 | Learning Outcomes
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- List the three types of muscle in the human body.
- List the functions of skeletal muscle.
- Describe the basic structure of skeletal muscles.
- Understand that skeletal muscles work in pairs.
- Understand how skeletal muscles are named.
- Name the major muscles of the body, and know their actions.
- Describe the anatomy of a muscle fiber.
- Describe the neuromuscular junction, and explain how impulses are transferred to the muscle fiber.
- Define "motor unit."
- Explain how whole muscles contract.
- List the energy sources available within a muscle fiber, and explain the circumstances in which each is used.
- Explain the difference between fast-twitch and slow-twitch muscle fibers.
- Understand how to avoid delayed onset muscle soreness.
- List a number of muscular conditions and diseases.
- Describe the role of the muscular and skeletal systems in homeostasis.
- Understand and use the bold-faced and italicized terms included in this chapter.
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