muscle fibres Flashcards

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skeletal muscle structure

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muscle-> fascicles-> muscle fiers_. myofibriks- thick and tink filaments

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the two types of skeletal muscle fibres

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slow twitch and fast twitch

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slow twitch (red)

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used for longer duration and lower effort activities they react slowly and do not fatigue easily

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fast twitch (white)

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used for short duration and high effort activities they contract rapidly

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5
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reciprocal inhibition

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when one muscle contracts and shortens the opposite muscle relaxes and lengthen to allow movement to occur

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