Muscle Test #1 Study Guide 1. What are the primary functions of muscles? What are skeletal muscles made of? Five Skeletal Muscle Functions 1.Produce movement of the skeleton •By pulling on tendons that then move bones 2.Maintain posture and body position 3.Support soft tissues •With the muscles of the abdominal wall and the pelvic floor 4.Guard entrances and exits •In the form of sphincters 5.Maintain body temperature •When contraction occurs‚ energy is used and converted to heat
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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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Comparing the Cardiac muscle and the Skeletal muscle Differences Similarities Skeletal muscle is usually linked to bones by structures called tendons. Cardiac muscle is found in the heart. They are both important parts to the body. Skeletal muscle cells are usually arranged into cylindrical fibres with multiple nuclei and can be directly controlled by voluntary nerve signals from the nervous system. Cardiac muscle cells are normally shorter and are linked via gap junctions which allow compounds
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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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Purpose ● What is the purpose of this exercise? The purpose of this exercise is to become familiar with the terms and usage of a microscope. ●Are there any safety concerns associated with this exercise? If so‚ list what they are and what precautions should be taken. Care must be taken while handling the microscope so as not to accidentally drop anything and harm oneself. Questions A. The following statements are true or false. If true‚ write a “T” on the answer line. If false‚ write
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S E 2 Skeletal Muscle Physiology O B J E C T I V E S 1. To define these terms used in describing muscle physiology: multiple motor unit summation‚ maximal stimulus‚ treppe‚ wave summation‚ and tetanus. 2. To identify two ways that the mode of stimulation can affect muscle force production. 3. To plot a graph relating stimulus strength and twitch force to illustrate graded muscle response. 4. To explain how slow‚ smooth‚ sustained contraction is possible in a skeletal muscle. 5. To graphically
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Smooth muscle- are involuntary muscles found in the walls of hollow organs like the stomach‚ intestines or bladder. Smooth Muscles have many functions in the body‚ but one of the functions of smooth muscles in the bladder contracts to push urine out of the body. Skeletal muscle- Skeletal Muscles are muscles attached to the skeleton. The skeletal muscles main function is to contract to support the skeleton in movement. Skeletal muscles are voluntary because we have complete control of the movements
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Skeletal Muscle Lab Introduction: Motor neurons and muscle fibers are the building blocks of motor units and where they intersect is called the neuromuscular junciton. The region where the flattened end of a motor neuron transmits neural impulses to a muscle is the motor end-plate. The end plate potentials depolarizes skeletal muscle fibers caused by neurotransmitters binding to the postsynaptic membrane in the neuromuscular junction. The process of contraction of the muscle cell is called excitation-contraction
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Wall The heart is composed of cardiac muscle which enable the heart to contract and allow the synchronization of the heart beat. The heart wall is divided into three layers: the epicardium‚ myocardium‚ and endocardium. * Epicardium - outer protective layer of the heart. * Myocardium - muscular middle layer wall of the heart. * Endocardium - inner layer of the heart that is continuous with the inner lining of blood * Cardiac Conduction * Cardiac conduction is the rate at which
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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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