Worksheet – The Muscle System

Name ______________________________ Date____________________________

Complete the following table with data compiled from the virtual lab on Frog Muscle
Stimulation.

Lower Upper
forelimb forelimb Calf Thigh
  Muscles Muscles Muscles Muscles
 
0g      
 
5g      
 
10 g      
 
20 g      
 
40 g      
 
80 g      

1. Based on the results of your investigation, what conclusion can you draw about the
relationship between a muscles’ workload and it threshold of stimulation?

2. Why would a muscle’s threshold of stimulation change as its workload changes?

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3. Which muscles were able to contract under the greatest loads? What does this suggest about
the role these muscles play in frog movement?

4. Describe an experiment you might perform to determine which leg muscles of a frog are
important for jumping long distances.

5. Describe an experiment you might perform to determine which leg muscles of a frog are
important for jumping long distances.

Write the skeletal muscles that match with each letter in the diagram below.

A. _____________________________ B._______________________________

C. _____________________________ D. ______________________________

E. _____________________________ F. ______________________________

G. _____________________________ H. ______________________________

I. ______________________________ J. _______________________________

K. ______________________________

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