Kinesiology 2230A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Schwann Cell, Saltatory Conduction, Endoplasmic Reticulum

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Initiation of muscle contraction: ap reflects depolarization that is moving along the nerve, depolarization needs to be rapid and sustained. If it reaches certain threshold you will see an ap moving along the nerve and eventually reach the muscle: then ca+ is released --> directly involved in activation leading to reaction of muscle shortening via actin and myosin. Summary: nerve is depolarized, ap moves along the nerve, ap crosses neuromuscular junction, ap enters muscle and causes ca+ release. Action potential: rapid and sustained depolarization of the nerve membrane leads to an ap, membrane must first reach threshold before ap can occur, ap is propagated along the nerve. From polarity perspective, same situation we saw before ap was generated (negative inside the cell, positive outside: problem: sodium is still inside the cell potassium is outside. Sodium potassium pump requires energy (not ap) so particular minerals can be moved back to appropriate location (requires atp (comes from metabolism))

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