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Skeletal Muscle: Structure and Function


By studying this chapter, you should be able to do the following:
  1. Draw and label the microstructure of skeletal muscle.
  2. Outline the steps leading to muscle shortening.
  3. Define the terms concentric and isometric.
  4. Discuss the following terms:
    1. twitch
    2. summation
    3. tetanus
  5. Discuss the major biochemical and mechanical properties of human skeletal muscle fiber types.
  6. Discuss the relationship between skeletal muscle fiber types and performance.
  7. List and discuss those factors that regulate the amount of force exerted during muscular contraction.
  8. Graph the relationship between movement velocity and the amount of force exerted during muscular contraction.
  9. Discuss the structure and function of a muscle spindle.
  10. Describe the function of a Golgi tendon organ.







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