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Anatomy & Physiology Final Exam Study Review

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  • What are the four primary tissue types?

    The four primary tissue types are epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissue.

  • Name the three types of muscle tissue.

    The three types of muscle tissue are skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle.

  • What is a skeletal muscle cell also known as?

    A skeletal muscle cell is also known as a muscle fiber.

  • What is the cell membrane of a skeletal muscle cell called?

    The cell membrane of a skeletal muscle cell is called the sarcolemma.

  • What is the cytoplasm of a skeletal muscle cell called?

    The cytoplasm of a skeletal muscle cell is called the sarcoplasm.

  • What are epimysium, perimysium, and endomysium?

    They are connective tissue layers surrounding muscle: epimysium surrounds the entire muscle, perimysium surrounds fascicles, and endomysium surrounds individual muscle fibers.

  • What is a fascicle?

    A fascicle is a bundle of muscle fibers surrounded by perimysium.

  • What is a tendon?

    A tendon is a bundle of collagen fibers formed by the merging of epimysium, perimysium, and endomysium that attaches muscle to bone.

  • What is an aponeurosis?

    An aponeurosis is a broad, flat tendon that attaches muscle to muscle.

  • What is the function of satellite cells in skeletal muscle?

    Satellite cells are stem cells located between the sarcolemma and endomysium; they function in muscle repair and regeneration.

  • What is a myofibril?

    A myofibril is a long, cylindrical organelle within a muscle fiber composed of repeating sarcomeres responsible for contraction.

  • What is the sarcoplasmic reticulum?

    The sarcoplasmic reticulum is a specialized smooth endoplasmic reticulum that stores and releases calcium ions for muscle contraction.

  • What are transverse tubules (T tubules)?

    T tubules are invaginations of the sarcolemma filled with extracellular fluid that conduct action potentials into the muscle fiber.

  • What is a sarcomere?

    A sarcomere is the functional contractile unit of a myofibril, composed of overlapping thick (myosin) and thin (actin) filaments.

  • What proteins compose thin and thick filaments?

    Thin filaments are composed mainly of actin, tropomyosin, and troponin; thick filaments are composed of myosin molecules.

  • What is the sliding filament theory?

    During contraction, thin filaments slide past thick filaments, shortening sarcomeres; the H zone and I band get smaller, the zone of overlap increases, and the A band length remains constant.

  • What is a neuromuscular junction?

    A neuromuscular junction is the synapse where a motor neuron controls a single skeletal muscle fiber.

  • What is acetylcholine and its function at the neuromuscular junction?

    Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter released by motor neurons that binds receptors on the motor end plate, increasing membrane permeability to Na+ and triggering muscle contraction.

  • What is muscle tone?

    Muscle tone is the continuous, passive partial contraction of muscles that helps maintain posture and readiness for action.

  • What is the difference between isotonic and isometric contractions?

    Isotonic contractions change muscle length to move a load; isometric contractions generate tension without changing muscle length.

  • What is rigor mortis?

    Rigor mortis is the postmortem stiffening of muscles caused by calcium influx and lack of ATP, preventing muscle relaxation.

  • What are the three anatomical divisions of the nervous system?

    The nervous system is divided into the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system (PNS).

  • What are the two functional divisions of the peripheral nervous system?

    The PNS is divided into the afferent (sensory) division and the efferent (motor) division.

  • What are neuroglia?

    Neuroglia are supporting glial cells in the nervous system that provide structural support, protection, and nourishment to neurons.

  • Name two types of neuroglia found in the PNS.

    Schwann cells, which form myelin sheaths, and satellite cells, which surround neuron cell bodies in ganglia.

  • What is the function of myelin?

    Myelin insulates axons to increase the speed of nerve impulse conduction.

  • What is a resting potential?

    Resting potential is the electrical charge difference across the plasma membrane of a resting neuron, typically around -70 mV.

  • What triggers the release of acetylcholine at the synaptic terminal?

    Calcium ions entering the synaptic terminal trigger the exocytosis of acetylcholine-filled vesicles into the synaptic cleft.