1. Describe and give examples of the general functions of skeletal muscle.
2. Describe and diagram the organization of skeletal muscle, including connective tissue layers.
3.Name the major cellular components of a skeletal muscle fiber and describe the function of each.
4. Describe the structural components and features of a sarcomere, including thin and thick filaments.
5. Identify the components of the neuromuscular junction and summarize the events involved in neural control of skeletal muscles.
6. Explain the sliding filament theory and the key steps involved in contraction and relaxation of a skeletal muscle fiber.
7. Define tension and muscle tone and their role in muscle function. Define hypertrophy and atrophy.
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8. Define twitch and describe its characteristics in different muscles.
Distinguish between a twitch and the effects generated by repeated stimulation (e.g., treppe, wave summation, tetanus).
9. Describe motor units and their role in maintaining tension during muscle contraction, i.e., recruitment.
10. Describe mechanisms muscle fibers use to obtain energy at rest and during contractions.
11. Differentiate between isotonic and isometric muscle contractions and give examples of each. Relate types of muscle fibers (i.e., fast, slow) to muscle performance.
12. Describe how exercise affects skeletal muscles and recovery processes.
13. Identify the structural and functional characteristics of cardiac muscle cells (vs. skeletal muscle). Identify the structural and functional characteristics of smooth muscle cells (vs. skeletal muscle).
14. Explain why rigor mortis occurs and why it resolves.
15. Describe the basic functions of the nervous system.
16. Compare and contrast the anatomical and functional divisions of the CNS and PNS, SNS and ANS, and sympathetic and parasympathetic systems.
17. Explain how the resting potential is established and maintained.
18. Describe the 2 different types of graded potentials and the four basic characteristics they share.
19. Describe events involved in the generation and propagation of an action potential. Discuss the all-or-none principle.
20. Distinguish between absolute and relative refractory periods. Describe the 2 types of propagation and the factors that affect propagation speed.
21. Describe the difference between electrical and chemical synapses. Describe the events that occur at a chemical synapse.
22. Define neurotransmitter, identify several types and describe their effects. Define neuromodulator, identify several types and describe their effects.
23. Discuss information processing by neurons. Distinguish between EPSPs and IPSPs. Distinguish between temporal and spatial summation. Describe the significance of EPSP-IPSP interactions.
24. Describe/discuss presynaptic inhibition and facilitation. List the steps involved when a nerve impulse arrives at and is transmitted from one neuron to another.
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