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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
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Googledrawingofaskeletalmusclestructure
Musclesarealwaysinmotion,theyarealwayscontracting.Thecontractileresponseof
asinglemusclefibertoamuscleimpulseiscalledatwitch.Atwitchconsistsofaperiod
ofcontraction,duringwhichthefiberpullsatitsattachments,followedbyaperiodof
relaxation,duringwhichthepullingforcedeclines.Duringnormalactivities,muscle
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fiberscontactattheiroptimallengths.Someactivities,suchaswalkingupstairstwoat
atimeorliftingsomethingfromanawkwardposition,putfibersataadvantageslength
andcompromisedmuscleperformance.Thelengthtowhichamusclefiberisstretched
beforestimulationaffectstheforceitwilldevelop.Understandinghowindividuals
musclefiberscontractisimportantforunderstandinghowmuscleswork,butsuch
contractionsbythemselvesareofthelittlesignificanceindaytodayactivities.Holes
HumanAnatomyandPhysiology(Shier)13thEditionbyDavidShier,JackieButler,
RickiLewis
TopRelaxed
BottomContracted
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RabbitMuscle
BeforeATP
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RabbitMuscle
AfterATP
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RabbitLabChart
MyofiberLengths
Inconclusion,therabbitmusclelabhadsomevariationsinthelengthofthemuscle
strainafterweappliedtheATPliquidsolution.Itcausedthemuscletocontractwhich
madethemshorterthanwithouttheATP.Afterallthemathwedidinclasswewere
abletoseethechangesitcaused.OverallIcansaythatthislabwasveryinteresting
thanwhatithoughtitwasgoingtobe.AtFirstwhenwehadtodrawtheskeletalmuscle
Iwasunforsurewhatwasgoingonuntilwewentbackanddidthelad.
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Atrackrunnersmusclesarefairlydifferentfromacrosscountryrunnersmuscles.A
trackrunnersmuscleswillbeshorterandmuchfasteroncontractionbecausethe
musclesareusedtoshorterdistanceandfasterreactiontime.Whereacrosscountry
runnerisusedtoalongerdistanceandthemusclehaveaslowertimetocontract.
Trackrunnerisfocusedmoreonspeedthenacrosscountryrunner,theyaremore
focusedonslowerstride.
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Athletevs.NonAthlete
Aftercollectingallthedataontheforceandgripihavecometotheconclusionthat
thereisadifferencebetweenAthletesandNonathletes.IwaspartneredwithSloan
whiledoingthelabandIrealizedthatwehadsomeveryclosenumbers.Lookingback
onthedaysthatweweightliftedtogetherIrememberedthatwehadclosemaxsthere
too.Icametotheconclusionthatsincewebothwereathletesandhadsamemaxsthat
ourgripandforceweresomewhatthesame.SothatiswhyIusedthequestionwhether
ornottheforcewasdifferentinathletesversusnonathletes.Usingthetablethatwas
givingonedmodoitooksomeathletesmaxsandsomenonathletesmaxsandasyou
cantellthereisadifference.OverallItrulyenjoyedthisladandgainedsomelarger
knowledgethatIcanuseinthefuture.
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