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Exercise 2: Skeletal Muscle Physiology: Activity 1: The Muscle Twitch and The Latent Period Lab Report
Exercise 2: Skeletal Muscle Physiology: Activity 1: The Muscle Twitch and The Latent Period Lab Report
Exercise 2: Skeletal Muscle Physiology: Activity 1: The Muscle Twitch and The Latent Period Lab Report
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Experiment Results
Predict Question:
Predict Question: Will changes to the stimulus voltage alter the duration of the latent period?
Your answer : b. No, changing the stimulus voltage will not change the latent period duration.
Experiment Data:
Voltage Length Active Force Passive Force Total Force Latent Period
0.0 75 0.00 0.00 0.00 ---
3.0 75 1.04 0.00 1.04 ---
4.0 75 1.32 0.00 1.32 3.20
6.0 75 1.65 0.00 1.65 2.40
8.0 75 1.81 0.00 1.81 2.40
10.0 75 1.82 0.00 1.82 2.40
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Post-lab Quiz Results
You scored 42% by answering 3 out of 7 questions correctly.
3. The graded depolarization in the skeletal muscle fiber that is elicited in response to one action potential from the motor
neuron is called
Your answer: a. an EPSP (excitatory postsynaptic potential).
Correct answer: c. an EPP (end-plate potential).
6. Which of the following correctly matches the twitch phase with its definition?
You correctly answered: d. the contraction phase: the time between the end of the latent period and peak muscle tension
7. A sufficiently strong electrical stimulus applied to an isolated, mounted skeletal muscle induces the development of
muscle force, or muscle tension. Which of the following statements concerning this observation is true?
Your answer: d. As the strength of the electrical stimulus is increased, the amount of force each individual muscle fiber
generates also increases.
Correct answer: c. The electrical stimulus mimics acetylcholine release at a neuromuscular junction
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Review Sheet Results
1. Define the terms skeletal muscle fiber, motor unit, skeletal muscle twitch, electrical stimulus, and latent period.
You did not answer this question.
5. Does the duration of the latent period change with different stimulus voltages? How well did the results compare with
your prediction?
You did not answer this question.
6. At the threshold stimulus, do sodium ions start to move into or out of the cell to bring about the membrane
depolarization?
You did not answer this question.
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