Muscular System Function
Attached to the
skeleton
- Controlled by
voluntary nervous
system via somatic
motor nerves in
spinal and in some
cranial nerves
Striated Voluntary
or Skeletal Muscle
Composed of muscle fibers
bound together by
fascia
Located
in muscle layer of
visceral organs
- Controlled by
autonomic nervous
system via autonomic
motor neuron in
autonomic, spinal, and
somecranialnerves
Smooth Involuntary or
Visceral Muscle
Found in the heart
-Controlled by
autonomic nervous
system via autonomic
motor neuron in
autonomic, spinal,and
some cranial nerves
MUSCLE FIBER
Striated Involuntary or
Cardiac Muscle
Electrical energy
transmitted along transverse
tubules
b. Calcium ion released
inactivates troponin which
normally blocks interaction
between myosin and actin
c. ATP released causes
actin to slide along myosin
filaments (contraction)
Muscle Fiber Contraction
bends a
part
towards
another
Flexor
straightens
a part
Triceps
brachii
Extensor
draws a part
towards the
median line
Adductor
draws
a part
away
fromthe
median
line
Abductor
raises a
part
Levator
lowers
a part
Serratus
anterior
Depressor
closes an
opening
Sphincter papillae
Constrictor
works
against a constrictor
Dilator
bends
back of
hand
forward
Pronator
bends
the
palm forward
Supinator
turns
a part
Subsca
pularis
Rotator
physical
enlargement of
a muscle due
to addition of
more
myofibrils to
the muscle
fibers making
them swell
Hypertrophy
reduction in
the size of a
muscle due to
the decrease
in the number
of myofibrils
in the muscle
fibers.
Atrophy
when a muscle has
contracted a few
times, subsequent
contractions are
more powerful;
this may be related
to the release of
increased
quantities of
Calcium ions
Treppe (Staircase Phenomenon)
rapid, repetitive,
involuntary
skeletal muscle
contractions
stimulated by
hypothalamic
temperature- regulating
center.
Shivering
caused by
sustained
muscle
contraction
Cramps
strong association of
actin and myosin after
death due to ATP
depletion. However,
subsequent bacterial
decomposition of
muscle proteins brings
about relaxation (body
enters rigor state
about 24 hours after
death and comes out
of rigor about 24
hours later
Rigor Mortis
Small sacs lined with
sinusoid membrane and
contains synovial fluid. - Located whenever
pressure is exerted over
moving parts like between
skin and bone, tendons
and bone, muscles or
ligaments and bones. - Act as cushions relieving
pressure between
moving parts.
Bursae