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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In this lab report I will be talking about exercise 3‚ the skeletal muscle lab. I will be going over the contraction of a frog’s gastrocnemius muscle. An overview of muscle contraction is based on the organization of the cytoskeletal proteins. The contraction is the shortening of a sarcomere‚ which is caused by the thick myosin filaments sliding past the thin actin filaments. The actual filaments aren’t getting shorter just sliding past each other. The contraction is caused by physical interaction
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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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Exercise 2: Skeletal Muscle Physiology: Activity 1: The Muscle Twitch and the Latent Period Lab Report Pre-lab Quiz Results You have not completed the Pre-lab Quiz. 010/03/12 page 1 Experiment Results You have not completed the Experiment. Experiment Data: 010/03/12 page 2 Post-lab Quiz Results You have not completed the Post-lab Quiz. 010/03/12 page 3 Review Sheet Results 1. Define the terms skeletal muscle fiber‚ motor unit‚ skeletal muscle twitch‚ electrical
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Exercise 2: Skeletal Muscle Physiology: Activity 2: The Effect of Stimulus Voltage on Skeletal Muscle Contraction Lab Report Pre-lab Quiz 1. Skeletal muscle fibers are innervated (stimulated) by c. motor neurons. 2. A single action potential propagating down a motor axon results in d. a single action potential and a single contractile event in the muscle fibers it innervates. 3. In resting skeletal muscle‚ calcium is stored in c. the sarcoplasmic reticulum. 4. During the latent period
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acetylcholine in a skeletal muscle contraction? Hypothesis I predict that the latent period will not change if the stimulant is increased or decreased. Materials Human Anatomy &Physiology Marieb/Hoehn PhysioEx™ Lab: Skeletal Muscle Physiology Results/Ananlysis EXERCISE 2 Skeletal Muscle Physiology Name Valerie Jordan_ Lab Time/Date ___ Activity 1 The Muscle Twitch and the Latent Period 1. Define the terms skeletal muscle fiber‚ motor unit‚ skeletal muscle twitch‚ electrical
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Exercise 2: Skeletal Muscle Physiology: Activity 1: The Muscle Twitch and the Latent Period Lab Report Pre-lab Quiz Results You scored 20% by answering 1 out of 5 questions correctly. 1. Skeletal muscles are connected to bones by Your answer : c. ligaments. Correct answer: b. tendons. 2. Skeletal muscles are composed of hundreds to thousands of individual cells called Your answer : b. myofibrils. Correct answer: c. fibers. 3. The term motor unit refers to Your answer : b. all of the activated muscle fibers
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Exercise 2: Skeletal Muscle Physiology: Activity 1: The Muscle Twitch and the Latent Period Lab Report Pre-lab Quiz Results You scored 100% by answering 5 out of 5 questions correctly. 1. Skeletal muscles are connected to bones by You correctly answered: b. tendons. 2. Skeletal muscles are composed of hundreds to thousands of individual cells called You correctly answered: c. fibers. 3. The term motor unit refers to You correctly answered: c. one motor neuron and all of the skeletal muscle fibers it
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Exercise 2: Skeletal Muscle Physiology: Activity 5: Fatigue in Isolated Skeletal Muscle Lab Report Pre-lab Quiz Results You scored 100% by answering 4 out of 4 questions correctly. 1. When skeletal muscle twitches fuse so that the peaks and valleys of each twitch become indistinguishable from each other‚ the muscle is in a state known as You correctly answered: d. complete (fused) tetanus. 2. When the stimulus frequency reaches a value beyond which no further increase of skeletal muscle force can
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2: Skeletal Muscle Physiology Student Name: Student ID#: ACTIVITY 1: The Muscle Twitch and the Latent Period Answers 1. The latent period of the skeletal muscle that was tested in this lab simulation was a. about 1 second. b. less than 1 msec. c. between 2-3 msec. d. variable‚ depending on the voltage that was applied to it. C. 2. True or False: Another name for a muscle cell is “myofibril.” False 3. The largest active force that could be generated in the muscle is Activity
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