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Question 1

Slow twitch muscle fibres

Answer 1

• Red or dark in color
• Generate and relax tension slowly
• Can maintain a lower level of tension for a long duration

Question 2

Fast twitch muscle fibres

Answer 2

• Pale in color
• Tense and relax quickly
• Generate high levels of tension
• Have low endurance

Question 3

What is Myoglobin

Answer 3

a protein that stores and transports oxygen in muscle cells

Question 4

What are the three muscle fibre types

Answer 4

• Type I (slow oxidative {SO} muscle fibre)
• Type IIA (fast-oxidative glycolytic {FOG} fibres)
• Type IIB (fast-glycolytic fibre)