order for a muscle to contract requires a nerve impulse to arrive at the neurotransmitter junction. This then causes a release of acetylcholine (ACh) from the presynaptic terminal. By binding with its receptors on the membrane of the muscle fiber‚ which opens sodium channels generating an action potential that spreads through the length of the fiber‚ stimulating release of calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum. Calcium is what activates the contractile mechanism‚ causing the muscle fiber to shorten
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201: Human Anatomy and Physiology I Muscle Physiology Protocol I. Goals for this lab A. To increase your understanding of muscle physiology - tonus‚ motor unit recruitment and fatigue. B. Learn how to conduct and analyze an EMG (electromyogram) C. To gain more experience with the scientific method‚ experimental design‚ making predictions‚ critical analysis of results‚ and interpretation of your results. II. Introduction Human skeletal muscle consists of hundreds of individual cylindrically
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organization of tissues into organs. The structures and functions of organs determine their relationships within body systems of an organism. Homeostasis allows the body to perform its normal functions. Explain how the muscular/skeletal system (skeletal‚ smooth and cardiac muscles‚ bones‚ cartilage‚ ligaments‚ tendons) works with other systems to support the body and allow for movement. Recognize that bones produce blood cells. For this unit you will submit all assignments through your shared “Flipped Resources”
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HOW MUSCLES GET THE ENERGY THEY NEED TO WORK 1) Muscle needs energy to contract and as stated previously the ‘universal energy currency’ of living systems is ATP (adenosine triphosphate). This is largely produced within mitochondria‚ organelles which are often referred to as the ‘powerhouse’ of the cell. The ATP that results is used to provide the power for the muscle fibres to contract. Contraction itself (i.e. actual shortening movement) occurs when a bond is broken between ATP and one of its
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Pushing your limits often leads to a muscle plateau‚ but there’s always something you can do to maintain a climbing growth for your muscles. Any hard work can quickly be undone just by simple everyday habits. Your life in the kitchen is the gateway to muscle production and proper health. Eating habits can make or break your perfect body. Gaining Muscle is always hard especially if you are trying to lose unneeded fat as well‚ but most muscle mass training programs leave out one of the body’s most
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Tissue Worksheet Matching: A. Connective B. Epithelium C. Muscle 1. _____ forms membranes A 2. _____Allows movement of limbs and for organ movements within the body C 3. _____ function is to support cells A 4. _____ function is to communicate D 5. _____ function is to protect and line B 6. _____uses electrochemical signals to carry out its functions D A 7. _____supports and reinforces
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functions. One such function is the contraction of skeletal muscles for intentional movement. However‚ a muscle can only contract for so long as it builds up fatigue‚ the more intensely a muscle is contracted. However‚ if the temperature of the body changes‚ then the muscle that is contracting will also be affected. This can be noticed in day to day life‚ especially during winter‚ as an individual feels their fingers stiffen in the cold temperatures. Hypothesis: Muscle fatigue effects were lessened with
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MAJOR MUSCLE GROUPS WORKSHEET‚ Reflection questions and surface anatomy This worksheet will guide your note-taking for the Major Skeletal Muscles slideshow. Be sure to include drawings or sketches of your muscle groups. It will help you when you are studying this material in the future. Your drawings do not need to be fancy. You can make simple stick figures with arrows pointing to the location of the muscle group if you wish. 1. Axial muscles are skeletal muscles of the Trunk or Head
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Humans breathe and speak daily without a thought of what really goes into this one aspect of communication. Even though breathing and speaking may seem like a mindless process‚ there are a number of muscles‚ ligaments and body parts that go into the mechanisms that make life what it is. In order to live and speak‚ we must be able to breathe. Respiration is the act of breathing. The act of drawing in a breath‚ or inspiration is the process of in-taking air. Air is taken in through the upper airways
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Biceps Femoris Muscle The Biceps Femoris is a muscle of the posterior (the back) thigh. As its name implies‚ it has two parts‚ one of which (the long head) forms part of the hamstrings muscle group. Origin and insertion It has two heads of origin; one‚ the long head‚ arises from the lower and inner impression on the back part of the tuberosity of the ischium‚ by a tendon common to it and the semitendinosus‚ and from the lower part of the sacrotuberous ligament the other‚ the short head‚
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