Muscular The System: Contraction of Whole Muscle 1. Which of the following contract in an all or none fashion? a. Whole muscle b. Single muscle fiber
2. The development of tension in a muscle, in response to a stimulus above threshold, is called a _______________________________. 3. Identify the three phases of a muscle twitch from the following definitions: a. b. c. 4. Sarcomeres shorten _______________________________ Sarcomeres return to resting length __________________________ Sarcomeres at resting length _______________________________
a. Temporal summation results from: b. In temporal summation, you must ______ (or) the time interval between stimuli.
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Below is a list of the five phases of temporal summation. Put in correct the order and describe each stage. Order Stage Fatigue Incomplete tetanus Treppe Complete tetanus Description
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In the Motor Unit Summation section, how many motor units were required to lift the weights when:
a. the weight was 160? ______________________ b. the weight was 80? _______________________ 7. In the next lab simulation, what was: a. the threshold stimulus? ______ V b. voltage when recruitment was obvious? ______ V c. voltage when all motor units were recruited? ______ V 8. a. In the Length-Tension Relationship experiment, at what degree of stretch was the maximum tension developed? _______________________________ b. What would congestive heart failure be an example of? _______________________________