there is LOW FORCE POTENTIAL

I-bands, H-zones

THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
_______________ nutrients and _____________ waste products
Maintains _____________ _____________ to VITAL ORGANS
Participates in ________________________

Transports, Removes/ Perfusion Pressure/ Thermoregulation

THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
The right ventricle of the heart, pumps blood to the _____________

lungs

THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
The left ventricle pumps blood to the....

rest of the body

CARDIAC CONDUCTION
< 60 beats per min

Bradycardia

CARDIAC CONDUCTION
> 100 beats per min

Tachycardia

A graphic representation of the electrical activity of the heart

Electrocardiogram

BLOOD
Hemoglobin transports oxygen and serves as an _________-__________ buffer

acid-base

BLOOD
Red Blood cells facilitate _____________ ____________ removal

carbon dioxide

The DISCHARGE of an ACTION POTENTIAL from a __________ __________ signals the ____________ of calcium from the SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM into the _____________, causing __________ development in muscle.

motor nerve, release, myofibril, tension

The sliding filament theory is from which system?

muscular system

When muscles contract, the I-bands and H-zone are __________________

shortened

MUSCULAR SYSTEM
Sliding-filament Theory of Muscular Contraction
Name the Phases:

Resting Phase
Excitation- Contraction Coupling Phase
Contraction Phase
Recharge Phase
Relaxation Phase

________________ and ________ are NECESSARY for CROSSBRIDGE cycling with __________ and ___________ filaments

Calcium, ATP, Actin, Myosin

The number of ___________________ that are formed between actin and myosin dictates the __________ production of a muscle

crossbridges, force

MOTOR UNIT RECRUITMENT DURING EXERCISE
The ________ output of a MUSCLE can be VARIED through change in the _________________ of activation of __________________ motor units or change in the NUMBER of activated motor units.

force, frequency, individual

NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM
________________ are specialized ___________ receptors that provide the central nervous system with information needed to maintain _________ ________ and perform complex ____________ movements.

Proprioceptors, sensory, muscle tone, coordinated