recessive “mini-muscle” phenotype in mice. Smaller body size and muscles as well as increased maximal oxygen intake are observed in mice with the “mini-muscle” phenotype. This observation raises an issue about why the selectively bred mice with the “mini-muscle” phenotype have reduced triceps and thigh muscle mass as they are able to cover greater distances; due to faster running speed‚ on an activity wheel compared to normal mice. However‚ greater exercise and load is thought to result in muscle hypertrophy
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Muscle Description Muscles of the Head: Facial Expression Origin Insertion Action bipartite muscle‚ Epicranius:includes frontalis connected by galea & occipitalis aponeurotica covers forehead‚ no bony attachments galea aponeurotica skin of eyebrows and root of raises eyebrows (as in surprise); nose wrinkles forehead skin horizontally Occipitalis back of head occipital and temporal bones galea aponeurotica pulls scalp posteriorly Corrugator supercilii
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Muscle Fatigue Coursework What Is Muscle Fatigue and How Does It Occur? Muscle fatigue is a condition in which muscles cannot exert their normal force. Muscle fatigue occurs when the muscles cannot exert normal force‚ or when more effort than normal is required to achieve a desired level of force. There are a number of causes for muscle fatigue‚ ranging from exercise-induced fatigue to genetic conditions which lead to muscle weakness. Doctors and researchers have conducted a number of studies
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Muscle Snaxs is in its beginning stage of becoming the largest market competitor of low-calorie protein snacks. Through our innovative design process‚ we’ve created an extensive line of snacks with high protein content‚ while also keeping the calories as miniscule as possible. Currently‚ we’ve designed snacks such as: protein pudding‚ protein cookie‚ protein fudge pops‚ protein muffins‚ protein lemon squares‚ protein cheesecake‚ and protein chips. Through these innovations‚ we’ve kept the calories
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Prior to injecting the neurotoxin‚ Tubocurare‚ inside the gastrocnemius muscle‚ a control was established. The baseline was maintained approximately at 20 grams. The control used the maximum voltage of 0.75 volts for the stimulus input. As a result‚ the tension produced 68.13 grams of force. The moment Tubocurare was infused into the gastrocnemius muscle‚ the muscle tension dropped to 47.7 grams of force. Data was recorded for 10 minutes‚ and as predicted prior to the experiment‚ the tension trend
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Results A left gastrocnemius muscle of a frog (L=3.2cm in situ) was used in experiment 1 and 2‚ while a right gastrocnemius muscle of a frog (L=3.4cm in situ) was used in experiment 3. The sciatic nerve of the frog was placed over the stimulatory electrodes covered with a piece of a Kimwipe moistened with Ringer’s solution. The relationship between muscle length‚ force production and velocity of contraction was studied. Force transduced calibration In order to get a more accurate data from force
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There are three phases for muscle cell contraction: initiation of action potential in the sarcolemma‚ excitation-contraction coupling‚ and contraction‚ sliding of the myofilaments. ATP and calcium ions are two essential elements for muscle contraction. When ATP attaches to the myosin head‚ it gets hydrolyzed to ADP and Pi. Calcium ions bind to the troponin molecules and help expose the binding sites of actin filaments to allow for the attachment of the myosin heads. After the sliding of the myofilaments
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------------------------ --GENERALIZED VERTEBRATE MUSCULATURE AS EXEMPLFIED BY THE DOGFISH The musculature of the dogfish is considered under the heads of somatic‚ fin‚ branchial and hypocranchial musculature. I.PARIETAL or SOMATIC MUSCLES The Parietal muscles which completely covers the whole body of dogfish consists of: 1. Myotomes - zigzag series which is separated from one another by: 2. Myosepta - white connective partitions 3. Lateral septum - white longitudinal line in the middle part
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Muscle dysmorphia is a body dysmorphic disorder whereby sufferers are obsessed with increasing their “muscularity and leanness”‚ even if they may already be very muscular compared to the average person (Choi‚ Pope‚ & Olivardia‚ 2002; Pope‚ Gruber‚ Choi‚ Olivardia‚ & Phillips‚ 1997). They strive to make up for their overstated physical weakness through many hours of weight training and a disproportionately large focus on nutrition (Mosley‚ 2009). They are resistant to persuasion to think better of
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Activity 1 1. Size and concentration of the solute 2. It was too large to pass‚ as predicted 3. I predicted that the glucose would diffuse since it is small enough but the albumin is much too large to pass through the membrane. The experiment produced this result. Activity 2 1. Neither way requires ATP but facilitated diffusion requires carrier protein molecules for diffusion to occur. 2. By increasing the number of carriers more glucose can pass at a time increasing the rate‚
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