https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd en-us 2021-10-14 18:02:15 UTC 2023-07-26 13:34:55 UTC hello@padlet.com k2107546 https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1817881902 A tendon is a fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone. Tendons may also attach muscles to structures such as the eyeball. A tendon serves to move the bone or structure.]]> 2021-10-14 18:17:00 UTC https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1817881902 k2107546 https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1817882634  Fascia is a thin casing of connective tissue that surrounds and holds every organ, blood vessel, bone, nerve fiber and muscle in place. The tissue does more than provide internal structure; fascia has nerves that make it almost as sensitive as skin. When stressed, it tightens up.]]> 2021-10-14 18:17:21 UTC https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1817882634 k2107546 https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1817883775 The main function of the muscular system is movement, but it also helps stabilize our joints, maintain our posture, aid in digestion, and generate heat during activity.]]> 2021-10-14 18:17:54 UTC https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1817883775 k2107546 https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1817884784 Muscle fatigue is a symptom that makes it harder to move as normal. Some people experience a dull aching in the muscles. They may also feel constantly tired and lack the energy to perform everyday tasks. Exercise is a common cause of muscle fatigue.]]> 2021-10-14 18:18:22 UTC https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1817884784 k2107546 https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1817885731 Muscle spasms can feel like a stitch in the side or be agonizingly painful. You may see a twitch under your skin and it may feel hard to the touch. Spasms are involuntary. The muscles contract and it takes treatment and time for them to relax.]]> 2021-10-14 18:18:49 UTC https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1817885731 k2107546 https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1817887307 Clonic spasms refer to alternating involuntary muscular contraction and relaxation in quick succession. Tonic spasms are rigid muscle contractions that last a period of time.]]> 2021-10-14 18:19:36 UTC https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1817887307 k2107546 https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1817887730 Tetanus is a serious disease of the nervous system caused by a toxin-producing bacterium. The disease causes muscle contractions, particularly of your jaw and neck muscles. Tetanus is commonly known as lockjaw. Severe complications of tetanus can be life-threatening. There's no cure for tetanus.]]> 2021-10-14 18:19:48 UTC https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1817887730 k2107546 https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1817888044 A condition that is due usually to low blood calcium (hypocalcemia) and is characterized by spasms of the hands and feet, cramps, spasm of the voice box (larynx), and overactive neurological reflexes. Tetany is generally considered to result from very low calcium levels in the blood.Some people don't have any symptoms, but it can be life-threatening for others.]]> 2021-10-14 18:19:57 UTC https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1817888044 k2107546 https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1828135530 At a cellular level, smooth muscle can be described as an involuntary, non-striated muscle. Smooth muscle consists of thick and thin filaments that are not arranged into sarcomeres giving it a non-striated pattern.Smooth muscle can tense and relax but has greater elastic properties than striated muscle]]> 2021-10-19 18:19:49 UTC https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1828135530 k2107546 https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1828138961 Cardiac muscle (or myocardium) makes up the thick middle layer of the heart. It is one of three types of muscle in the body, along with skeletal and smooth muscle. The myocardium is surrounded by a thin outer layer called the epicardium (AKA visceral pericardium) and an inner endocardium.]]> 2021-10-19 18:21:14 UTC https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1828138961 k2107546 https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1828141420 Skeletal muscles (commonly called Muscles) are organs of the vertebrate muscular system that are mostly attached by tendons to bones of the skeleton. The muscle cells of skeletal muscles are much longer than in the other types of muscle tissue, and are often known as muscle fibers.]]> 2021-10-19 18:22:05 UTC https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1828141420 k2107546 https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1828141991 The sliding filament theory describes the mechanism that allows muscles to contract. According to this theory, myosin (a motor protein) binds to actin. The myosin then alters its configuration, resulting in a "stroke" that pulls on the actin filament and causes it to slide across the myosin filament.]]> 2021-10-19 18:22:18 UTC https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1828141991 k2107546 https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1828158642 Actin filaments are made up of identical actin proteins arranged in a long spiral chain. Like microtubules, actin filaments have plus and minus ends, with more ATP-powered growth occurring at a filament's plus end (Figure 2)]]> 2021-10-19 18:28:29 UTC https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1828158642 k2107546 https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1828161287 Myosin is a motor molecule that works to move the cell. ... Myosin is a special protein that converts adenosine triphosphate (ATP), a molecule that cells use in order to live and work, into mechanical energy (energy for work). This will then generate force and movement.]]> 2021-10-19 18:29:32 UTC https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1828161287 k2107546 https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1828168319 Calcium's positive molecule is important to the transmission of nerve impulses to the muscle fiber via its neurotransmitter triggering release at the junction between the nerves (2,6). Inside the muscle, calcium facilitates the interaction between actin and myosin during contractions (2,6).]]> 2021-10-19 18:32:12 UTC https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1828168319 k2107546 https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1828171659 Contractility is the ability of muscle cells to forcefully shorten. Contractility allows muscle tissue to pull on its attachment points and shorten with force. ( muscles can only pull, never push.) Excitability is the ability to respond to a stimulus, which may be delivered from a motor neuron or a hormone.]]> 2021-10-19 18:33:35 UTC https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1828171659 k2107546 https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1828174337 Extensibility is the ability of a muscle to be stretched. For instance, let's reconsider our elbow flexing motion we discussed earlier. In order to be able to flex the elbow, the elbow extensor muscles must extend in order to allow flexion to occur. Lack of extensibility is known as spasticity.]]> 2021-10-19 18:34:41 UTC https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1828174337 k2107546 https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1828177855 Tissue elasticity is the ability to stretch a muscle to reach its full range of movement without restriction. Different types of tissues can be found within the body including soft tissues and connective tissues. Tissues often become restrictive and inelastic resulting in an increase in muscle tightness and pain.]]> 2021-10-19 18:36:09 UTC https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1828177855 k2107546 https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1828182941 Excitability is the ability to respond to a stimulus, which may be delivered from a motor neuron or a hormone. Extensibility is the ability of a muscle to be stretched or extended. Elasticity is the ability to a muscle to return to its original length when relaxed.]]> 2021-10-19 18:38:13 UTC https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1828182941 k2107546 https://padlet.com/k2107546/rky7m7efnn141aqd/wish/1828531617 Automaticity is the property of cardiac cells to generate spontaneous action potentials. Spontaneous activity is the result of diastolic depolarization caused by a net inward current during phase 4 of the action potential, which progressively brings the membrane potential to threshold.

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