Frog Skeletal Muscle The aim of this experiment is to explore the basic physiological principles of skeletal muscle using the isolated frog (Rana pipiens or Xenopus laevis) gastrocnemius muscle. Students will dissect a double-pithed frog. Then‚ they will connect the muscle to the Force Transducer to measure twitch recruitment‚ effect of stretch‚ muscle summation‚ muscle tetanus‚ and muscle fatigue. Written by staff of ADInstruments. Experiment Contents 1. Instructor’s Reference (this
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move through a system of muscles‚ bones‚ tendons‚ cartilage and ligaments. Each past of the system is operated by the nervous system‚ which has its main control center in the brain‚ this creates voluntary movement such as kicking a ball. The body moves through different muscle contractions‚ these contractions are
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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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M.Sc. malaudi@gmail.com The Structural and Functional Organization of Muscles • About 600 human skeletal muscles • Constitute about half of our body weight • Three kinds of muscle tissue – Skeletal‚ cardiac‚ smooth • Specialized for one major purpose – Converting the chemical energy in ATP into the mechanical energy of motion; Contraction and Movement • Myology—the study of the muscular system The Functions of Muscles • Movement – Locomotion – movement of body parts and body contents: • • •
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Muscle dysmorphia is a body dysmorphic disorder whereby sufferers are obsessed with increasing their “muscularity and leanness”‚ even if they may already be very muscular compared to the average person (Choi‚ Pope‚ & Olivardia‚ 2002; Pope‚ Gruber‚ Choi‚ Olivardia‚ & Phillips‚ 1997). They strive to make up for their overstated physical weakness through many hours of weight training and a disproportionately large focus on nutrition (Mosley‚ 2009). They are resistant to persuasion to think better of
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voluntary muscle the different types of muscle fibre including slow twitch fast twitch‚including how their properties are influenced by their reliance on aerobic and anaerobic energy sources. Skeletal muscle is made up of bundles of individual muscle fibres called myocytes. Each myocyte contains many myofibrils‚ which are strands of proteins (actin and myosin) that can grab on to each other and pull. This shortens the muscle and causes muscle contraction. It is generally accepted that muscle fibre
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Muscle Cell at rest: As the muscle cell is at rest it has a resting potential of -90mV. The K+ is all located inside the cell‚ the Na+ is located outside of the cell and the Ca2+ is located inside the sarcoplasmic reticulum. All leak channels and pumps are closed at this point. Muscle Cell stimulated by Acetylcholine: A motor neuron releases Acetylcholine which diffuses toward the muscle cell across the neuromuscular junction. As the Acetylcholine binds to a receptor on the muscle
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Increase muscle powder taking four errors Eat cotton powder can solve the daily diet can not meet the energy needs of the problem. Increase muscle powder easy to eat‚ taste is also good. But by muscle powder in the consumption method‚ the amount and time must also be scientific and reasonable‚ if used improperly‚ then less effective. For bodybuilders‚ the most important thing is to get more lean weight. Therefore‚ the use of increased muscle powder should pay special attention to grasp the scientific
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MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SKELETAL MUSCLE USING FROG GASTROCNEMIUS AIM The purpose of this experiment was to demonstrate the physiological as well as mechanical properties of skeletal muscle using the gastrocnemius muscle of a frog by exploring five different investigations namely the single twitch‚ the graded response‚ the relationship between muscle length and tension‚ muscle tetanus‚ and muscle fatigue. These individual experiments aim to explore the way muscles can contract when an electrical stimulus
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