Review what you've learned by downloading and completing the review sheet (PDF or RTF format) or taking the multiple-choice quiz.
Objectives:
To define motor unit, twitch, latent period, contraction phase, relaxation phase, threshold, summation, tetanus, fatigue, isometric contraction, and isotonic contraction
To understand how nerve impulses trigger muscle movement
To describe the phases of a muscle twitch
To identify threshold and maximal stimuli
To understand the effect of increases in stimulus intensity on a muscle
To understand the effect of increases in stimulus frequency on a muscle
To demonstrate muscle fatigue
To explain the differences between isometric and isotonic muscle contractions
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