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    This document summarizes the key characteristics of the three main types of muscles - cardiac, smooth, and skeletal muscles. It describes their purposes, appearances, and whether they are voluntary or involuntary. The functions of skeletal muscle are outlined, including bone movement, support, posture, and heat production. Key muscle anatomy terms are defined, such as origin, insertion, agonist, antagonist, and reciprocal inhibition. The roles of prime movers and stabilizers in muscle contraction are also explained.

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    This document summarizes the key characteristics of the three main types of muscles - cardiac, smooth, and skeletal muscles. It describes their purposes, appearances, and whether they are voluntary or involuntary. The functions of skeletal muscle are outlined, including bone movement, support, posture, and heat production. Key muscle anatomy terms are defined, such as origin, insertion, agonist, antagonist, and reciprocal inhibition. The roles of prime movers and stabilizers in muscle contraction are also explained.

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    This document summarizes the key characteristics of the three main types of muscles - cardiac, smooth, and skeletal muscles. It describes their purposes, appearances, and whether they are voluntary or involuntary. The functions of skeletal muscle are outlined, including bone movement, support, posture, and heat production. Key muscle anatomy terms are defined, such as origin, insertion, agonist, antagonist, and reciprocal inhibition. The roles of prime movers and stabilizers in muscle contraction are also explained.

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    Muscles (Pg 12-22, Nelson)

    All work to be completed in your workbooks. Full sentence answers or stick


    this page in your book.

    1. Spend some time looking at pictures of the muscles on page 11. Try
    and work out where these muscles are on your own body. Get to know
    the major muscle groups (chest, back, arms, legs, torso).
    2. Compare and contrast the 3 types of muscles. Draw up a table that
    includes purpose, appearance, and whether they are
    voluntary/involuntary.

    Muscle Purpose Appearance Voluntary/Involu


    ntary
    Cardiac Muscles Line heart wall Striped Involuntary
    Beat/pump appearance
    Smooth Muscles Digestion, blood Spindle cells Involuntary
    movement
    Skeletal Muscles Skeletal Striped cells Voluntary
    movements

    3. Summarise the other functions of muscle


    All skeletal movements result from muscles pulling on bone. They also
    provide support and allow an upright posture. Many muscles contract
    statically/isometrically also known as muscle tone. Muscles also
    produce heat when energy is produced from foods/fuels to allow
    contractions. Skeletal muscles can also contract involuntarily
    shivering.
    4. Differentiate between
    a) ligaments and tendons
    Ligaments connect bone to bone. Tendons connect muscle to bone
    b) origin and insertion
    Origin attaches to a stable or flat bone. Insertion attaches to a bone
    it pulls on.
    c) agonist prime mover and antagonist Opposite muscle
    5. Accurately describe the process of reciprocal inhibition, use an
    example to assist your answer.
    Reciprocal inhibition occurs when one muscle contracts and its
    opposite relaxes to allow movements to occur. Flexion of the Elbow
    Biceps contracts Triceps Relax
    6. What is a prime mover causes movement (biceps responsible for
    flexing elbow) and a stabiliser provides stability to the origin Traps
    stabilize the scapula during elbow flexion.
    7. Complete Student Activity on page 14. You may complete one or all
    tasks, ask teacher for sticky labels for activity 1.
    8. Complete Thinking Things Through on Page 16.
    1. List 4 examples of fusiform muscles
    Any four of the following: biceps, sartorius, rectus abdominus, brachioradialis,
    tibialis anterior, illiopsoas, soleus, plantaris or palmaris longus.

    2. Pennate muscles have a larger cross sectional area and number of fibres
    than fusiform muscles and as such can generate more force and power.
    Pennation allows more fibres to be packed into any given length of muscle
    when compared to fusiform arrangements.

    3. Fusiform muscles are able to generate greater contractile velocities, which


    are traded off for lower force outputs. This occurs because longer muscles
    can contract over a greater distance and develop higher shortening
    velocities.

    4. a Ligaments connect bones to bones and if they are stretched will often
    lead to immediate inflammation and pain at the site. This will often also be
    associated with joint instability because the fit or bone association has
    been compromised, and can lead to dislocations and further injuries because
    the joints are able to move in excess of their normal range of motion.
    b Ligaments connect bones to bones, whereas tendons connect muscles to
    bones.
    c Ligaments have poorer blood supply than tendons, and are often subjected
    to greater stress/force because of the fact that they span a joint.

    9. Read Page 16-22. Familiarise yourself with the following terms:


    myofibrils, sarcomere, myosin, actin, mitochondria, enzymes, I-band,
    A-band, H-zone, motor unit, neurons, synapse.

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