skeletal muscle lab

Question 1

what is active tension

Answer 1

the tension produced by stimulation of a muscle
this tension is due to contractile apparatus

Question 2

what is passive tension

Answer 2

basline tension produced by a muscle in absence of stimulations, tension is due to stretching of elastic elements in tissue

Question 3

what is tetanus

Answer 3

maximal contraction response from skeletal muscle

Question 4

what is twitch

Answer 4

the minimal contraction response from a skeletal muscle.

Question 5

what is isometric

Answer 5

constant length

Question 6

what is latency

Answer 6

interval from the beginning of each stimulus to the beginning of each response

Question 7

Which of the following is not an independent variable we will be testing this week?

Answer 7

Ringer’s Solutions Concentration

Question 7

This week we will be studying contraction of which of the following muscles?

Answer 7

Gastrocnemius

Question 8

true or false

A maximal contraction response from a skeletal muscle is called a twitch

Answer 8

false