Chapter 10 · A&P I
Muscle tissue
8 topics. Mastery shows beside each one as you answer questions.
Topics
- 51Skeletal muscle structure notes
- 52The neuromuscular junction notes
- 53Excitation–contraction coupling notes
- 54The sliding filament model and cross-bridge cycle notes
- 55Motor units and muscle tension notes
- 56Muscle energy and fatigue notes
- 57Muscle fiber types and exercise notes
- 58Smooth muscle and cardiac muscle notes
Practice this chapter
In this chapter's tools
Lab practical image sets
- Skeletal muscle organization
- The sarcomere
- Neuromuscular junction
- Histology station: skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscle
Prediction scenarios
- 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
- Neuromuscular junction transmission
- Excitation–contraction coupling
- The cross-bridge cycle
- Muscle relaxation
Graphs
- Twitch, summation and tetanus myogram
- Length–tension relationship
- Energy systems over the first minutes of exercise
Comparison tables
- Slow oxidative vs fast oxidative vs fast glycolytic fibers
- Isotonic vs isometric contraction
- Skeletal vs smooth vs cardiac contraction mechanism