Topics
- 51Skeletal muscle structureNot practicedLessonNotes
- 52The neuromuscular junctionNot practicedLessonNotes
- 53Excitation–contraction couplingNot practicedLessonNotes
- 54The sliding filament model and cross-bridge cycleNot practicedLessonNotes
- 55Motor units and muscle tensionNot practicedLessonNotes
- 56Muscle energy and fatigueNot practicedLessonNotes
- 57Muscle fiber types and exerciseNot practicedLessonNotes
- 58Smooth muscle and cardiac muscleNot practicedLessonNotes
Practice this chapter
Chapter quizQuestions from this chapter's 8 topics.
System examA timed exam on the whole chapter, up to 40 questions.
Tools for this chapter4 lab sets, 4 prediction scenarios, 4 pathways and more.
In this chapter's tools
Lab practical image sets 4
- Skeletal muscle organization
- The sarcomere
- Neuromuscular junction
- Histology station: skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscle
Prediction scenarios 4
- Level 2 a drug blocks acetylcholine receptors at the end plate
- Level 2 acetylcholinesterase is inhibited
- Level 1 ATP runs out after death
- Level 2 a sprint vs a marathon
Pathways 4
- Neuromuscular junction transmission
- Excitation–contraction coupling
- The cross-bridge cycle
- Muscle relaxation
Graphs 3
- Twitch, summation and tetanus myogram
- Length–tension relationship
- Energy systems over the first minutes of exercise
Comparison tables 3
- Slow oxidative vs fast oxidative vs fast glycolytic fibers
- Isotonic vs isometric contraction
- Skeletal vs smooth vs cardiac contraction mechanism