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[Question] Return of a muscle to a low force-generating state, caused by detachment of cross-bridge [Answer]
Relaxation
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[Question] Process of muscle contraction in which shortening occurs by thick and thin filaments sliding past each other [Answer]
Sliding-filament mechanism
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[Question] Pair of large, coiled polypeptides that makes up the rod and globular head of a myosin molecule [Answer]
Heavy chains
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[Question] Pair of small polypeptides bound to each globular head of a myosin molecule; function is to modulate contraction [Answer]
Light chains
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[Question] Sequence of events between binding of a cross-bridge to actin, its release, and reattachment during muscle contraction [Answer]
Cross-bridge cycle
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[Question] Stiffness of skeletal muscles after death due to failure of cross-bridges to dissociate from actin because of the loss of ATP [Answer]
Rigor mortis
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[Question] In muscle fibers, mechanism linking plasma membrane stimulation with cross-bridge force generation [Answer]
Excitation-concentration coupling
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[Question] Endoplasmic reticulum in muscle fier; site of storage and release of calcium ions [Answer]
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
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[Question] Enlarged region at end of each sarcoplasmic reticulum segment; adjacent to transverse tubule [Answer]
Lateral sacs
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[Question] Tubule extending from striated-muscle plasma membrane into the fiber, passing between opposed sarcoplasmic reticulum segments; conducts muscle action potential into muscle fiber [Answer]
Transverse tubule (T-tubule)
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[Question] Large extension of sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium channels (ryanodine receptors), which connect them to the T-tubule membrane and mediate excitation-contraction coupling in skeletal muscle [Answer]
Junctional feet (foot processes)
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[Question] Non-conducting calcium channels in the T-tublule membranes of skeletal muscle cells, which act as voltage sensors in excitation-contraction coupling [Answer]
Dihydropyridine (DHP) receptor
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[Question] Calcium-release channel found in the lateral sacs of the sarcoplasmic reticulum in skeletal muscle cells [Answer]
Ryanodine receptor
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[Question] Somatic efferent neuron, which innervates skeletal muscle [Answer]
Motor neurons
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[Question] Motor neuron plus the muscle fibers it innervates [Answer]
Motor unit
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[Question] A neurotransmitter released by pre- and postganglionic parasympathetic neurons, preganglionic sympathetic neurons, somatic neurons, and some CNS neurons [Answer]
Acetylcholine (ACh)
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[Question] Specialized region of muscle cell plasma membrane that lies directly under axon terminal of a motor neuron [Answer]
Motor end plate
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[Question] Synapselike junction between an axon terminal of an efferent nerve fiber and a skeletal muscle fiber [Answer]
Neuromuscular junction
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[Question] Depolarization of motor end plate of skeletal muscle fiber in response to acetylcholine; initiates action potential in muscle plasma membrane [Answer]
End-plate potential (EPP)
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[Question] Hydrolysis of ATP by myosin energizes the cross-bridges, providing the energy for force generation [Answer]
Step 1: Function of ATP in Skeletal Muscle Contraction
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[Question] Binding of ATP to myosin dissociates cross-bridges bound to actin, allowing the bridges to repeat their cycle of activity [Answer]
Step 2: Function of ATP in Skeletal Muscle Contraction
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[Question] Hydrolysis of ATP by the CA2+-ATPase in the sarcoplasmic reticulum provides the energy for the active transport of calcium ions into the reticulum, lowering cytosolic calcium to prerelease levels, ending the contraction [Answer]
Step 3: Function of ATP in Skeletal Muscle Contraction
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[Question] Enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine into acetic acid and choline [Answer]
Acetylcholinesterase
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[Question] Deadly South American arrowhead poison that binds strongly to nicotinic ACh receptors, not allowing ACh to bind, resulting in no EPP in the motor end plate and no contraction [Answer]
Curare
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[Question] The muscarinic receptor antagonist antidote for nerve gas [Answer]
Atropine
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[Question] Potent toxin that blocks the release of acetylcholine from nerve terminals [Answer]
Botulism
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[Question] The force exerted on an object by a contracting muscle [Answer]
Tension
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[Question] The force exerted on the muscle by an object (usually its weight) [Answer]
Load
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[Question] Contraction of muscle under condition in which it develops tension but does not change length [Answer]
Isometric
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[Question] Containing the same number of effectively nonpenetrating solute particles as normal extracellular fluid [Answer]
Isotonic
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[Question] Muscle activity that involves shortening of muscle length [Answer]
Concentric contraction
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[Question] Muscle activity that is accompanied by lengthening of the muscle generally by an external load that exceeds muscle force [Answer]
Eccentric contraction (lengthening)
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[Question] Mechanical response of muscle to single action potential [Answer]
Twitch
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[Question] Period lasting several milliseconds between action potential initiation in a muscle fiber and beginning of mechanical activity [Answer]
Latent period
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[Question] Time between beginning of force development and peak twitch tension by the muscle [Answer]
Contraction time
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[Question] Increase in muscle tension or shortening in response to rapid, repetitive stimulation relative to single twitch [Answer]
Summation
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[Question] Maintained mechanical response of muscle to high-frequency stimulation (Lock Jaw) [Answer]
Tetanus
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[Question] Stimulation of skeletal muscle at a low-to-moderate action potential frequency that results in oscillating, submaximal force [Answer]
Unfused tetanus
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[Question] Skeletal muscle activation in which action potential frequency is sufficiently high to cause a smooth, sustained, maximal strength contraction [Answer]
Fused tetanus
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[Question] Sarcomere length at which muscle fiber develops maximal isometric tension [Answer]
Optimal length L0
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[Question] Molecule that transfers phosphate and energy to ADP to generate ATP [Answer]
Creatine phosphate
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[Question] Decrease in muscle tension with prolong activity [Answer]
Muscle fatigue
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[Question] Build up of potassium ions in the small volume of the T-tubules during the repolarization of repetitive action potentials. Elevated external potassium concentration leads to a persistent depolarization of the membrane potential [Answer]
Conduction failure
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[Question] Elevated hydrogen ion concentration alters protein conformation and activity. [Answer]
Lactic Acid build-up
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[Question] Muscle fatigue due to failure of appropriate regions of cerebral cortex to excite motor neurons [Answer]
Central command fatigue
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[Question] Type of skeletal muscle fiber that has high intrinsic contraction speed and abundant capacity for production of ATP by aerobic oxidative phosphorylation [Answer]
Fast twitch fibers (Type 2b)
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[Question] Type of skeletal muscle fiber that has slow intrinsic contraction speed but fatigues very slowly due to abundant capacity for production of ATP by aerobic oxidative phosphorylation [Answer]
Slow twitch fibers (Type 1)
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[Question] Muscle fiber that has numerous mitochondria and therefore a high capacity for oxidative phosphorylation [Answer]
Oxidative fibers
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[Question] Muscle fiber protein that binds oxygen [Answer]
Myoglobin
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[Question] Muscle fiber having high oxidative capacity and large amount of myoglobin [Answer]
Red muscle fibers
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[Question] Skeletal muscle fiber that has a high concentration of glycolytic enzymes and large glycogen stores [Answer]
Glycolytic fibers
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[Question] Muscle fiber lacking appreciable amounts of myoglobin [Answer]
White muscle fibers
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[Question] Activation of additional cells in response to increased stimulus strength; increasing the number of active motor units in a muscle [Answer]
Recruitment
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[Question] Bending a joint [Answer]
Flexion
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[Question] Straightening a joint [Answer]
Extension
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[Question] Muscle whose action opposes intended movement [Answer]
Antagonist
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[Question] Cytoplasmic structure to which thin filaments of a smooth muscle fiber are anchored [Answer]
Dense bodies
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[Question] Smooth-muscle protein kinase; when activated by Ca-calmodulin, phophorylates myosin light chain [Answer]
Myosin light-chain kinase
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[Question] Enzyme that removes high-energy phosphate from myosin; important in the relaxation of smooth muscle cells [Answer]
Myosin light-chain phosphatase
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[Question] Contractile state of some smooth muscles in which force can be maintained fro prolonged periods with very little energy use; cross-bridge cycling slows to the point where thick and thin filaments are effectively "latched" together [Answer]
Latch state
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[Question] Smooth-muscle tension due to low-level cross-bridge actvity in absence of external stimuli [Answer]
Smooth muscle tone
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[Question] Spontaneous gradual depolarization to threshold of some nerve and muscle cells' plasm membrane [Answer]
Pacemaker potential
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[Question] Slow, rhythmic oscillation of smooth-muscle membrane potentials toward and away from threshold, due to regular fluctuations in ionic permeability [Answer]
Slow waves
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[Question] Swollen region of axon; contains neurotransmitter-filled vesicles; analogous to presynaptic ending [Answer]
Varicosities
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[Question] Smooth muscle that responds to stimulation as single unit because gap junctions join muscle fibers, allowing electrical activity to pass from cell to cell [Answer]
Single unit smooth muscles
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[Question] Smooth muscle that exhibits little, if any, propagation of electrical activity from fiber to fiber and whose contractile activity is closely coupled to its neural input [Answer]
Multi unit smooth muscles
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[Question] Structure connecting adjacent cardiac myocytes, having components for tensile strength and low-resistance electrical pathways (gap junctions) [Answer]
Intercalated disks
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[Question] Voltage-gated channel permitting calcium entry into heart cells during the action potential; L denotes the long-lasting open time that characterizes these channels [Answer]
L-type calcium channels
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[Question] Increase in muscle fiber size [Answer]
Hypertrophy
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[Question] Decrease in muscle fiber size [Answer]
Atrophy
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[Question] Functioning unit structure in contraction [Answer]
Myofibril function
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[Question] Binds to Troponin which pulls Tropomyosin off of the cross-bridge binding sites allowing for myosin to activate [Answer]
Calcium
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[Question] Toxin/gas that inhibits acetylchoinesterase [Answer]
Serin gas
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[Question] Due to decreased blood flow caused by an upper gastrointestinal bleed, what is an expected finding particularly with adults? [Answer]
Acute confusion
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[Question] If a patient is taking magnesium sulfate, they have the potential to experience what effect to their blood pressure? [Answer]
Hypotension
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[Question] What kind of respiratory effects can magnesium sulfate have on a patient? [Answer]
Respiratory depression
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[Question] Facial flushing, somnolence and decreased deep tendon reflexes are side effects we might see in a patient taking what? [Answer]
magnesium sulfate
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[Question] If a patient has frontal lobe damage associated with a cerebrovascular accident, what kind of behavior might we see? [Answer]
Emotional lability such as laughing and crying for no apparent reason.
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[Question] What would damage to the parietal lobe cause? [Answer]
Deficits in cognition and spatial orientation.
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[Question] Damage to the temporal lobe will cause what condition? [Answer]
Receptive aphasia, known as Wernicke's aphasia.
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[Question] What will damage to the occipital lobe cause? [Answer]
This can result in visual disturbances.
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[Question] If a postoperative patient has not voided 8 hours post surgery, what is the first action a nurse would take? [Answer]
Perform a bladder scan.
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[Question] What kind of respirations will the patient with hypokalemia have? [Answer]
Shallow respirations
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[Question] A positive Trousseaus's sign indicates altered levels of what? [Answer]
Calcium
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[Question] Deep tendon reflexes are used to monitor altered levels of what? [Answer]
magnesium
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[Question] Why might we find hypoactive bowel sounds in a patient with hypokalemia? [Answer]
Hypokalemia decreases smooth muscle contraction in the GI tract, leading to decreased peristalsis.
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[Question] What could slurred speech in a patient who is post cardiac catheterizaion indicate? [Answer]
A cerebrovascular accident which is a known life threatening complication of the procedure.
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[Question] What are the signs of an allergic reaction to a blood product? [Answer]
Hives, itching, and flushing. Antihistamines are administered for this type of transfusion reaction.
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[Question] Dypnea, jugular vein distention, and restlessness during a blood transfusion are common manifestations of what? [Answer]
circulatory overload
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[Question] How would circulatory overload caused by a blood transfusion be corrected? [Answer]
By slowing down the infusion rate.
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[Question] What color should we expect gastrointestinal secretions to be? [Answer]
yellow-green
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[Question] This condition may develop during or after hemodialysis and is due to a rapid decrease in the fluid volume and BUN levels during dialysis. [Answer]
Disequalibrium Syndrome
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[Question] What is important to remember about arterial lines and antibiotics? [Answer]
Arterial lines are not an appropriate access for administering antibiotics.
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[Question] What are arterial lines used for? [Answer]
Repeated ABG samples and monitoring hemodynamic pressures.
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[Question] In a patient with a chest tube, what happens to the tidaling when the client's lung has re-expanded? [Answer]
The tidaling ceases.
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[Question] If nitroglycerin and Viagra are taken together, what could this cause? [Answer]
Both medications cause vasodilation and they could lead to hypotension if taken together.
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[Question] What is amylase? [Answer]
A digestive enzyme in the pancreas.
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[Question] A decreased aPTT is an indicator of what? [Answer]
coagulation
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[Question] Patients with this condition involving the eyes may see bright lights and the sensation of a curtain being pulled over part of their field of vision. [Answer]
A detached retina.
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[Question] For the patient who is receiving anticoagulant therapy, what is petechiae indicative of? [Answer]
It is an indicator of bleeding which is a complication with anticoagulant therapy.
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