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Exercise 2: Skeletal Muscle Physiology: Activity 1: The Muscle Twitch and the Latent Period Lab Report
5. A twitch is
You correctly answered: 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?
Your answer : a. Yes, changing the stimulus voltage will change the latent period duration proportionately.
Experiment Data:
Voltage Length Active Force Passive Force Total Force Latent Period
0.0 75 0.0 0.0 0.0 ----
3.0 75 1.04 0.0 1.04 ----
2.0 75 0.66 0.0 0.66 ----
3.0 75 1.04 0.0 1.04 ----
4.0 75 1.32 0.0 1.32 ----
5.0 75 1.51 0.0 1.51 ----
6.0 75 1.65 0.0 1.65 ----
7.0 75 1.74 0.0 1.74 ----
8.0 75 1.81 0.0 1.81 ----
9.0 75 1.82 0.0 1.82 ----
10.0 75 1.82 0.0 1.82 ----
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Post-lab Quiz Results
You scored 66% by answering 4 out of 6 questions correctly.
3. The graded depolarization in the skeletal muscle fiber that is elicited in response to one action potential from the motor
neuron is called
You correctly answered: c. an EPP (end-plate potential).
6. Which of the following correctly matches the twitch phase with its definition?
Your answer: b. the contraction phase: the time between an action potential in a muscle cell and the start of muscle tension
Correct answer: 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.
You did not answer this question.
5. Does the duration of the latent period change with different stimulus voltages? How well did the results compare with
your prediction?
You did not answer this question.
6. At the threshold stimulus, do sodium ions start to move into or out of the cell to bring about the membrane
depolarization?
You did not answer this question.
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