 Required readings:  Biomechanics and Motor Control of Human Movement (class text) by D.A. Winter, pp. 165-212     Next Class Reading assignment Biomechanics of Skeletal…

1.  Required readings:  Biomechanics and Motor Control of Human Movement (class text) by D.A. Winter, pp.165-212     2. Next Class Reading assignment…

Slide 1  Required readings:  Biomechanics and Motor Control of Human Movement (class text) by D.A. Winter, pp. 165-212 Slide 2 Next Class Reading assignment –Biomechanics…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Muscular System -The skeleton and muscles function together as the musculoskeletal system. -This system plays an important homeostatic role: allowing the…

Slide 1 Muscle Tissue Upcoming events: muscle tissue today muscle tissue NOT on Exam #1 Exam #1 this Thursday Bring a scantron form & a pencil BE ON TIME! Slide 2 1.…

LECTURE 13: MUSCLE CONTRACTION & MOTOR UNITS REQUIRED READING: Kandel text, Chapter 34 Skeletal muscle is made up of long, multinucleated muscle fibers arranged in parallel…

Slide 1 How do little elephants grow up to be BIG elephants? Why do animals shed their skin? Three reasons why cells divide : (multi-cellular organisms) 1. Growth 2. Repair…

Slide 1 The Neuromuscular Junction And Muscle Stimulation 1 Skeletal Muscle Fibers A muscle fiber is a multinucleated muscle cell that attaches to connective tissue. Sarcolemma…

Growth & Development of Skeletal Muscle Skeletal, Striated, Voluntary Muscle 6 weeks from conception At the end of week 3, the intra-embryonic mesenchyme differentiates…