Physiology of muscle contractions

Subject: Biology

Grade: Upper Secondary

Publisher: YDP

Resource types: Whiteboard presentation

Resource ID: b2191
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At the end of this activity, students should be able to:
– describe the macroscopic and microscopic structure of skeletal muscle
– describe the principles of the sliding filament theory of contraction
– compare and contrast slow (red) and fast (white) muscle fibres.

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Skeletal muscles an... Slideshow Smooth and cardiac ... Slideshow Types of muscle Whiteboard exercise Function of the mus... Whiteboard exercise Structure of a skel... Slideshow Skeletal muscles �... Whiteboard exercise Distribution of hum... Illustration Muscle stimulation Animation Muscle contraction Animation Skeletal muscles �... Whiteboard exercise Muscle stimulation Whiteboard exercise Antagonistic muscles Simulation Structure of a skel... Slideshow The structure of a ... Whiteboard exercise Sections of skeleta... Illustration Actin and myosin in... Animation Smooth muscle contr... Illustration The sliding filamen... Whiteboard exercise Stimulation of musc... Slideshow Sport – developme... Whiteboard exercise Free-diving Illustration

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Upper Secondary (Grades 10-12)

Biology

Physiology of muscles

51. Physiology of muscle contractions

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Keywords

muscle, myofibrils, thick filaments, thin filaments, neuromuscular junctions, tonus, physiology, Anisotropic, Cardiomyocyte, Isotropic (I) bands, M line, Muscle fibre, Sarcolemma, Sarcomere, Sarcoplasm, Z line, Muscular tissue, fascia, tendon, isotonic contraction, isometric contraction, mechanical summation, tetanus, electromyography, concentric work, eccentric work, contractions, Physiology of muscle contractions

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