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SkeletalMuscleLabReport

Everyskeletalmusclefiberissinglecylindermusclecell.Theyaremadeupofhundreds
oreventhousandofmusclefibersbundledtogetherandwrappedwithconnective
tissue.Skeletalmusclefibersareusedinyoureverydaylife.Therunnersonthestarting
line,theirmusclesprimedforasprint.Glycogenwillbebrokendowntoreleaseglucose,
andcreatinephosphatewillsupplyhighenergyphosphategroupstoreplenishATP
storesbyphosphorylatingADP.Evenafewhoursafterdeath,theskeletalmuscles
partiallycontract,fixingjoints.Itscalledrigormortisanditcancontinuefor72hoursor
more.Itresultsfromanincreaseinthemembranepermeabilitytocalciumions,which
promotescrossbridgeformationandadecreaseinavailabilityofATPinthemuscle
fibers,whichpreventsmyosinreleasefromactin.Maybehardtobelievebutyoucan
disusetheskeletalmuscles.Disusedorunusedmusclesarecalledatrophywhich
meansdecreasinginsizeandstrength.HolesHumanAnatomyandPhysiology
(Shier)13thEditionbyDavidShier,JackieButler,RickiLewis

https://www.thinglink.com/scene/612400371108675586
Googledrawingofaskeletalmusclestructure

Musclesarealwaysinmotion,theyarealwayscontracting.Thecontractileresponseof
asinglemusclefibertoamuscleimpulseiscalledatwitch.Atwitchconsistsofaperiod
ofcontraction,duringwhichthefiberpullsatitsattachments,followedbyaperiodof
relaxation,duringwhichthepullingforcedeclines.Duringnormalactivities,muscle

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SkeletalMuscleLabReport

fiberscontactattheiroptimallengths.Someactivities,suchaswalkingupstairstwoat
atimeorliftingsomethingfromanawkwardposition,putfibersataadvantageslength
andcompromisedmuscleperformance.Thelengthtowhichamusclefiberisstretched
beforestimulationaffectstheforceitwilldevelop.Understandinghowindividuals
musclefiberscontractisimportantforunderstandinghowmuscleswork,butsuch
contractionsbythemselvesareofthelittlesignificanceindaytodayactivities.Holes
HumanAnatomyandPhysiology(Shier)13thEditionbyDavidShier,JackieButler,
RickiLewis

TopRelaxed
BottomContracted

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SkeletalMuscleLabReport

RabbitMuscle
BeforeATP
PhotobyAaronHenderson

RabbitMuscle
AfterATP
PhotobyAaronHenderson

RabbitLabChart
MyofiberLengths

Inconclusion,therabbitmusclelabhadsomevariationsinthelengthofthemuscle
strainafterweappliedtheATPliquidsolution.Itcausedthemuscletocontractwhich
madethemshorterthanwithouttheATP.Afterallthemathwedidinclasswewere
abletoseethechangesitcaused.OverallIcansaythatthislabwasveryinteresting
thanwhatithoughtitwasgoingtobe.AtFirstwhenwehadtodrawtheskeletalmuscle
Iwasunforsurewhatwasgoingonuntilwewentbackanddidthelad.

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SkeletalMuscleLabReport

Atrackrunnersmusclesarefairlydifferentfromacrosscountryrunnersmuscles.A
trackrunnersmuscleswillbeshorterandmuchfasteroncontractionbecausethe
musclesareusedtoshorterdistanceandfasterreactiontime.Whereacrosscountry
runnerisusedtoalongerdistanceandthemusclehaveaslowertimetocontract.
Trackrunnerisfocusedmoreonspeedthenacrosscountryrunner,theyaremore
focusedonslowerstride.

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SkeletalMuscleLabReport

Athletevs.NonAthlete

Aftercollectingallthedataontheforceandgripihavecometotheconclusionthat
thereisadifferencebetweenAthletesandNonathletes.IwaspartneredwithSloan
whiledoingthelabandIrealizedthatwehadsomeveryclosenumbers.Lookingback
onthedaysthatweweightliftedtogetherIrememberedthatwehadclosemaxsthere
too.Icametotheconclusionthatsincewebothwereathletesandhadsamemaxsthat
ourgripandforceweresomewhatthesame.SothatiswhyIusedthequestionwhether
ornottheforcewasdifferentinathletesversusnonathletes.Usingthetablethatwas
givingonedmodoitooksomeathletesmaxsandsomenonathletesmaxsandasyou
cantellthereisadifference.OverallItrulyenjoyedthisladandgainedsomelarger
knowledgethatIcanuseinthefuture.

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SkeletalMuscleLabReport

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