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tension \newline -Strength =/= precision} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{p{0.8 cm} p{0.8 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Muscle tension}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Tension} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Tension opposes load \newline -Single action potential is twitch \newline -Tension develops from frequency, length of fiber, extent of fatigue, thickness of fiber \newline -Twitch summation increases tension from elevation of cytosolic calcium from repetitive stimulation, duration of action potential shorter than twitch \newline -Tetanus smooth sustained contraction of maximal strength, 3-4x stronger than twitch \newline -Optimal muscle length for maximal tension} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} 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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Characteristics}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Characteristics of one fiber} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{-Multiple mitochondria \newline -Multinucleated \newline -T tubules \newline -Myofibrils and sarcomeres \newline -Sarcolemma (plasma membrane) \newline Structure from largest to smallest goes muscle fiber, myofibril, A/I bands, sarcomere, Z/M lines and H zone, thick (myosin) filaments, thin (actin) filaments \newline -Sarcoplasm (cytoplasm) \newline -Sarcoplasmic reticulum (smooth ER)} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Structure}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 0 (+ 0) 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Action potential enters into terminal button \newline 2. Depolarization of button opens voltage-gated Ca\textasciicircum{}2+ channels \newline 3. Ca\textasciicircum{}2+ ions causes vesicles of acetylcholine (Ach) to fuse with the plasma membrane \newline 4. Ach vesicles transported across synaptic cleft which causes binding at motor end plate} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Neuromuscular junction}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{NMJ sequence (5-7)} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{5. Ach receptor binding opens Na+ channels which depolarizes the end plate \newline 6. Depolarizing current flows to adjacent membrane with voltage gated Na+ channels \newline 7. Ach degraded by acetylcholinestrase (Ach-esterase), terminating Ach action} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{p{0.8 cm} p{0.8 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cross-Bridge consequences}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Consequences} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Binding -\textgreater{} power stroke -\textgreater{} detachment -\textgreater{} binding \newline 1. Sarcomere shortens \newline 2. H-zone shortens \newline 3. I-band shortens \newline 4. A-bands stay the same \newline 5. 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