1. List the characteristics and overall functions of muscle tissue.<\/p>\n
2. Compare the location, microscopic appearance, nervous control, and functions of the 3 kinds of muscle tissue.<\/p>\n
3. Define fascia, epimysium, perimysium, endomysium, fascicle, tendon, and aponeurosis.<\/p>\n
4. Explain the relationship of blood vessels and nerves to skeletal muscle.<\/p>\n
5. Describe the microstructure of skeletal muscle, including: sarcolemma, myofiber, myofibril, myofilament, A band, I band, Z line, sarcomere, actin, myosin, sarcoplasmic reticulum, tropomyosin, troponin, transverse (T) tubules, and terminal cisternae.<\/p>\n
6. Describe the principal events associated with the sliding-filament theory.<\/p>\n
7. Describe the structure and importance of a neuromuscular junction (motor end plate) and a motor unit. What is acetylcholine?<\/p>\n
8. Describe why calcium regulates contraction.<\/p>\n
9. Describe ATP sources for skeletal muscle contraction.<\/p>\n
10. Describe restorative processes following strenuous exercise.<\/p>\n
11. Describe the cause of muscle fatigue.<\/p>\n
12. Describe the phases of contraction in a typical myogram of a twitch contraction.<\/p>\n
13. Define the all-or-none principle of muscular contraction.<\/p>\n
14. Explain how WHOLE muscle responses are graded contractions to meet the demands of the task at hand.<\/p>\n
15. Define multiple motor unit summation, spatial summation, temporal summation, wave summation, incomplete tetanus, complete tetanus, treppe, asynchronous motor unit summation and muscle tone.<\/p>\n
16. Contrast isometric and isotonic contractions.<\/p>\n
17. Compare the structure and function of the 3 types of skeletal muscle fibers [slow, intermediate, fast].<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00a0A. MUSCLE TISSUE 1. List the characteristics and overall functions of muscle tissue. 2. Compare the location, microscopic appearance, nervous control, and functions of the 3 kinds of muscle tissue. 3. Define fascia, epimysium, perimysium, endomysium, fascicle, tendon, and aponeurosis. … Continue reading