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Exercise 2: Skeletal Muscle Physiology: Activity 7: Isotonic Contractions and the Load-Velocity Relationship Lab Report
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Experiment Results
Predict Question:
Predict Question: As the load on the muscle increases, what will happen to the latent period, the shortening velocity, the
distance that the weight moves, and the contraction duration?
Your answer : b. The latent period will increase, the shortening velocity will decrease, the distance will decrease, and the
contraction duration will decrease.
Experiment Data:
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Post-lab Quiz Results
You scored 83% by answering 5 out of 6 questions correctly.
2. Which of the weights induced the longest latent period of the muscle contraction?
Your answer: d. 2.0-g weight
Correct answer: c. 1.5-g weight
3. Which weight did the muscle contraction move the greatest distance?
You correctly answered: a. 0.5-g weight
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Review Sheet Results
1. If you were using your bicep muscles to curl a 7-kg dumbbell, when would your muscles be contracting isotonically?
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2. Explain why the latent period became longer as the load became heavier in the experiment. How well did the results
compare with your prediction?
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3. Explain why the shortening velocity became slower as the load became heavier in this experiment. How well did the
results compare with your prediction?
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4. Describe how the shortening distance changed as the load became heavier in this experiment. How well did the results
compare with your prediction?
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5. Explain why it would take you longer to perform 10 repetitions lifting a 10-kg weight than it would to perform the same
number of repetitions with a 5-kg weight.
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6. Describe what would happen in the following experiment: A 2.5-g weight is attached to the end of the isolated whole
skeletal muscle used in these experiments. Simultaneously, the muscle is maximally stimulated by 8.5 volts and the platform
supporting the weight is removed. Will the muscle generate force? Will the muscle change length? What is the name for this
type of contraction?
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