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Anatomy and Physiology (Expanded) | Paramedic School Study Aid

Muscle Types

Skeletal Muscle

Somatic Nervous System

Striated

Multinucleate

Cardiac Muscle

Autonomic Nervous System

Myogenic

Gap Junctions

Uninucleate

Smooth Muscle

2 mins

Skeletal Muscle Contraction Initiation

Somatic Motor Neuron Releases Acetylcholine

Acetylcholine Causes Sodium Influx

Cell Reaches All-or-Nothing Threshold

Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels Undergo Conformational Change

Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Causes Calcium Flood

Calcium Flood Enters Myofibrils

1 min

Skeletal Muscle Contraction Action

Calcium Binds Troponin

Active Site Exposed

Many Mitochondria Produce ATP

Myosin Head Binds

Power Stroke

Myosin Head Releases Active Site

ATP Consumed

1 min

Coronary Arteries

Aortic Root

Right Coronary Artery (RCA)

Right (Acute) Marginal Artery

Posterior Descending Artery (PDA)

Left Coronary Artery (LCA)

Left Anterior Descending (LAD) Artery

Circumflex Artery

Left Marginal Artery

1 min

Leg Arteries

Descending Aorta

Iliac (Ilium)

Common Femoral

Deep Femoral

Superficial Femoral

Popliteal

Anterior Tibial

Posterior Tibial

Peroneal

Dorsalis Pedis

2 mins

Leg Veins

Inferior Vena Cava

Common Iliac (Ilium)

External Iliac (Ilium)

Great Saphenous

Femoral

Popliteal

Small Saphenous

Anterior Tibial

Posterior Tibial

1 min

MET Levels

Metabolic Equivalent

MET Levels 1.0-1.4

Bedrest

MET Levels 1.4-2.0

Sitting Up in Chair

MET Levels 2.0-3.0

Seated Warm Shower

MET Levels 3.0-3.5

Standing Warm Shower

MET Levels 3.5-4.0

Golfing

MET Levels 4.0-10

High-Impact Aerobics

Cardiac Rehabilitation

3 mins

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