Lab 3 – Skeletal Muscle Physiology Introduction Skeletal muscles are composed of hundreds to thousands of individual cells‚ each doing their share of work in the production of force. As their name suggests‚ skeletal muscles move the skeleton. Skeletal muscles are remarkable machines; while allowing us the manual dexterity to create magnificent works of art‚ they are also capable of generating the brute force needed to lift a 100-lb. sack of concrete. When a skeletal muscle from an experimental
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Muscle Contraction Helpful links: Diagrams: http://themedicalbiochemistrypage.org/muscle.php http://classes.midlandstech.edu/carterp/Courses/bio210/chap09/lecture1.html Good explanations: http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/human-biology/muscle2.htm Quiz: http://www2.muw.edu/~jfortman/220practst2.html Flashcards: http://quizlet.com/17858377/physiology-ch-8-muscles-flash-cards/ http://quizlet.com/16553525/quiz-4-flash-cards/ http://quizlet
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KIN 2500 -- MUSCLES O: origin I: insertion A: action N: Lever: rigid structure that moves around a fixed point fulcrum * Effort: causes the movement; force that is due to the muscular contraction; you only get motion when the effort that is applied at the insertion point exceeds the load * Load/Resistance: opposes that movement * 1st class levers: not very common; fulcrum is fixed between effort and load * 2nd class levers: standing on tip toes; fairly uncommon; the load is
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Anatomy of Muscle Cells There are three types of muscle tissue in the human body. These muscle tissues are skeletal muscles‚ smooth muscles and cardiac muscles. Each of these muscle tissues has it very own anatomical makeup‚ which vary from muscle to muscle. The muscle cells in a muscle are referred to as muscle fibers‚ these fibers are skeletal muscle fibers‚ smooth muscle fibers and cardiac muscle fibers. The anatomy of a skeletal muscle fiber is formed during embryonic development
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Muscle contractions tend to be smooth and vary in strengths‚ depending on the demands placed on them. The variations of strength are called graded muscle responses. There are two ways a muscle contraction can be graded‚ either by changing the frequency of stimulation or by changing the strength of the stimulation. When a muscle is responding to a change in stimulus frequency‚ the nervous system will reach a greater muscular force when increasing the firing of motor neurons. This causes a wave or
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having that desired muscle growth and physique you aim is not really on how much time you spend or how many days you check in at the gym. It is not even the number of repetitions or the heavy weights you lift every day. Often‚ the key is really on choosing the best workout program for building muscle that suits you. The best workout program for building muscle is actually the most basic free weight compound exercises. These exercises are single exercises that will target several muscle groups at once
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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 series of events prompting muscle contraction is started some place in the central nervous system‚ either as willful action from the brain or as reflex action from the spinal cord. Beginning with depolarization at the neuromuscular junction‚ the depolarizing impulse discharges acetylcholine from the nerve ending. Which then diffuses over the neuromuscular junction (a chemical synapse formed by the contact between a motor neuron and a muscle fiber). At the motor end plate‚ the acetylcholine joins
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1.) What muscle did the winging of the scapula suggest to be paralysed? Why does this sign occur? The muscle that was suggested to be paralysed due to the winging of the scapula is the Serratus Anterior muscle. The Serratus Anterior muscle’s origin is situated on the external surface of the lateral surfaces of the upper 8 to 9 ribs (ribs 1 to 8) while the insertion of this muscle is located on the costal surface of the medial border of the scapula. Therefore‚ this muscle is innervated by the long
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Clinical Feature Parkinson’s disease is a progressive‚ neurodegenerative ailment that affects movement‚ muscle control and balance as well as several other functions. It is part of a group of disorders known asmotor systems disorders. Parkinson’s disease was titled for James Parkinson‚ a general practitioner in London during the 19th century who first designated the symptoms of the disease. Parkinson’s disease is the most common movement ailment and the second most common neurodegenerative disorder
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