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TOPIC 4 – MOVEMENT ANALYSIS 1 4.1 – Neuromuscular Function 4.1.1 4 Label a diagram of a motor unit TERM FUNCTION STRUCTURE Axon A nerve fibre o A single process extending from the cell of a neuron Carrying a nerve impulse away from it Dendrite Carries nerve impulses from adjacent neurons into the cell body One of the shorter branching processes of the cell body of a neuron All dendrites have synaptic knobs at the ends Which are the ‘connections’ to adjoining nerves Motor Neurone Transmitting impulses (electrical signals for communication within the body) From the Central Nervous System (CNS) Which consists of the brain and spinal cord, to the muscles and glands

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4.1$–$Neuromuscular$Function$4.1.1$4$Label$a$diagram$of$a$motor$unit!!

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TERM! FUNCTION! STRUCTURE!Axon! ! •! A!nerve!fibre!

o! A!single!process!extending!

from!the!cell!of!a!neuron!

Carrying!a!nerve!impulse!away!from!it!

Dendrite! Carries!nerve!impulses!from!

adjacent!neurons!into!the!cell!

body!

•! One!of!the!shorter!branching!

processes!of!the!cell!body!of!a!neuron!

•! All!dendrites!have!synaptic!knobs!at!

the!ends! !

Which!are!the!‘connections’!to!adjoining!

nerves!

Motor!Neurone! •! Transmitting!impulses!

(electrical!signals!for!

communication!within!the!

body)!

•! From!the!Central!Nervous!

System!(CNS)!

•! Which!consists!of!the!brain!

and!spinal!cord,!to!the!

muscles!and!glands!

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elsewhere!in!the!body!

Myelin!Sheath! •! Protection!of!the!nerve!fibre!

•! Insulation!of!the!nerve!fibre!

•! Increases!the!rate!of!

transmission!of!nerve!

impulses! ! !

•! A!complex!material!formed!of!protein!

and!phospholipid!(fat)!that!is!laid!

down!as!a!sheath!around!the!axons!of!

certain!neurons!

Nerve! •! A!nerve!is!a!bundle!

containing!lots!of!axons!

associated!with!connective!

tissue!and!blood!vessels!

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Neurone! •! A!cell!specialized!to!transmit!

electrical!nerve!impulses!and!

so!carry!information!from!

one!part!of!the!body!to!

another! ! !

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Nodes!of!

Ranvier!

•! Allowing!nutrients!and!waste!

products!to!enter!/!leave!the!

neuron!

•! Allowing!nerve!impulses!to!

move!along!the!neuron!

through!a!process!of!

depolarization!and!

repolarization!of!the!nerve!

membrane!

•! Gaps!that!occur!at!regular!intervals!in!

the!myelin!sheath!of!medullated!

nerve!fibres!! !

Synapse! •! An!impulse!causes!the!release!

of!a!neurotransmitter!

•! Diffuses!across!the!gap!and!

triggers!an!electrical!impulse!

in!the!next!neuron! !

•! The!minute!gap!across!which!nerve!

impulses!pass!from!one!neuron!to!the!

next!

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4.1.2$4$Explain$the$role$of$neurotransmitters$in$stimulating$skeletal$muscle$contraction!!

TERM! DEFINITION!Neurotransmitter! A!chemical!substance!that!is!released!at!the!end!of!a!nerve!fiber!by!the!

arrival!of!a!nerve!impulse!and!by!diffusing!across!the!synapse!or!junction,!

causes!the!transfer!of!the!impulse!to!another!nerve!fiber;!a!muscle!fiber!

Acetylcholine! A!compound!that!occurs!throughout!the!nervous!system,!in!what!it!

functions!as!a!neurotransmitter!

Cholinesterase! An!enzyme,!especially!acetylcholinesterase,!that!hydrolyzes!esters!of!

choline!

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•! Neurotransmitters!are!chemicals!that!are!used!for!communication!between!a!neuron!at!

the!synapse!and!another!cell!

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•! Acetylcholine!is!the!primary!neurotransmitter!for!the!motor!neurons!that!innervate!skeletal!muscle!and!for!parasympathetic!neurons!

o! It!is!generally!an!excitatory!neurotransmitter,!but!it!can!be!inhibitory!nerve!

endings;!such!as!the!hear!

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•! In!biochemistry,!cholinesterase!is!an!enzyme!that!catalyzes!the!hydrolysis!of!the!neurotransmitter!acetylcholine!into!choline!and!acetic!acid,!a!reaction!necessary!to!

allow!a!neuron!to!return!to!its!resting!state!after!activation!

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4.1.3$4$Explain$how$skeletal$muscle$contracts$by$the$sliding$filament$theory!!

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TERM! EXPLANATION!Sliding!

Filament!

Theory!

A!method!by!which!muscles!are!thought!to!contract!

Myofibril! Elongated!contractile!threads!found!in!striated!muscle!cells!

Myofilament! Filaments!of!myofibrils!constructed!from!proteins!

Sarcomere! A!structural!unit!of!a!myofibril!in!striated!muscle,!consisting!of!a!dark!band!

and!the!nearer!half!of!each!adjacent!pale!band!

Actin! A!protein!that!forms!(together!with!myosin)!the!contractile!filaments!of!

muscle!cells,!and!is!also!involved!in!motion!in!other!types!of!cells!

Myosin! A!fibrous!protein!that!forms!(together!with!actin)!the!contractile!filaments!of!

muscle!cells!and!is!also!involved!in!motion!in!other!types!of!cells!

H!Zone!

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A!Band!

Z!Line!

Tropomyosin! •! A!protein!involved!in!muscle!contraction!

•! It!is!related!to!myosin!and!occurs!together!with!troponin!in!the!thin!

filaments!of!muscle!tissue!

Troponin! •! A!globular!protein!complex!involved!in!muscle!contraction!

•! It!occurs!with!tropomyosin!in!the!thin!filaments!of!muscle!tissue!

Reticulum! •! The!second!stomach!of!a!ruminant,!having!a!honeycomb!like!structure,!

receiving!food!from!the!rumen!and!passing!it!to!the!omasum!

Calcium!Ions!

(Ca2+)!

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!Adenosine!

Triphosphate!

(ATP)!

•! A!compound!consisting!of!an!adenosine!molecule!bonded!to!three!

phosphate!groups,!present!in!all!living!tissue!

o! The!breakage!of!one!phosphate!linkage!(to!form!adenosine!

diphosphate,!ADP!)!provides!energy!for!physiological!processes!

such!as!muscular!contraction!

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MUSCLE$CONTRACTION!!

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MECHANICS$OF$MUSCLE$CONTRACTION!!

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•! The!Light!(I)!Bands!W!Become!shorter!

•! The!Dark!(A)!Bands!W!Stay!the!same!length!

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•! When!the!muscle!contracts,!the!sarcomeres!become!smaller!

o! However!the!filaments!do!not!change!in!length!

!! Instead!they!slide!past!each!other!(they!overlap)!W!The!Zone!of!‘Overlap’!is!

larger!

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•! Energy!for!the!movement!comes!from!splitting!ATP!

o! The!energy!from!ATP!causes!the!angle!of!the!myosin!head!to!change,!which!allows!

the!myosin!heads!to!attach!to!actin!

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•! Movement!of!the!myosin!heads!(attaching!and!detaching)!from!actin!causes!the!filaments!to!

slide!from!one!to!another!

o! This!movement!reduces!the!sarcomere!length!

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THE$SEQUENCE$OF$EVENTS!!

1)! An!action!arrives!at!the!end!of!a!motor!neuron:!at!the!neuromuscular!junction!2)! Causing!the!release!of!the!neurotransmitter!acetylcholine!3)! This!initiates!an!action!in!the!muscle!cell!membrane!(Sarcolemma)!4)! This!action!is!carried!to!cell!membrane!called!TWtubules!5)! The!action!causes!the!sarcoplasmic!reticulum!to!release!its!store!of!calcium!into!the!

myofibrils!

6)! Ca2+!causes!tropomyosin!to!be!displaced!uncovering!myosin!binding!sites!on!action!7)! Myosin!cross!bridges!can!now!attach!and!the!cross!bridge!cycle!can!take!place!

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THE$SLIDING$FILAMENT$THEORY$!!

1)! Muscle$Activation$a)! The!motor!nerve!stimulates!an!action!potential!(impulse)!to!pass!down!a!neuron!

to!the!neuromuscular!junction!

b)! This!stimulates!the!sarcoplasmic!reticulum!to!release!calcium!into!the!muscle!cell!

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2)! Muscle$Contraction$a)! Calcium!floods!into!the!muscle!cell!binding!with!troponin!allowing!actin!and!

myosin!to!bind!

b)! The!actin!and!myosin!cross!bridges!bind!and!contract!using!ATP!as!energy!!!

3)! Recharging$a)! ATP!is!reWsynthesised!allowing!actin!and!myosin!to!maintain!their!strong!

binding!state!

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4)! Relaxation$a)! Relaxation!occurs!when!stimulation!of!the!nerve!stops!b)! Calcium!is!then!pumped!back!into!the!sarcoplasmic!reticulum!breaking!the!link!

between!actin!and!myosin!

c)! Action!and!myosin!return!to!their!unbound!state!causing!the!muscle!to!relax!d)! Alternatively!relaxation!will!also!occur!when!ATP!is!no!longer!available!

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THE$SLIDING$FILAMENT$THEORY$4$CONTRACTION$TO$OCCUR!!

•! There!must!be!a!neural!stimulus!

•! There!must!be!calcium!in!the!muscle!cells!

•! ATP!must!be!available!for!energy!

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THE$SLIDING$FILAMENT$THEORY$4$CONTRACTION$TO$STOP!!

•! Energy!system!fatigue!

•! Nervous!system!fatigue!

•! Voluntary!nervous!system!control!

•! Sensory!nervous!system!information!

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THE$CROSS$BRIDGE$CYCLE$$PROCESS! EXPLANATION! DIAGRAM!

Step!1!

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●! ATP!binds!to!the!myosin!head!

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●! This!causes!the!myosin!head!to!be!released!from!

actin!

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!Step!2! ●! ATP!molecule!is!

hydrolysed!while!the!

myosin!head!is!

unattached!

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ADP!+!Pi!formed!remain!bound!to!

the!myosin!head!

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Step!3! ●! Energy!released!is!absorbed!by!the!myosin:!

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○! Causing!the!

myosin!head!to!

change!shape!W!

Energings!state!/!

cocked!state!

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It!then!binds!to!the!actin!filament!

!Step!4!W!5! ●! ADP!+!Pi!are!released!

from!the!myosin!head:!

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○! Result!=!Power!

Stroke!Occurs!W!

Myosin!head!

changes!shape!

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This!draws!the!actin!filament!

over!the!myosin!filament! !

Beginning!

Again!

●! The!cycle!begins!again!when!the!next!ATP!binds!

to!the!myosin!head:!

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Causing!the!myosin!head!to!be!

released!from!actin!

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MUSCLE$CONTRACTIONS!!

MUSCLE$TYPE! DESCRIPTION! DIAGRAM!Stretched!Muscle! ●! The!I!Bands!and!the!H!

Zone!is!elongated!due!

to!reduced!

overlapping!of!the!

myosin!and!actin!

filaments!

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There!would!be!reduced! !

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muscle!strength!because!few!

cross!bridges!can!form!

between!the!actin!and!myosin!!

Partially!Contracted!Muscle! ●! There!is!more!overlapping!of!the!

myosin!and!actin!with!

lots!of!potential!for!

cross!bridges!to!form!

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The!I!Bands!and!H!Zone!are!

shortened! !Full!Contracted!Muscle! ●! Lots!of!overlap!

between!the!actin!and!

myosin!

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●! Thin!actin!filaments!have!overlapped!there!

is!a!reduced!potential!

for!cross!bridges!to!

form!again!

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Therefore!there!will!be!low!

force!production!from!the!

muscle!

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DURING$MUSCLE$CONTRACTIONS!!

•! The!myosin!heads!on!the!thick!filaments!‘hook’!onto,!and!so!pull,!the!thin!filaments!

towards!the!centre:!the!M!W!Line!of!each!sarcomere!

•! The!appearance!of!this!action!is!shown!above!as!the!transition!from!‘relaxed’!to!‘fully!

contracted’!muscle!

•! As!the!thin!filaments!slide!over!the!thick!filaments!W!the!I!Bands!and!H!Zones!become!

narrower!and!narrower!until!they!disappear!when!the!muscle!reaches!its!fully!

contracted!state!

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DURING$MUSCLE$RELAXATION!!

•! When!the!myosin!heads!on!the!thick!filaments!relax!they!release!their!hold!on!the!

thin!filaments,!thereby!allowing!them!to!slide!back!to!their!‘relaxed’!positions!in!

which!the!I!Bands!and!H!Zones!appear!again!

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4.1.4$4$Explain$how$slow$and$fast$twitch$fibres$types$differ$in$structure$and$function!!

•! Skeletal!muscles!contain!2!main!types!of!fibres,!which!differ!in!the!primary!

mechanisms!they!use!to!produce!ATP,!the!type!of!motor!neuron!innervation,!and!the!

type!of!myosin!heavy!chain!expressed!

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•! The!proportions!of!each!type!of!fibre!varies!from!muscle!to!muscle,!from!animal!to!

animal,!and!from!person!to!person!

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TYPES$OF$MOTOR$UNITS!!

TYPE$I!•! Slow!twitch!fibre!

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o! Red!in!colour!due!to!the!presence!of!large!volumes!of!myoglobin!=!oxygen!and!

high!numbers!of!mitochondria!

o! Resistant!to!fatigue!and!capable!of!producing!repeated!lowWlevel!contractions!by!

producing!large!amount!of!ATP!through!an!aerobic!metabolic!cycle!

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o! Fibres!contract!slowly!but!can!contract!repeatedly!over!long!periods!

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!! Sporting!Example:!

•! Walking!

•! Cycling!

o! For!30!minutes,!at!low!intensity!

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TYPE$IIa!•! Fast!twitch!fibre!

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o! Fast!oxidative!fibres!!

o! Contain!a!large!number!of!mitochondria!and!myoglobin!=!red!in!colour!

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o! They!manufacture!and!split!ATP!at!a!fast!rate!by!utilising!both!aerobic!and!

anaerobic!metabolism!!

o! Produce!fast,!strong!muscle!contraction,!although!they!are!more!prone!to!fatigue!

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o! Fast!contraction!speed!

o! ‘White!Fibres’!as!they!are!less!reliant!on!oxygen!supplied!by!the!blood!for!energy!!

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!! Sporting!Example:!

•! Suited!to!speed,!strength!and!power!type!activities!

o! Heavy!weight!training!(8!W!12!reps)!

o! Fast!running:!400m!

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TYPE$IIb!•! Fast!twitch!fibre!

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o! Fast!glycolytic!fibres!they!are!white!in!colour!due!to!a!low!level!of!myoglobin!and!

also!contain!few!mitochondria!

o! They!produce!ATP!at!a!slow!rate!by!anaerobic!metabolism!and!break!it!down!

very!quickly!=!short,!fast!bursts!of!power!and!rapid!fatigue!

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!! Sporting!Example:!

•! Suited!to!speed,!strength!and!power!type!activities!

o! Heavy!weight!training!(1!W!3!reps)!

o! Fast!running:!100m!

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! TYPE$OF$MOTOR$UNIT!SITUATION! TYPE$I! TYPE$IA! TYPE$IB!

Contraction!Time! Slow! Moderately!Fast! Very!Fast!

Size!of!Motor!Neuron! Small!! Medium! Large!

Resistance!to!Fatigue! High! Intermediate! Low!

Activity!Used!For! Aerobic! Long!W!Term!

Anaerobic!

Short!W!Term!

Anaerobic!

Maximum!Duration!of!

Use!

Hours! <!30!Minutes! <!1!Minutes!

Power!Produced! Low! Medium! High!

Mitochondrial!

Density!

High! Medium!! Low!

Capillary!Density! High! Intermediate! Low!

Oxidative!Capacity! Hight! Medium! Low!

Glycolytic!Capacity! Low! High! High!

Major!Storage!Fuel! Triglycerides! Creatine!Phosphate!

Glycogen!

ATP!

Creatine!Phosphate!

Note! Consume!Lactic!Acid! Produce!Lactic!Acid!

Produce!Creatine!

Phosphate!

Consume!Creatine!

Phosphate!

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FIBRES!SITUATION! FAST$4$TWITCH$

FIBRES!Type!of!Work!

Performed!

Strength! Type!of!Work!

Performed!

Strength!

Suited!Activities! Rapid!movements!

(speed)!

Suited!Activities! Rapid!movements!

(speed)!

Type!of!Athlete! Sprinters! Type!of!Athlete! Sprinters!

Type!of!Respiration! Anaerobic! Type!of!Respiration! Anaerobic!

Blood!Supply! Fewer!blood!vessels! Blood!Supply! Fewer!blood!vessels!

Energy!Release! Small!amount!quickly! Energy!Release! Small!amount!quickly!

Number!of!

Mitochondria!

Less!mitochondria! Number!of!

Mitochondria!

Less!mitochondria!

Amount!of!Myoglobin! Less!myoglobin! Amount!of!Myoglobin! Less!myoglobin!

! TWITCH$FIBRE! ! TWITCH$FIBRE!SITUATION! FAST$4$TWITCH$

FIBRES!SITUATION! FAST$4$TWITCH$

FIBRES!Type!of!Work!

Performed!

Strength! Type!of!Work!

Performed!

Strength!

Suited!Activities! Rapid!movements!

(speed)!

Suited!Activities! Rapid!movements!

(speed)!

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FAST$4$TWITCH$FIBRES! SLOW$4$TWITCH$FIBRES!Efficient!in!using!oxygen! Do!not!burn!oxygen!to!create!energy!

Delayed!muscle!firing! Fast!to!fire;!best!for!explosive!body!movement!

Do!not!fatigue!easily! Tire!out!quickly!

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Best!suited!for:!

•! Endurance!sports!

o! Cycling!

o! Marathon!running!

•! LongWdistance!triathlon!

Best!suited!for:!

•! Short!bursts!of!activity!

o! Sprinting!races!

o! Pole!vaulting!

•! Cross!fitWstyle!events!

Responds!rapidly!to!nervous!stimulation! Contract!more!slowly!

Contain!myosin!that!can!break!down!ATP! Small!in!diameter!

Fewer!and!smaller!mitochondria! Better!blood!supply!

Comes!in!oxidative!and!glycolytic! More!mitochondria!

Intense!movements! More!fatigueWresistant!than!fastWtwitch!

Short!durations! Large!amount!of!myoglobin!

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