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