The Muscular System-Skeletal Muscle Tissue and Organization

Chapter

9
The Muscular
System—Skeletal
Muscle Tissue
and Organization
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Introduction
 Humans rely on muscles for many of our

physiological processes, and virtually all our
dynamic interactions with the environment
involve muscle tissue.
Muscles and Life
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Introduction
 There are three types of muscle tissue:

 Skeletal muscle—Skeletal muscle tissue moves
the body by pulling on bones of the skeleton.
 Cardiac muscle—Cardiac muscle tissue pushes
blood through the arteries and veins of the
circulatory system.
 Smooth muscle—Smooth muscle tissues push
fluids and solids along the digestive tract and
perform varied functions in other systems.

Introduction
 Muscle tissues share four basic properties:

 Excitability: the ability to respond to stimulation
 Skeletal muscles normally respond to stimulation by the nervous
system.
 Cardiac and smooth muscles respond to the nervous system and
circulating hormones.
 Contractility: the ability to shorten actively and exert a
pull or tension that can be harnessed by connective tissues
 Extensibility: the ability to continue to contract over a
range of resting lengths
 Elasticity: the ability of a muscle to rebound toward its
original length after a contraction

Functions of Skeletal Muscle
 Skeletal muscles are contractile organs directly or

indirectly attached to bones of the skeleton.
 Skeletal muscles perform the following functions:
 Produce skeletal movement
 Maintain posture and body position
 Support soft tissues
 Regulate entering and exiting of material
 Maintain body temperature

Anatomy of Skeletal Muscles
Figure 9.1 Structural Organization of Skeletal Muscle

Figure 9.2 Skeletal Muscle Innervation

Figure 9.3 The Formation and Structure of a Skeletal Muscle Fiber

Figure 9.4 Sarcomere Structure

Sarcomereof Skeletal Muscles
Anatomy
 Sarcomere Organization
 Thick and thin filaments within a myofibril are
organized in the sarcomeres.
 All of the myofibrils are arranged parallel to the
long axis of the cell, with their sarcomeres lying
side by side.
Sarcomere Structure

Figure 9.5 Levels of Functional Organization in a Skeletal Muscle Fiber

Layers of of
Anatomy a Muscle
Skeletal Muscles
 Layers of a Muscle
 Breakdown skeletal muscle from large to small
Anatomy of Muscle Review

M
 Thin and Thick Filaments
 Each thin filament consists of a twisted strand of several
interacting proteins 5–6 nm in diameter and 1 μm in length.
 Troponin holds the tropomyosin strand in place.
 Thick filaments are 10–12 nm in diameter and 1.6 μm in
length, making them much larger than thin filaments.
Thin Filament
Troponin
Thick Filament

Figure 9.6 Thin and Thick Filaments

Muscle Contraction
 Contracting muscle fibers exert a pull, or

tension, and shorten in length.
 Caused by interactions between thick and
thin filaments in each sarcomere
 Triggered by presence of calcium ions
 Contraction itself requires the presence of
ATP.
Muscle Contraction

Muscle Contraction
 The Sliding Filament Theory

 Explains the following changes that occur between
thick and thin filaments during contraction:
 The H band and I band get smaller.
 The zone of overlap gets larger.
 The Z lines move closer together.
 The width of the A band remains constant throughout
the contraction.

Muscle Contraction
Figure 9.7 Changes in the Appearance of a Sarcomere during

Contraction of a Skeletal Muscle Fiber
Muscle Contraction
Figure 9.8 The Effect of Sarcomere Length on Tension

M
Muscle Contraction
 The Start of a Contraction
 Triggered by calcium ions in the sarcoplasm
 Electrical events at the sarcolemmal surface
 Trigger the release of calcium ions from the terminal
cisternae
 The calcium ions diffuse into the zone of overlap and
bind to troponin.
 Troponin changes shape, alters the position of the
tropomyosin strand, and exposes the active sites on the
actin molecules.
Calcium and Troponin Interaction

Muscle Contraction
Figure 9.9 The Orientation of the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum, T

Tubules, and Individual Sarcomeres
Muscle Contraction
 The End of a Contraction

 When electrical stimulation ends:
 The SR will recapture the Ca2+ ions.
 The troponin–tropomyosin complex will cover the
active sites.
 And, the contraction will end.

Muscle Contraction
Figure 9.10 The Neuromuscular Synapse

Muscle Contraction
Figure 9.11 The Events in Muscle Contraction

Motor Units and Muscle Control
Figure 9.12 The Arrangement of Motor Units in a Skeletal

Muscle
 Muscle Tone
 Some of the motor units of muscles are always
contracting, producing a resting tension in a
skeletal muscle that is called muscle tone.
 Resting muscle tone stabilizes the position of
bones and joints.

 Muscle Hypertrophy and Atrophy
 Exercise causes increases in
 Number of mitochondria
 Concentration of glycolytic enzymes
 Glycogen reserves
 Myofibrils
 Each myofibril contains a larger number of thick and thin
filaments.
 The net effect is an enlargement, or hypertrophy, of the
stimulated muscle.
 Disuse of a muscle results in the opposite, called
atrophy.

Types of Skeletal Muscle Fibers

 The features of fast fibers, or white fibers, are:

 Large in diameter—due to many densely packed
myofibrils
 Large glycogen reserves
 Relatively few mitochondria
 Their mitochondria are unable to meet the demand.
 Fatigue easily
 Can contract in 0.01 seconds or less following
stimulation

 Slow fibers, or red fibers, features are
 Only about half the diameter of fast fibers
 Take three times as long to contract after
stimulation
 Contain abundant mitochondria
 Use aerobic metabolism
 Have a more extensive network of capillaries than
do muscles dominated by fast muscle fibers.
 Red color because they contain the red pigment
myoglobin

 Intermediate fibers have properties
intermediate between those of fast fibers and
slow fibers.
 Intermediate fibers contract faster than slow fibers
but slower than fast fibers.
 Intermediate fibers are similar to fast fibers except
 They have more mitochondria.
 They have a slightly increased capillary supply.
 They have a greater resistance to fatigue.

Figure 9.14 Skeletal Muscle Fiber Organization (Parallel Muscle)

Figure 9.14 Skeletal Muscle Fiber Organization (Convergent Muscle)

Figure 9.14 Skeletal Muscle Fiber Organization (Unipennate Muscle)

Figure 9.14 Skeletal Muscle Fiber Organization (Bipennate Muscle)

Figure 9.14 Skeletal Muscle Fiber Organization (Multipennate Muscle)

Figure 9.14 Skeletal Muscle Fiber Organization (Circular Muscle)

Muscle Terminology
 Origin remains stationary

 Insertion moves
 Commonly the origin is proximal to the insertion.
 If the muscle extends from a broad aponeurosis to a
narrow tendon:
 Aponeurosis = origin
 Tendon = insertion
 If there are several tendons at one end and just one at
the other:
 Multiple = origins
 Single = insertion

Muscle Terminology
 Muscle Actions
 There are two methods of describing actions.
 The first references the bone region affected.
 For example, the biceps brachii muscle is said to perform
―flexion of the forearm.‖
 The second method specifies the joint involved.
 For example, the action of the biceps brachii muscle is
described as ―flexion of the elbow.‖

Muscle Terminology
 Muscles can be grouped according to their
primary actions into three types:
 Prime movers (agonists): are muscles chiefly
responsible for producing a particular movement
 Synergists: assist the prime mover in performing
that action
 If a synergist stabilizes the origin of the agonist, it is
called a fixator.
 Antagonists: are muscles whose actions oppose
that of the agonist
 If the agonist produces flexion, the antagonist will
produce extension.

Muscle Terminology
 Muscles are named for:

 Specific body regions  Specific or unusual
 Brachialis
features
 Biceps (two origins)
 Shape of the muscle  Identification of
 Trapezius origin and insertion
 Orientation of muscle  Sternocleidomastoid
fibers  Primary functions
 Flexor carpi radialis
 Rectus, transverse,
oblique  References to actions
 Buccinator

Levers and Pulleys: A Systems Design for Movement
 First-class levers
 Second-class levers
 Characteristics of second-class levers are:
 The force is magnified.
 The resistance moves more slowly and covers a shorter distance.
 Third-class levers
 The characteristics of the third-class lever are:
 Speed and distance traveled are increased.
 The force produced must be great.

 Although every muscle does not operate as

part of a lever system, the presence of levers
provides speed and versatility far in excess of
what we would predict on the basis of muscle
physiology alone.
Levers




Figure 9.16 Anatomical Pulleys

Aging and the Muscular System
 Skeletal muscle fibers become smaller in diameter.
 Skeletal muscles become smaller in diameter and less

elastic.
 Tolerance for exercise decreases.
 The ability to recover from muscular injuries

decreases.

Aging and the Muscular System
Figure 9.17 The Life Cycle of Trichinella spiralis


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 Humans rely on muscles for many of our

Muscles and Life

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 There are three types of muscle tissue:

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 Muscle tissues share four basic properties:

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 Skeletal muscles are contractile organs directly or

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Figure 9.1 Structural Organization of Skeletal Muscle

Figure 9.2 Skeletal Muscle Innervation

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Figure 9.3 The Formation and Structure of a Skeletal Muscle Fiber

Figure 9.4 Sarcomere Structure

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Figure 9.5 Levels of Functional Organization in a Skeletal Muscle Fiber

Anatomy of Muscle Review

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Figure 9.6 Thin and Thick Filaments

 Contracting muscle fibers exert a pull, or

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 The Sliding Filament Theory

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Figure 9.7 Changes in the Appearance of a Sarcomere during

Figure 9.8 The Effect of Sarcomere Length on Tension

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Calcium and Troponin Interaction

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Figure 9.9 The Orientation of the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum, T

 The End of a Contraction

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Figure 9.10 The Neuromuscular Synapse

Figure 9.11 The Events in Muscle Contraction

Figure 9.12 The Arrangement of Motor Units in a Skeletal

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 The features of fast fibers, or white fibers, are:

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Figure 9.14 Skeletal Muscle Fiber Organization (Parallel Muscle)

Figure 9.14 Skeletal Muscle Fiber Organization (Convergent Muscle)

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Figure 9.14 Skeletal Muscle Fiber Organization (Unipennate Muscle)

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Figure 9.14 Skeletal Muscle Fiber Organization (Bipennate Muscle)

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Figure 9.14 Skeletal Muscle Fiber Organization (Multipennate Muscle)

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Figure 9.14 Skeletal Muscle Fiber Organization (Circular Muscle)

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 Origin remains stationary

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