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zoo141 chap 9 (2)
muscle fiber relaxation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Muscle fiber relaxation step 1 | no more action potentials in motor neuron → no more ACh released |
| Muscle fiber relaxation step 2 | AChE breaks down ACh that was previously released |
| Muscle fiber relaxation step 3 | no more ACh left to bind to receptors on sarcolemma → no action potential in muscle cell sarcolemma |
| Muscle fiber relaxation step 4 | Ca no longer released from SR, and is pumped back into SR |
| Muscle fiber relaxation step 5 | Ca no longer binds to troponin, causing tropomyosin to move to block the active sites on actin |
| Muscle fiber relaxation step 6 | myosin heads are blocked from binding to actin |