Nerve MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY
Molecular Mechanism Of Muscle Contraction Sliding filament mechanism Walk along theory Ratchet theory
Walk Along Theory
Interaction B/W Actin & Myosin
Walk Along (Ratchet) Theory
Relaxed & Contracted
NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION
Motor Unit Single Motor Neuron & all Muscle Fibers it innervates constitute a single Motor Unit. α- motor N
NeuroMuscular Junction
Release of Acetylcholine
Ligand Gated Channel (Acetylcholine) Closed Open
Safety factor for transmission at the Neuromuscular junction. Fatigue of Neuromuscular Junction
Myasthenia Gravis 1 in every 20,000 persons. Antibodies against acetylcholine receptors. Autoimmune disease. Muscle paralysis ---- inability of neuromuscular junction to transmit enough signals . Neostigmine ---- anticholinesterase drug.
Sarcoplasmic Reticulum T-Tubule & Longitudinal Tubule
Sarcoplasmic Reticulum T-Tubule & Longitudinal Tubule
Sarcoplasmic Reticulum(T-tubule) DHP & Ryanidin Receptor (Hypothetical Model)
A.P entering the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum causing release of Ca++ ions
Excitation-Contraction coupling “The process by which the depolarization of the muscle fiber initiates contraction”
Sequence of Events in contraction of Muscle Stimulation of Motor Neuron. Release of neurotransmitter (Acetylcholine) at Motor End-plate. Binding of Ach to Nicotinic Receptors. Increased Na+ conductance through Ach Channels Generation of end-plate potential Generation of Action Potential in Muscle Fiber
Sequence of Events in Contraction Inward spread of depolarization along T-Tubule- Sensing by DHP receptors & opening of Rayanidine receptors in terminal cisterns. Release of Ca++ from terminal cistern of Sarcoplasmic Reticulum and diffusion to myofilaments Binding of Ca++ to Troponin-C, uncovering Myosin binding on Actin filaments Formation of Cross linkages between Actin & Myosin leading to sliding of thin on thick filaments, producing movement of Z-lines toward the centre
Steps involved in Relaxation of Muscle ATP attaches to Myosin head Ca++ Pumped Back in Sarcoplasmic Reticulum. (Ca++ Mg++ ATPase Pump always On ) Release of Ca++ from Troponin Cessation of Interaction between Actin & Myosin filaments