must be handwritten and turned in with Students Name‚ Class‚ Section Number and Date at the top of the page. 1. What are the three types of muscle tissue and the main differences between them. 2. Explain the sliding filament model of muscle contraction. 3. Define the resting membrane potential and its electrochemical basis. 4. List the different types of channels and indicate what causes each one to open. 5. In relation to an Action Potential – define the terms threshold‚ hyperpolarization
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U N I T III The Heart 9. Heart Muscle; The Heart as a Pump and Function of the Heart Valves 10. Rhythmical Excitation of the Heart 11. The Normal Electrocardiogram 12. Electrocardiographic Interpretation of Cardiac Muscle and Coronary Blood Flow Abnormalities: Vectorial Analysis 13. Cardiac Arrhythmias and Their Electrocardiographic Interpretation C H A P T E R 9 Heart Muscle; The Heart as a Pump and Function of the Heart Valves With this chapter we begin
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1.81 2.40 10.0 1.81 2.40 Chart 2: Effect of Stimulus Voltage on Skeletal Muscle Contraction Voltage Active force (g) 0.0 0.00 0.2 0.00 0.8 0.02 1.0 .15 1.5 .43 2.0 .66 2.5 .87 3.0 1.64 3.5 1.19 4.0 1.32 4.5 1.42 5.0 1.51 5.5 1.59 6.0 1.65 6.5 1.70 7.0 1.74 7.5 1.78 8.0 1.81 8.5 1.82 9.0 1.82 9.5 1.82 10.0 1.82 Chart 3: Effect of Stimulus Frequency on Skeletal Muscle Contraction Voltage Stimulus Active Force (g) 8.5 Single 1.83 8.5 Multi 2.40 8.5 Multi 3.00 8
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smooth muscle. True A contraction in which the muscle does not shorten but its tension increases is called isometric True One of the important functions of skeletal muscle contraction is production of heat. True What is the role of tropomyosin in skeletal muscles? A) Tropomyosin is the name of a contracting unit. B) Tropomyosin serves as a contraction inhibitor by blocking the myosin binding sites on the actin molecules. C) Tropomyosin serves as a contraction inhibitor by blocking the
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following is NOT a function of skeletal muscle? a. body movement b. maintenance of posture c. respiration d. constriction of organs e. production of heat 2. Which of the following is true? a. Skeletal muscle is capable of spontaneous contraction. b. Smooth muscle is found in the walls of hollow organs. c. Cardiac muscle cells have multiple nuclei. d. Smooth muscle cells are long and cylindrical. e. There is a small amount of smooth muscle in the heart. 3. Which type of muscle tissue
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EXERCISE 2: Skeletal Muscle Physiology Student Name: Student ID#: Student instructions: Follow the step-by-step instructions for this exercise found in your lab manual and record your answers in the spaces below. Submit this completed document by the assignment due date found in the Syllabus. Rename this document to include your first and last name prior to submitting‚ e.g. Exercise2_JohnSmith.doc. Please make sure that your answers are typed in RED. (You may delete these instructions
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from an experimental animal is electrically stimulated‚ it behaves in the same way as a stimulated muscle in the intact body‚ that is‚ in vivo. Hence‚ such an experiment gives us valuable insight into muscle behavior. The Motor Unit and Muscle Contraction A motor unit consists of a motor neuron and all of the muscle fibers it innervates. Motor neurons direct muscles when and when not to contract. A motor neuron and a muscle cell intersect at what is called the neuromuscular junction. Specifically
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abnormal muscle stiffening‚ blotchy blueness of the skin‚ and a rapid rise in temperature. The pig muscles lose adenosine triphosphate and release a tremendous amount of acid and potassium‚ which helps to stop their hearts. 4) Arrange muscle contraction cards: 1. Neuron action potential arrives at end of motor neuron 2. ACH is released 3. ACh binds to receptors on motor end plate 4. Permeability of sarcolemma changes (Na rushes in)(an action potential is produced) 5. Muscle action potential
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Botulism The topic I chose to talk about today is botulism. Botulism neurotoxin is one of the most lethal substances known to man. Not many people are aware of what it is and its negative side-effects. What is Botulism? 3) Botulism is a neurotoxin produced by Clostridium botulism. Botulism causes extreme and sometimes fatal food poisoning. Botulism was first identified in Germany in 1735. A person had eaten a German sausage and got food poisoning. This is how botulism got
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junction. The process of contraction of the muscle cell is called excitation-contraction coupling. In this experiment‚ when we used a single electrical stimulus‚ it resulted in a muscle twitch with three phases: latent period‚ contraction phase‚ and the relaxation phase. Activity 1: Figure 1: Identifying the latent period [pic] The Latent Period of time that elapses between the generation of an action potential in a muscle cell and the start of muscle contraction. The length of the latent
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