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Exercise 2: Skeletal Muscle Physiology: Activity 6: The Skeletal Muscle Length-Tension Relationship Lab Report
Pre-lab Quiz Results
You scored 80% by answering 4 out of 5 questions correctly.
1. During an isometric contraction
You correctly answered: d. the skeletal muscle is generating force, but it remains at a fixed length.
2. The force that results from muscles being stretched is
You correctly answered: a. passive force.
3. Active force
Your answer : c. equals total force.
Correct answer: b. is determined by the amount of myosin bound to actin.
4. When you generate the isometric length-tension curve, which of the following forces will not be indicated on your
screen?
You correctly answered: c. tetanic force
5. Passive force in skeletal muscle is largely caused by
You correctly answered: c. the protein titin.
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Experiment Results
Predict Question:
Predict Question: As the resting length of the muscle is changed, what will happen to the amount of total force the muscle
generates during the stimulated twitch?
You did not answer this question.
Stop & Think Questions:
Note the dip in total force at a muscle length of
90 mm as compared to the total force at a muscle length of 80 and 100 mm. Why does this occur?
You did not answer this question.
Correct answer: d. At this muscle length, active force has decreased in value and passive force has not yet increased to a
significant value.
Experiment Data:
Voltage
8.5
8.5
8.5
8.5
8.5
8.5
8.5
8.5
8.5
8.5
8.5
Length
75
70
65
60
55
50
80
75
85
95
100
Active Force
1.82
1.75
1.55
1.21
0.73
0.11
1.75
1.82
1.55
0.73
0.11
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Passive Force
0.02
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.02
0.0
0.08
0.68
1.75
Total Force
1.84
1.75
1.55
1.21
0.73
0.11
1.77
1.82
1.63
1.41
1.86
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