Name: PEX-02-05 Gaudensius

Exercise 2: Skeletal Muscle Physiology: Activity 5: Fatigue in Isolated Skeletal Muscle Lab Report

Pre-lab Quiz Results

You scored 100% by answering 4 out of 4 questions correctly.

1. When skeletal muscle twitches fuse so that the peaks and valleys of each twitch become indistinguishable from each
other, the muscle is in a state known as
You correctly answered: d. complete (fused) tetanus.

2. When the stimulus frequency reaches a value beyond which no further increase of skeletal muscle force can occur, the
muscle has reached its
You correctly answered: c. maximal tetanic tension.

3. A decline in a muscle's ability to maintain a constant level of force, or tension, after prolonged, repetitive stimulation is
called
You correctly answered: c. fatigue.

4. Which of the following is not thought to be a contributing factor to the development of fatigue?
You correctly answered: a. buildup of Ca2+ in the muscle fibers

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Experiment Results
Predict Question:
Predict Question: If the stimulator is briefly turned off for defined periods of time, what will happen to the length of time that
the muscle is able to sustain maximal developed tension when the stimulator is turned on again?
Your answer : a. The length of the rest period will not substantially impact the length of time for sustained muscle tension.

Stop & Think Questions:

Why does the stimulated muscle force begin to decrease over time despite the maintained stimuli? (Note that a decrease in
maximal force indicates muscle fatigue is developing.)
You correctly answered: d. More than one of these answers could be correct.

Why did the length of the intervening rest period affect the length of time the skeletal muscle can maintain maximum tension
once the stimulator is turned on again?
You correctly answered: c. Intracellular concentrations of ADP and Pi declined during the rest period.

Experiment Data:

Voltage Stimuli/sec Rest Period (sec) Active Force (g) Sustained Maximal Force
(sec)
8.5 120 0 5.86 10
8.5 120 0 5.86 10
8.5 120 11 5.86 1.40
8.5 120 22 5.86 5.80

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Post-lab Quiz Results
You scored 100% by answering 5 out of 5 questions correctly.

1. During cross bridge cycling in skeletal muscle, force is created by the

You correctly answered: c. power stroke of the myosin heads.

2. The term tetanus refers to

You correctly answered: b. sustained muscle tension due to repetitive stimuli.

3. A decline in a muscle's ability to maintain a constant level of force, or tension, after prolonged, repetitive stimulation is
called
You correctly answered: c. fatigue.

4. During fatigue
You correctly answered: c. the number of active cross bridges begins to decline although the rate of stimulus delivery
(frequency) remains constant.

5. If an intervening rest period is imposed on active skeletal muscle

You correctly answered: c. the development of fatigue will be delayed.

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Review Sheet Results
1. When a skeletal muscle fatigues, what happens to the contractile force over time?
Your answer:
when a skeletal muscle fatigues the contractile activity. once the muscle hasreached maximum tetanic tension, there is no
longer an increase in force generated by the muscle. at this stage, the muscle becomes fatigued and contractile force starts
to decrease over time.
ketika otot rangka kelelahan aktivitas kontraktil. begitu otot mencapai tensi tetanik maksimum, tidak ada lagi peningkatan
kekuatan yang ditimbulkan oleh otot. pada tahap ini, otot menjadi lelah dan kekuatan kontraktil mulai berkurang dari waktu
ke waktu.

2. What are some proposed causes of skeletal muscle fatigue?

Your answer:
the buildup of lactic acid, ADP, and Pi in the muscle fibers. One other reason comes from calcium levels dereasing
frommuscle contractions.
penumpukan asam laktat, ADP, dan Pi dalam serat otot. Salah satu alasan lain berasal dari kadar kalsium yang menurun
dari kontraksi otot.

3. Turning the stimulator off allows a small measure of muscle recovery. Thus, the muscle will produce more force for a
longer time period if the stimulator is briefly turned off than if the stimuli were allowed to continue without interruption.
Explain why this might occur. How well did the results compare with your prediction?
Your answer:
by turning the stimulator off, a period of rest is created; thus allowing the concentrations being at a decreased level, the
length of time that the muscle is able to maintain maximum tension increases. if the stimulator was not be allowed to reach a
rest period and further fatigue would continue. the results proved my prediction to be incorrect.
dengan mematikan stimulator, periode istirahat dibuat; sehingga memungkinkan konsentrasi berada pada level yang
menurun, lamanya waktu otot mampu mempertahankan ketegangan maksimum meningkat. jika stimulator tidak diizinkan
mencapai periode istirahat dan kelelahan lebih lanjut akan berlanjut. hasilnya membuktikan prediksi saya salah.

4. List a few ways that humans could delay the onset of fatigue when they are vigorously using their skeletal muscles.
Your answer:
doing multiple sets of low repetition exercise-allowing for multiple times of rest periods-healthy diet, along with adequate
exercise. (frequent exercise creates endurance, and endurance resists fatigue).
melakukan beberapa set latihan pengulangan rendah-memungkinkan untuk beberapa kali periode istirahat-diet sehat,
bersama dengan olahraga yang memadai. (Sering berolahraga menciptakan daya tahan, dan daya tahan menahan
kelelahan).

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