Compare and contrast the following terms: Contractility and elasticity

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A: The musculoskeletal system of the body consists of muscles, bones, cartilage, ligament and tendons.…

Q: ney: Load (L) = 5 kgs E = Effort F = Fulcrum Weight of forearm = 1.8 kgs L- Load Biceps brachi…

A: Muscle is utilized to support joints and keep them protected from collapsing under stress. Smooth…

Q: Actin is sometimes called the "thick" filament. It splits ATP and is responsible for the "power…

A: The movements of different body parts are attributed to the systemic contraction and relaxation of…

Q: Define the types and functions of intermediate filaments.

A: Many eukaryotic species contain intermediate filaments as a form of cytoskeletal protein in their…

Q: Define each of the following terms: concentric isotonic contraction, eccentric isotonic contraction,…

A: Actin and myosin cross bridge cycling generates tension in the muscle fibre. This causes the muscles…

Q: Name, and describe the function of each of the contractile and structural protein components of a…

A: Sarcomere is the functional unit of the skeletal muscles comprising of alternate light and dark…

Q: Define elastic fiber

A: Connective tissues are the most widespread and diverse tissues comprising cells, protein fibers (any…

Q: Rigor mortis is usually complete within 1 to 2 days after death (depending onenvironmental…

A: Introduction: When muscle fibers are completely depleted of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and…

Q: Name the stages of sliding filaments in order. Briefly explain each.

A: Sliding filament refers to the theory that describes the contraction of muscles involving actin and…

Q: ion production to the length of a sarcomere!  Nursing

A: As we know Muscles are involved in the movement of limbs by themselves undergoing contraction and…

Q: Using the tension graph, explain why skeletal muscle can exhibit tetany (sustained contraction) but…

A: Physiologic tetanus refers to sustained muscle contraction, which occurs due to the generation of…

Q: Define sarcoplasm

A: The skeletal muscles help in regulating body temperature and release the heat from the muscles.…

Q: Shown below are changes that occur in skeletal muscle during vigorous physical activity.  For each…

A: Answer 1:  ↓ Po2 - decreased HbO2 saturation, decreased free O2

Q: Question 47 (1 point) Which of the following options describes the speed at which force may be…

A: Type 1 muscles fibers are present for long duration of contractile activities.and found in the…

Q: Elastic deformation occurs when the stress is large. Is this true or false?

A: Plasticity is defined as the property of a material that keeps it deformed state permanently when…

Q: Compare smooth and skeletal muscle contractions.

A: The smooth muscle cells are also called as myocytes. These cells are involuntary, fusiform in shape,…

Q: What does it mean when we say cardiac muscle contraction is a graded contraction?

A: Contractions of the heart (heartbeats) are controlled by specialized cardiac muscle cells.

Q: Explain how the contractile filaments are structured

A: A muscle fiber is a contractile filament which is made of contractile proteins.   The thick…

Q: Tabulate the characteristics of muscular tissue: Illustrate Microscopic structures' shape, nucleus &…

A: Muscular fiber is the basic unit of the skeletal cell. Each muscle fiber is a single cylindrical…

Q: Outline the contractile process. Use a step-by-step format illustrating the entire process,…

A: The response that our body gives to any external stimuli is due to the transfer of impulse from the…

Q: Which of the following is NOT a microscopic change associated with strength training? increased…

A: Strength training is practiced to increase the endurance of a person. To do this, an outside…

Q: Which statement or statements describe why depletion of ATP after death leads to rigor mortis?

A: Rigor mortis is the third phase of death. It is one of the unmistakable indications of death,…

Q: Describe and explain the cross-bridge cycle very well. PLEAS

A: Sarcomeres are the ultimate units of muscle contraction. It was prove that the A band occupies about…

Q: 1) During physical exercise, our bodies' primary source of energy are: 2) A measure of the maximum…

A: As per BNED rule, first three questions are answered , kindly send the question that need to be…

Q: Define synergistic effect

A: There are several molecules that are released by the animal's body like hormones and enzymes that…

Q: Describe in detail the events at the neuromuscular junction and how these events allow for the…

A: The neuromuscular junction is a synaptic connection between the terminal end of a motor nerve and a…

Q: Follow the events of excitation-contraction coupling that lead to cross bridge activity.

A: The sequence of events that result in the contraction of an individual muscle fibre begins with a…

Q: Comparative characteristics of somatic, smooth and cardiac muscles. SOMATIC SMOOTH HEART (STRIATED)…

A: Connective tissue is one of the four types of tissues present in our body. Muscle tissue is a type…

Q: List two factors that influence contractile force and two that influence velocity of contraction.

A: The soft tissue that is located in most animals, is called the muscle. This contains protein fibers…

Q: compare and contrast skeletal and cardiac muscle fibers

A: Introduction: The contraction of muscle takes place when muscle fibers gets a brain signal through…

Q: Write the name of the sarcomere structure defined. A structure may be used more than once, and a…

A: A sarcomere is the functional unit of striated muscle. This means it is the most fundamental unit…

Q: Explain what is meant by the term excitation-contraction coupling.

A: Contraction can be defined as the process in which there is a shortening of the muscles and there is…

Q: Electrical stimulation of skeletal muscle at 5Hz results in a single muscle twitch. Define the…

A: Tetanus is also called by other names such as tetanic contraction, physiologic tetanus and tetanized…