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    hysioEx 9.0 – Exercise 2: Skeletal Muscle Physiology Name: Chart 1: Latent Period Results Voltage Active force (g) Latent period (msec) 0.0 0.00 XXXXXXXXXX 3.0 1.04 XXXXXXXXXX 4.0 1.32 2.40 6.0 1.65 2.40 8.0 1.81 2.40 10.0 1.81 2.40 Chart 2: Effect of Stimulus Voltage on Skeletal Muscle Contraction Voltage Active force (g) 0.0 0.00 0.2 0.00 0.8 0.02 1.0 .15 1.5 .43 2.0 .66 2.5 .87 3.0 1.64 3.5 1.19 4.0 1.32 4.5 1.42 5.0 1.51 5.5 1.59 6.0 1.65 6.5 1.70 7.0 1.74 7

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    Muscles are responsible for all conscious and unconscious movement. It is how we move and react to an environment. There are three types of muscles in the body include the skeletal muscle‚ smooth muscle‚ and the cardiac muscle. Whether you are running‚ walking‚ breathing‚ eating‚ sleeping‚ or typing it all involves some sort of muscle action. Muscle cells that shape‚ form‚ and outline the whole human skeleton is called a muscle fibers. There are two types of muscle fibers: Type I (slow-twitching

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    in order for muscle to contract. We are experiencing this contraction by having three different solutions which contains their own disparate chemicals inside. Hypothesis: Solution A: 0.25% ATP solutions in distilled water; Base on muscle contraction mechanism which we know the force that generating cycle required is indeed of a lot of energy in the form of ATP‚ but there are additional solutions; KCl‚ MgCl2 which are needed to be added to ATP in order to boost the strength muscle contraction

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    Frog Muscle Lab Report

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    Results A left gastrocnemius muscle of a frog (L=3.2cm in situ) was used in experiment 1 and 2‚ while a right gastrocnemius muscle of a frog (L=3.4cm in situ) was used in experiment 3. The sciatic nerve of the frog was placed over the stimulatory electrodes covered with a piece of a Kimwipe moistened with Ringer’s solution. The relationship between muscle length‚ force production and velocity of contraction was studied. Force transduced calibration In order to get a more accurate data from force

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    There are three phases for muscle cell contraction: initiation of action potential in the sarcolemma‚ excitation-contraction coupling‚ and contraction‚ sliding of the myofilaments. ATP and calcium ions are two essential elements for muscle contraction. When ATP attaches to the myosin head‚ it gets hydrolyzed to ADP and Pi. Calcium ions bind to the troponin molecules and help expose the binding sites of actin filaments to allow for the attachment of the myosin heads. After the sliding of the myofilaments

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    ABSTRACT: Skeletal muscle is able to repair itself through regeneration. However‚ an injured muscle often does not fully recover its strength because complete muscle regeneration is hindered by the development of fibrosis. Biological approaches to improve muscle healing by enhancing muscle regeneration and reducing the formation of fibrosis are being investigated. Previously‚ we have determined that insulin-like growth factor–1 (IGF-1) can improve muscle regeneration in injured muscle. We also have

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    Muscle contractions are due to the sliding-filament model where the filaments slide longitudinally past each other producing an overlap between thin and thick filaments. The sliding filaments rely on the reaction between actin and myosin. Calcium ions bind to the troponin complex on the actin filaments and cause the tropomyosin to change the orientation of the actin filament to expose the myosin head binding sites on the actin filament. Glycolysis and aerobic respiration generate adenosine triphosphate

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    TOP SECRET KINESIOLOGY AND MUSCLE TESTING YOUR SECRET WEAPON FOR HEALTH From You’re Not Fat‚ You’re Toxic‚ By Stephanie Relfe Kinesiology is a brand new technology which helps the brain to ‘rewire’ the body energetically. It is amazingly efficient at balancing the body‚ so that it can return to excellent health‚ energy and emotional strength. Therefore‚ it is a powerful tool to help you to get thin‚ provided it is done correctly. It stands apart from any other type of health technology largely due

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    There is always great debate about the need to take supplements or medications when build muscle. If you are going down this path and on a mission to build muscle naturally then you need to forget them. While supplements play some role in maintaining good nutritional balance the truth is‚ they are really only necessary if you struggle to gain the right nutrition from your diet. But there is little doubt that the natural way is by far the best way so you need to be a little vigilant when you start

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    between the application of the stimulus and the last point where the active force is zero (just prior to contraction). How long is the latent period? _2.78_ msec What occurs in the muscle during this apparent lack of activity? The muscle is reacting internally and getting the signals to contract. Investigating Graded Muscle Response to Increased Stimulus Intensity 1. Click Clear Tracings if there are tracings on your screen. 2. Set the voltage to 0.0‚ and click Stimulate. 3. Click Record Data. If you

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