Muscle Physiology
Neuron and Action Potential

• Muscles
  • Types of muscle tissue
  • Functions of muscle tissue
  • Properties of muscle tissue
  • Structure of muscle fiber
    • Myofibrils
    • Filaments
    • Sarcomere
  • Muscle contraction

Objectives

• List the functions of muscle tissue
• Expalin the four properties of muscle tissue
• Identify parts of the muscle fiber on drawings or from descriptions
• Briefly explain the sliding filament theory of muscle contraction
• Identify parts of the neuron on drawings or from descriptions

Resources

• Muscle Tissue
• Muscles: Anatomy and Physiology
• Muscle Physiology
• Primer on Muscle Physiology
• Actin-Myosin Crossbridge Animation