Test 3 Essay Topics

 

                 TEST  3  -  Topics for Essay Questions:


Description and explanation of banding patterns within a myofibril in both
   relaxed and contracted states

Types of skeletal muscle contractions – isotonic and isometric

Energy supply for muscle contraction; role of ATP, aerobic and anaerobic
   pathways; alternative supplies of energy, oxygen, etc.

Location, action, origin, and insertion of selected muscle groups, such as
   those described in Lab. Ex. 4

Organization and role of membrane system, including sarcolemma, sarcoplasmic
   reticulum, and transverse tubules

Compare and contrast the types of muscle tissue

Compare and contrast subtypes of skeletal muscle fibers

Detailed structure and function of myofilaments

Detailed account of the mechanism of muscle contraction

Detailed account of the transmission of nerve impulse and nerve message to
   neuromuscular junction, across the neuromuscular junction, and throughout
   the muscle fiber membrane system