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Experiment 2 - Activity 1
Experiment 2 - Activity 1
Experiment 2 - Activity 1
Exercise 2: Skeletal Muscle Physiology: Activity 1: The Muscle Twitch and the Latent Period Lab Report
5. A twitch is
You correctly answered: a. one contractile response to a single action potential.
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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 0.0 0.0 0.0 ----
3.0 75 1.04 0.0 1.04 ----
4.0 75 1.32 0.0 1.32 2.40
6.0 75 1.65 0.0 1.65 2.40
8.0 75 1.81 0.0 1.81 2.80
10.0 75 1.82 0.0 1.82 2.40
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Post-lab Quiz Results
You scored 100% by answering 6 out of 6 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
You correctly answered: 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
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Review Sheet Results
1. Define the terms skeletal muscle fiber, motor unit, skeletal muscle twitch, electrical stimulus, and latent period.
Your answer:
skeletal muscle fiber: single muscle cell that consists of skeletal muscle
motor unit: a motor neuron with the muscle fiber it innervates
skeletal muscle twitch: response to a single action potential
electrical stimulus: makes the muscles contract
latent period: period between stimulating and start of the contraction
5. Does the duration of the latent period change with different stimulus voltages? How well did the results compare with
your prediction?
Your answer:
In all the experiments, the latent period remained the same as I predicted.
6. At the threshold stimulus, do sodium ions start to move into or out of the cell to bring about the membrane
depolarization?
Your answer:
The sodium ions move into the cell during the threshold stimulus to make the membrane depolarize.
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