Anaerobic respiration Flashcards
Anaerobic respiration
(white fibers)
anaerobic respiration may occur
when low levels of O2 are available
Glucose and O2 supplied to muscle fibers
by blood capillaries
Skeletal muscle contraction produces waste heat that can be used to
help maintain the set point body temperature
Muscles are composed of bundles of muscle fibers held together by
fibrous connective tissue
Motor unit
motor neuron plus the muscle fibers to which it attaches
Some motor units consist of only a few muscle fibers, others consist of numerous fibers
The smaller the number of fibers in a motor unit,
the larger the number of fibers in a motor unit
more precise the movements available
the more powerful the contraction available
myography
method of graphing the changing tension(force) of a muscle as it contracts
skeletal
voluntary
cardiac
smooth
involuntary