Question

If a connective tissue disease was adversely affecting the sarcolemma what symptoms might be presented

Answer 1

I would think it would kill it completely

Answer 2

Hello. This question is incomplete. The full question is:

"If a connective tissue disease was adversely affecting the sarcolemma, what symptoms might be presented?  The patient’s muscles would not be able to receive the nerve stimuli needed for a muscle contraction.   The patient’s muscles would not be able to store the calcium ions needed for a muscle contraction.   The patient’s muscles would not have the blood supply needed for a muscle contraction.   The patient’s muscles would be fragile and unable to stand the force of a muscle contraction"

Answer:

The patient’s muscles would not be able to receive the nerve stimuli needed for a muscle contraction.

Explanation:

Sarcolema is the layer that lines the muscle fiber. The Sarcolema at each end attaches to the tendon, which in turn attaches to the bone. We must remember that in sarcolemma there are receptors that receive the signal from the motoneuron for the depolarization of the muscle fiber to occur.

As we were able to understand the importance of the sarcolemma and we will conclude that if a connective tissue disease was adversely affecting the sarcolemma, the patient's muscles would not be able to receive the nerve stimuli necessary for muscle contraction