Name: ISMA ARINDA

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

Pre-lab Quiz Results

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1. Skeletal muscles are connected to bones by

Correct answer: b. tendons.

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2. Skeletal muscles are composed of hundreds to thousands of individual cells called

Correct answer: c. fibers.

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3. The term motor unit refers to

Correct answer: c. one motor neuron and all of the skeletal muscle fibers it innervates.

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4. The motor neuron and muscle fiber intersect at what is called

Correct answer: d. the neuromuscular junction.

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5. A twitch is
Correct answer: 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?
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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?
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Correct answer: c. the latent period

What occurs during the latent period of these isometric contractions?

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Correct answer: b. All the steps of excitation-contraction coupling occur.

Experiment Data:

Voltage Length Active Force Passive Force Total Force Latent Period
2.0 75 0.66 0.0 0.66 3.60

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Post-lab Quiz Results
You scored 83% by answering 5 out of 6 questions correctly.

1. An action potential in a motor neuron triggers the release of which neurotransmitter?

You correctly answered: b. acetylcholine

2. The term skeletal muscle fiber refers to

You correctly answered: a. an individual skeletal muscle cell.

3. The graded depolarization in the skeletal muscle fiber that is elicited in response to one action potential from the motor
neuron is called
Your answer: d. a threshold potential.
Correct answer: c. an EPP (end-plate potential).

4. Which of the following is not a phase of a skeletal muscle twitch?

You correctly answered: b. hyperpolarization phase

5. A skeletal muscle twitch is

You correctly answered: a. one contractile response to a single action 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.
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2. What is the role of acetylcholine in a skeletal muscle contraction?

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3. Describe the process of excitation-contraction coupling in skeletal muscle fibers.

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4. Describe the three phases of a skeletal muscle twitch.

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5. Does the duration of the latent period change with different stimulus voltages? How well did the results compare with
your prediction?
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6. At the threshold stimulus, do sodium ions start to move into or out of the cell to bring about the membrane
depolarization?
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