Muscle force contractions

Question 1

What is force?

Answer 1

A pushing or pulling motion that changes a body’s star of motion.

Question 2

What is Contraction?

Answer 2

The contraction is determined mainly by length and velocity

Question 3

Mechanical Characteristics of muscles?

Answer 3

• The number of fibres recruited
• The muscle fibre types
• The cross sectional area
• The joint angle and muscle length
• The muscle shape and location
• The speed of contraction
• The type of muscle contraction
• Age
• Gender

Question 4

What is Force - Velocity?

Answer 4

The force a muscle can create decreases with the increase velocity of shortening.

Question 5

What is Force-Length?

Answer 5

The active force decreases with the increasing muscle fibre length.

Question 6

Other factors affecting max force Generation?

Answer 6

• Pre-streghting
• Muscle fatigue
• Type of muscle fibre
• Frequency of muscle simulation.