Smooth Muscle Research Paper
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 because of the signals the brain sends to the muscles.
Cardiac muscle- The heart is a Cardiac muscle and is responsible for pumping blood around the body. The heart is made up of two parts separated by the septum. Each side has lower (Right and Left …show more content…
An example: Pull ups is an example of a concentric muscle contraction, the contraction happens when you’re pulling yourself up above the bar.
Fibre types:
Type 1 (slow twitch) - are red in colour because the amount of oxygen it uses up and high volumes of myoglobin. Type 1 muscle fibres are used in sports such as long distance running e.g. 10,000 metres run or a marathon. When you are running in a 10,000M race, the slow twitch muscles will come in place and the muscles do not tire easily as they are slow oxidative muscles so the muscles are used for endurance events. Mo Farah is a perfect example of an athlete who has type 1 muscles and uses it to a great advantage.
Type 2a (fast twitch)- are red in colour. Type 2a fibers are used in fast activities like Sprinting 100m. They contain large amounts of myoglobin and mitochondria. Usain Bolt is an athlete who uses his fast twitch as an advantage as he has inherited it from family backgrounds as he has discovered. Bolts muscles are fast oxidative which contract very fast, making him very fast but the muscles tire easily as they are an anaerobic
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 because of the signals the brain sends to the muscles.
Cardiac muscle- The heart is a Cardiac muscle and is responsible for pumping blood around the body. The heart is made up of two parts separated by the septum. Each side has lower (Right and Left …show more content…
An example: Pull ups is an example of a concentric muscle contraction, the contraction happens when you’re pulling yourself up above the bar.
Fibre types:
Type 1 (slow twitch) - are red in colour because the amount of oxygen it uses up and high volumes of myoglobin. Type 1 muscle fibres are used in sports such as long distance running e.g. 10,000 metres run or a marathon. When you are running in a 10,000M race, the slow twitch muscles will come in place and the muscles do not tire easily as they are slow oxidative muscles so the muscles are used for endurance events. Mo Farah is a perfect example of an athlete who has type 1 muscles and uses it to a great advantage.
Type 2a (fast twitch)- are red in colour. Type 2a fibers are used in fast activities like Sprinting 100m. They contain large amounts of myoglobin and mitochondria. Usain Bolt is an athlete who uses his fast twitch as an advantage as he has inherited it from family backgrounds as he has discovered. Bolts muscles are fast oxidative which contract very fast, making him very fast but the muscles tire easily as they are an anaerobic