Introduction Jan Swammerdam‚ who demonstrated that an isolated frog muscle could be made to contract when the sciatic nerve was irritated with a metal object‚ conducted the first muscle experiments between 1661 and 1665. Later‚ between 1737-1798 Luigi Galvani determined that frog muscle responded to electrical currents. The kymograph‚ which was invented in the late 1840’s lead to the revolution of experimental physiology because it enabled muscle contractions to be analyzed and recorded. The muscle
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Muscle Contraction & Excitation Muscle excitation takes place when there is a synaptic transmission and induction of an impulse. There are six steps that take place during muscle excitation. (1)The action potential travels down the somatic motor neuron axon reaching the synaptic bulb causing calcium ions to flow into the synaptic bulb. (2)The increase of calcium in the synaptic bulb causes the synaptic vesicles to undergo exocytosis. (Exocytosis a process that allows large molecule to leave
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Skeletal Muscle Physiology: Frogs & Human Subjects (1‚ 2‚ 5-8‚ 10-12‚ 14-16) 1. There is a greatr concentration of Na+ f ; there is a greater concentration of K+ e . When the stimulus is delivered‚ the ermeability of the membrane at that point is changed; and c ‚ initiating the depolarization of the membrane. Almost as soon as the depolarization wave has begun‚ a repolarization wave follows it across the membrane. This occurs as b . Repolarization restores the h of the resting cell membrane
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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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Tetany is a medical sign‚ the involuntary contraction of muscles‚ caused by diseases and other conditions that increase the action potential frequency. The muscle cramps caused by the disease tetanus are not classified as tetany; rather‚ they are due to a blocking of the inhibition to the neurons that supply muscles. Contents [hide] 1 Mechanism 2 Causes 3 Diagnosis 4 References 5 External links [edit]Mechanism Low plasma calcium increases the permeability of neuronal membranes to sodium
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NAME __Molly Manning__ LAB TIME/DATE ___10/24/13__ Exercise 2 Skeletal Muscle Physiology The Muscle Twitch and the Latent Period 1. Define the terms skeletal muscle fiber‚ motor unit‚ skeletal muscle twitch‚ electrical stimulus‚ and latent period. Skeletal muscle fiber-fibers attached to the skeleton that produce muscle tension. Motor unit-consists of the motor neuron and all of the muscle fibers. Skeletal muscle twitch-mechanical response to a single action potential. Electrical stimulus-muscle
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Describe (not just define!) the functional unit called a motor unit. Explain the relationship between motor unit size in finely vs. coarsely controlled muscles. Explain how motor units act to establish muscle tone. What are the functions of muscle tone? Motor Unit- One motor neuron and all the muscles it innervates. Each muscle will respond to one motor nerve which contains axons that can have up to 100’s of neurons that branch into terminals that form NMJ with ONE fiber. When a motor neuron sends
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Date: Conducted by: Brenan‚ Jay and Satoro AIMS: * Demonstrate how vibration induces illusions of movement * To determine whether vibration has had any effect on ability to match joint angle between left and right arms * Observe the effect of fatigue on ability to sense force. INTRODUCTION Proprioception is defined as the sense of the relative position of neighboring parts of the body. It is the ability to distinguish how ones body is situated‚ either in motion or stationary
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NAME Rachel Brockhuis LAB TIME/DATE _______________________ Exercise 2 Skeletal Muscle Physiology The Muscle Twitch and the Latent Period 1. Define the terms skeletal muscle fiber‚ motor unit‚ skeletal muscle twitch‚ electrical stimulus‚ and latent period. Motor unit- single α-motor neuron and all of the corresponding muscle fibers it innervates; all of these fibers will be of the same type Skeletal muscle fiber- long and narrow cells that often span the entire length of a muscle Skeletal muscle
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Excitation Contraction Coupling Process The sequence of events that converts action potentials in a muscle fiber to a contraction is know as excitation contraction coupling. In order for a skeletal muscle fiber to contract‚ it has to get a signal from the nervous system. The part of the nervous system that it gets a signal from is called a motor neuron. An electoral signal‚ called an action potential travels down the axon and to the axon terminal. At the end of the motor neuron are structures
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