L01 - Electromyography (EMG) I (4.0.

0 Apr 4 2012)
File name: Lab1-L01
9/25/2014
3:34:46 PM

First recording (starts at event labeled 'Dominant arm'): Four clench-
release-wait cycles; fourth clench is maximum force.

Second recording (starts at event labeled 'Nondominant arm'): Four clench-
release-wait cycles; fourth clench is maximum force.

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L01 DATA REPORT
Students Name: M. Riadh Arefin, Md. Ali Haider, Thien-An Le
van
Lab Section: EE 550
Date: 9/25/2014


I. Data and Calculations
Subject Profile
Name: Thien-An Height: 1.80 m Weight: 68
Kg
Gender: M Age: 22 Dominant
arm: Right

Note: This Data Report assumes that all lesson recordings were
performed, which may not be the case for your lab. Please disregard
any references to excluded recordings.
A. EMG Measurements



Dominant arm

Nondominant arm

Clench


#1

0.03038

0.03919

#2

0.05506

0.06427

#3

0.06138

0.09979

#4

0.16636

0.13343





B. Use the mean measurement from the table above to compute the
percentage increase in EMG activity recorded between the weakest
clench and the strongest clench of the Dominant arm.
Calculation:((0.16636-0.03038)/0.16636)*100

Answer: 81.74 %
C. Tonus Measurements

Between Clenches #

Dominant arm

Nondominant arm



1-2


2-3


3-4






II. Questions

D. Compare the mean measurement for the right and left maximum
clench EMG cluster.

Are they the same or different? Same
Different

Which one suggests the greater clench strength? Right
Left Neither
Explain
The right hand have the greater clench because the right hand is the
dominant hand of the subject.





E. What factors in addition to sex contribute to observed differences in
clench strength?

Health, Physical Strength and Age.




F. Does there appear to be any difference in tonus between the two
forearm clench muscles? Yes No

Would you expect to see a difference? Does Subjects gender
influence your expectations? Explain.

Yes, we expect. No we don't think so. Because It depends on the output
voltage measurement.




G. Explain the source of signals detected by the EMG electrodes.

Muscle contraction.




H. What does the term motor unit recruitment mean?

Motor unit recruitment is a measure of how many motor neurons are
activated in a particular muscle.






I. Define skeletal muscle tonus.

Tension of the muscle.




J. Define electromyography.

electrical measurement of muscle activity.




III. OPTIONAL Active Learning Portion


A. Hypothesis


B. Materials


C. Method


D. Set Up


E. Experimental Results






End of Lesson 1 Data Report


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