LibGuides: Anatomy and Physiology: Muscular Unit

Muscle Lecture Notes

Explain how muscle tissue structure enables it to perform its four basic functions.
Relate the macroscopic and microscopic anatomy of a muscle to its physiology
Create a diagram depicting the events of the sliding filament theory of contraction

Illustrate the criteria used to name muscles by providing an example, using each criterion.

Identify muscle movements and muscle types.

Identify the muscles of the human body including origins, insertions, and movement.

Assess how homeostatic mechanisms in the body would respond to muscular imbalances, such as muscular dystrophy or fibromyalgia

Poke a Muscle Game
Practice the names of the muscles
Review of Muscle Fibers
The following is a great site for learning about the anatomy and physiology of Muscle Fibers. Click on individual topics and see more detail and explanations to help you learn the material. I recommend clicking on Overview, Cross Bridge Cycle, Types of Contractions, Myofilament Structure, Fiber Types and Excitation/Contraction Coupling.
Learn the Names of the Muscles
The following is a great web site to help you learn the names of the muscles.
Don’t miss this animation of the sliding filament theory

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