Exercise 2: Skeletal Muscle Physiology: Activity 1: The Muscle Twitch and the Latent Period Lab Report

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Predict Question:
Predict Question: Will changes to the stimulus voltage alter the duration of the latent period?
Your answer : a. Yes, changing the stimulus voltage will change the latent period duration proportionately.

Stop & Think Questions:

What is the period of time that elapses between the generation of an action potential and the start of muscle tension
development in a muscle fiber?
Your answer : a. the relaxed period
Correct answer: c. the latent period

What occurs during the latent period of these isometric contractions?

Your answer : a. The length of the muscle fiber is sliding into an optimal length.
Correct answer: b. All the steps of excitation-contraction coupling occur.

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 ----
6.0 75 1.65 0.00 1.65 ----
8.0 75 1.81 0.00 1.81 ----
10.0 75 1.82 0.00 1.82 ----

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