Name and describe the four special functional abilities of muscle that are the basis for muscle response.

Q: A motor unit is site of  interaction between a motor neuron and the muscle fiber that it is…

A: Neurons are the specialized cells of the nervous system and are the basic functional unit of the…

Q: Name the major parts of a muscle fiber

A: Muscle is a soft tissue found in animals and humans. It is composed of actin and myosin protein…

Q: Explain the characteristics of these muscle fibers: slow twitch, fast twitch oxidative and fast…

A: Skeletal muscle fibers are striated tissues. These tissues are under the control of the somatic…

Q: Name the sources of muscle energy and briefly explain each.

A: The muscular system comprises of skeletal muscles, smooth muscles and tendons. This system plays an…

Q: How can I describe skeletal muscle contraction using the words "upper motor neuron" and "lower motor…

A: Skeletal muscles represent one of the three types of muscles including smooth muscle and cardiac…

Q: Describe in details the biochemical and mechanochemical series of events that enables motor neurons…

A: Muscle contraction means activation of tension-generating sites within our muscle cells and the…

Q: Describe specific functions of skeletal muscle

A: The muscular system comprises a group of multiple tissues and is of three types- Smooth muscle…

Q: explain muscle contraction in several distinct steps starting the release of acetylcholine junction

A: Muscle contraction occurs when the tension generating regions are activated within the muscle…

Q: Define the three classes of motor units and their role in muscle innervation

A: A motor unit is the basic functional unit of the muscular system. It consists of a motor neuron and…

Q: Muscles typically shorten when they contract.  Explain the three ways by which they return to their…

A: Muscles are made up of fibers. There are over 600 muscles which comprises of muscular system. They…

Q: Match the following types of contractions:

A: Skeletal muscles are one of the three major categories of muscle (the other two being the cardiac…

Q: Distinguish between skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscle in terms of location and whether they have…

A: Introduction:- A tissue is defined as the group of cells that have similiar structure and functions…

Q: Chronically shortened muscles will lose sarcomeres in series in order to maintain ideal amounts of…

A: Skeletal muscles contain connective tissue, blood vessels, and nerves. There are three layers of…