5-3 Responses
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Muscular Responses
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Threshold Stimulus
any stimulus strong enough to initiate
action potential
minimal strength of stimulation needed
to cause a contraction
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All-Or-None Response
individual muscle cells contract to their
fullest extent when exposed to stimulus
of threshold strength
muscle fibers do not partially contract
if stimulus is strong enough to initiate an
action potential, a nerve impulse is
transmitted along entire neuron at a
constant strength
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Twitch Contraction
brief contraction of all the muscle fibers
in a motor unit
lasts only a fraction of a second
response to a single action potential in
its motor unit
myogram is a record of a muscle
contraction
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Myogram
(single muscle twitch)
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Myogram
latent period
- delay between the time that the
stimulus was applied and the time that
the muscle responded
period of contraction
- muscle pulls at its attachments
period of relaxation
- muscle returns to its former length
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Tetanus or Tetanic Contraction
state of smooth sustained muscle
contraction
muscle is stimulated very rapidly
no evidence of relaxation
point at which the muscle is unable to
relax before next stimulus
results from the addition of Ca+2 released
from sarcoplasmic reticulum
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Twitch
brief muscular contraction followed by
relaxation
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Muscle Tone
(tonus)
state of continuous partial contraction
muscles are never totally relaxed
important in maintaining posture
loss of tone - body will collapse
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Types of Muscle Contractions
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Isotonic Contractions
same as tone or tension
myofilaments slide freely
muscles shorten - movement occurs
Example:
- bending, rotating arms, smiling
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Isometric Contractions
muscles do not shorten
myofilaments do not move freely
“skidding their wheels”
muscles are unable to slide because
they are trying to move something more
or less immovable
Example:
- pushing against a wall
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Types of Exercise
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Effect of Exercise on Muscles
amount of work done by a muscle is
reflected in the muscle itself
inactivity leads to weakness of muscle
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Aerobic or Endurance
results in stronger, more flexible
muscles
greater resistance to fatigue due to
increased blood supply to muscles
benefits body metabolism
improves digestion, elimination
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Aerobic or Endurance
(cont.)
strengthens skeleton
heart enlarges - more blood pumped
gas exchange in lungs more efficient
no increase in muscle size
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Weight Resistance Exercises
increase muscle mass
the use of immovable or slightly movable
objects
requires little time, every other day
increase muscle size - increase strength
weight lifting will not increase endurance
will increase muscle definition
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