Bio. 205

The strength of a muscle contraction will increase as the strength of the stimulation is increased. This increase in contraction strength is due to ______ as the stimulus becomes stronger.

How can ATP be regenerated within muscle cells?

A ______ is the simplest of skeletal muscle actions. It results from only one stimulus.

______ is responsible for peristalsis

Forcing a muscle to work hard promotes increased muscle strength and endurance. This principal is called the _____.

The _____ is the dense regular connective tissue that surrounds a group of muscle fibers (a fasicle).

The type of muscle that is found within the walls of dermal capillaries in the skin is ______.

Each of the following is a structural characteristic of smooth muscle except _______.

Which of the following has uninucleate cells?

This type of skeletal muscle fiber has a fast speed of contraction, primarily uses aerobic pathways to generate ATP, and may become more common after repeated endurance (aerobic) exercise

A motor unit consists of

The velocity and duration of muscular contraction is influenced by ______.

________ occurs when a skeletal muscle loses its ability to contract during strenuous exercise.

The force of a muscle contraction can be affected by

This compound stores extra oxygen within muscle cells.

A muscle will not react until the stimulation is of a certain strength, called the ______.

What are the 4 characteristics of muscles?

What are the 3 coverings of skeletal muscles?

Each axon ending gives off several short, curling branches that collectively form ________ or end plate.

What are the 3 phases of a muscle twitch?

What occurs to a skeletal muscle when the rate of stimulation is increased?

muscle is always a little contracted?

muscle tone allows ________, stabilizes joints, and help to maintain posture.

This is stored in muscles and is used as back up ATP.

The physiological inability to contract a muscle is called ________.