The muscle physiology of skeletal muscle was observed by using electrical‚ physical‚ and neural stimulations of an isolated gastrocnemius muscle from Rana pipiens. The gastrocnemius receives signals from the action potentials of the sciatic nerve. The muscle contraction is caused by the binding of a neurotransmitter once the action potential reaches the neuromuscular junction. Stimulation of the muscle and the sciatic nerve allows for recording and measuring of these properties. We observed twitch
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Skeletal muscle is a voluntary and striated muscle that attaches to the skeleton to allow control over posture and movement. Each skeletal muscle consists of bundles of muscles fibers called fascicles. These fascicles are composed of many individual muscle fibers or muscle cells that can be up to several millimeters long. These muscle fibers are composed of myofibrils‚ which are organized into thick filaments‚ myosin‚ and thin filaments‚ actin. These filaments are organized into repeating structures
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Exercise 2: Skeletal Muscle Physiology Worksheet Single Stimulus Activity 1: Identifying the Latent Period 1. How long is the latent period? 2.78 msec 2. Does the latent period change with different stimulus voltages?No Activity 2: Identifying the Threshold Voltage 1. What do you see in the Active Force display?I saw a very slight peak at .8 2. What is the threshold voltage? .8 V 3. How does the graph generated at the threshold voltage differ from the graphs generated
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types of muscle skeletal which are voluntary‚ smooth muscle which are involuntary and cardiac muscle. Muscle is made up of protein filaments‚ myosin and actin. These filaments slide past each other to produce a contraction which changes both the length and shape of the cell. The primary function of the muscle is to produce both movement and force. Skeletal muscle is composed of bundles of muscle fibres containing myofibrils of thick and thin filaments (myosin and actin). Skeletal muscle have distinct
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Skeletal Muscle Cell There are millions of different types of cells in the world. They are located everywhere. Some are more known than others. The skeletal muscle cell was studied by many scientist but two important scientist are Alexander Mauro and Bernard Katz. They discovered a lot about thee skeletal muscle cell. The skeletal muscle cell is located everywhere in the body. Skeletal muscle cells are attached to bones by tendons as well in some areas the skin. Skeletal muscle cells are
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The muscular system has three types of muscle: skeletal‚ smooth‚ and cardiac. However‚ the main focus will be on the skeletal muscles and how they contract‚ as well as fatigue and respond to changes in temperature. In terms of the anatomy of the skeletal muscle‚ it is connected to bones by tendons‚ enabling movement. The muscle has layers around its main body: the fascia and the epimysium. A muscle is made up of many fascicles‚ bundles of myofibers (muscle cell) surrounded by perimysium. Each myofibers
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Skeletal muscle moves because we want it to. It is controlled voluntarily (consciously). There is 2 types of contraction Isometric: As the muscle contracts‚ it remains the same length whilst the tension increases in an attempt to overcome the opposing force. Example: Holding a glass of water still in front of you. Isotonic: As the muscle contracts its length changes whilst the tension remains constant or develops to overcome the opposing force. Example: Lifting a glass of water to your mount and
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ORGAN SYSTEMS OVERVIEW – ANSWER KEY Review: Dorsal Body Cavity – Brain‚ Spinal cord Thoracic Cavity – Heart‚ Lungs‚ Bronchi‚ Trachea‚ Esophagus‚ Diaphragm Abdominopelvic Cavity – Liver‚ Stomach‚ Pancreas‚ Spleen‚ Small Intestine‚ Large Intestine‚ Rectum‚ Kidneys‚ Ureters‚ Bladder‚ Adrenal Glands‚ Descending Aorta (an artery)‚ Inferior Vena Cava (a vein) Umibilical Region: Stomach‚ Pancreas‚ Small Intestines‚ Aorta‚ Vena Cava‚ Spinal Cord Epigastric Region: Liver‚ Stomach‚ Aorta
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Terms Definitions What activity are you simulating when you click the ERV button? What additional muscles are used? Maximal exhalation; internal intercostal and abdominal wall muscles What does the pump rate simulate? The number of beats per minute (BPM) stimulates respiratory rate How did changing the radius effect FEV (%)? FEV decreased in response to decrease in radius What effect does the addition of surfactant have on the airflow? AIrflow increases because resistance is reduced
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Determining the Latent Period 1. Click Clear Tracings to erase the oscilloscope display. The voltage should be set to 5.0 volts. 2. Drag the 200 msec button to the right edge of the oscilloscope. 3. Click the Stimulate button once‚ and allow the tracing to complete. 4. When you measure the length of the latent period from a printed graph‚ you measure the time between the application of the stimulus and the beginning of the first observable response(increase in force). The computer can’t “look ahead
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