46. The smooth sustained contraction that is a result of a high frequency of stimulation is:…
3. Answer the questions below. You may use your text and any other resources you wish, please be sure to cite your sources! Submit your answers as a word document to the week 3 dropbox.…
Pectorals, triceps, biceps and deltoids. These muscles are located in your shoulders, arms and thorax.…
Skeletal muscle is under voluntary control. Nerve impulses that originate in the central nervous system cause muscles to contract. Both neurons and muscle tissue conduct electrical current by moving ions across cellular membranes. A motor neuron ends in a synapse with a muscle fiber. The neuron releases acetylcholine and transfers the action potential to the muscle tissue. The signal will travel through the tissue and trigger the contraction of individual sarcomeres. One synapse generally controls an entire muscle fiber. One motor neuron usually controls several adjacent muscle fibers. A group of fibers under the control of a single motor neuron is known as a motor unit.…
What is the voltage beyond which there were no further increases in active force? Maximal voltage: 8.5 V…
The latent period is the first stage of a muscle twitching. It is the time that elapses between the stimulus and its response.…
Human skeletal muscle consists of hundreds of individual cylindrically shaped cells (called fibers or myofibers) bound together by connective tissue. In the body, these muscles are stimulated to contract by somatic motor nerves that carry signals in the form of nerve impulses from the brain or spinal cord…
As mammals our aerobic metabolic system requires oxygen for us to sustain life. The organ that transports oxygen from the environment into the body where it is needed, are the lungs. Oxygen is transported through cellular respiration from the lungs to tissues and organs. Between 2,100 to 2,400 gallons of air is breathed to fuel 2,400 gallons of blood that is pumped into the heart. Respiration is controlled by the medulla oblongata, which deals with the autonomic function of breathing. This characteristic allows one to breathe without having to think about the process but can also be overridden and controlled in certain situations. As a result of respiration, carbon dioxide is produced where it is removed for oxygen to be restored. The purpose…
The Muscular System: Skeletal Muscle Tissue 1. Fill in the characteristics of the three muscle types: |Muscle Type |Cardiac |Skeletal |Smooth | |Shape of cell |Branching Cell |Elongated Cell |Spindle Shaped Cell | |# of nuclei |Single Central Nucleus |Multiple Peripheral Nuclei |Single Central Nucleus | |Striations |Visible |Visible |Lack of Visible | |Control |Involuntary |Voluntary |Involuntary | 2. What attaches muscles to bone?…
We live in our bodies. It is important that we understand how our bodies work so that we will be able to take good care of them while we are here on Earth in these spectacular containers!! Your body is covered by the largest organ and is supported within by foundation, your skeletal system.…
1. Define a motor neuron:_____A single nerve cell that branches from the brain or the spinal cord to a muscle or a gland.…
Great job once again on answering the question about how muscle action relates to the movement. I think maybe I took it to the extreme, I went on about agonist, synergist, and antagonist muscles. I wasn 't sure if I should add the levers too. It appears as though you explained every type of muscle movement and gave an example of each. I went into flexion at the elbow and discussed that the agonist is the main muscle mover, the antagonist does the opposite, and the synergist is the helper. However, if you think about it, we kind of still came up with the same answer. You discussed flexion and extension and how they are opposites. That is what I wrote except I said that the agonist, or the main muscle, is used for flexion, while the antagonist is used for extension. You noted that these were opposites and so did I.…
Please provide an example of Homeostasis and Negative Feedback in our environment. Be sure not to duplicate a classmates' answer.…
It is difficult for most of the body builders to control their died when they are following a muscle building diet. The reason behind this is that think if they will eat a lot, this will magically contribute in bulking up. They may be right up to a certain degree but they are unaware that weight gain means adding fat also. This is not a healthy way of increasing muscle mass.…
The muscular system is what is responsible for the way that we move. Without the muscular system, we wouldn't be able to participate in the normal activities that we do today. There are 700 known/named muscles that are attached to the human skeleton. There are three different types of muscle that can be found in the human body. The Visceral muscle which can be found inside organs such as the stomach. This type of muscle is controlled by the unconcious part of the brain. This muscle is also known as the involuntary muscle. Cardiac Muscle is the second type of muscle found in the human body, and you guessed it, you can find cardiac muscle in the heart! Cardiac muscles are responsible for pumping blood throughought the human body. And these muscles…