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    The document summarizes the results of an experiment on the effect of stimulus frequency on skeletal muscle contraction. Key findings include: - Increasing stimulus frequency led to overlapping muscle twitches through a phenomenon called wave summation, producing stronger contractions than single twitches. - Higher stimulus frequencies generated greater total muscle force through wave summation, with force increasing with each additional stimulus up to a maximum. - A stimulus frequency producing non-overlapping twitches caused force to rise stepwise, demonstrating another phenomenon called treppe. - A force of 5.2g was achieved through increased frequency rather than increased voltage, supporting the participant's prediction.

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    The document summarizes the results of an experiment on the effect of stimulus frequency on skeletal muscle contraction. Key findings include: - Increasing stimulus frequency led to overlapping muscle twitches through a phenomenon called wave summation, producing stronger contractions than single twitches. - Higher stimulus frequencies generated greater total muscle force through wave summation, with force increasing with each additional stimulus up to a maximum. - A stimulus frequency producing non-overlapping twitches caused force to rise stepwise, demonstrating another phenomenon called treppe. - A force of 5.2g was achieved through increased frequency rather than increased voltage, supporting the participant's prediction.

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    The document summarizes the results of an experiment on the effect of stimulus frequency on skeletal muscle contraction. Key findings include: - Increasing stimulus frequency led to overlapping muscle twitches through a phenomenon called wave summation, producing stronger contractions than single twitches. - Higher stimulus frequencies generated greater total muscle force through wave summation, with force increasing with each additional stimulus up to a maximum. - A stimulus frequency producing non-overlapping twitches caused force to rise stepwise, demonstrating another phenomenon called treppe. - A force of 5.2g was achieved through increased frequency rather than increased voltage, supporting the participant's prediction.

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    The document summarizes the results of an experiment on the effect of stimulus frequency on skeletal muscle contraction. Key findings include: - Increasing stimulus frequency led to overlapping muscle twitches through a phenomenon called wave summation, producing stronger contractions than single twitches. - Higher stimulus frequencies generated greater total muscle force through wave summation, with force increasing with each additional stimulus up to a maximum. - A stimulus frequency producing non-overlapping twitches caused force to rise stepwise, demonstrating another phenomenon called treppe. - A force of 5.2g was achieved through increased frequency rather than increased voltage, supporting the participant's prediction.

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    Name: Alifia Azzahra/22010119130127/C

    Exercise 2: Skeletal Muscle Physiology: Activity 3: The Effect of Stimulus Frequency on Skeletal Muscle Contraction Lab
    Report

    Pre-lab Quiz Results


    You scored 50% by answering 2 out of 4 questions correctly.

    1. During a single twitch of a skeletal muscle


    Your answer : a. calcium is not released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum.
    Correct answer: b. maximal force is never achieved.

    2. When a skeletal muscle is repetitively stimulated, twitches can overlap each other and result in a stronger muscle
    contraction than a stand-alone twitch. This phenomenon is known as
    Your answer : a. skeletal muscle tone (or tonus).
    Correct answer: c. wave summation.

    3. Wave summation is achieved by


    You correctly answered: a. increasing the stimulus frequency (the rate of stimulus delivery to the muscle).

    4. Wave summation increases the force produced in the muscle. Another way to increase the force produced by a muscle
    is to
    You correctly answered: d. increase the number of activated motor units.

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    Experiment Results
    Predict Question:
    Predict Question 1: As the stimulus frequency increases, what will happen to the muscle force generated with each
    successive stimulus? Will there be a limit to this response?
    Your answer : b. As the stimulus frequency increases, the muscle force generated by each successive stimulus will
    increase. There will be a limit to this increase.

    Predict Question 2: In order to produce sustained muscle contractions with an active force value of 5.2 grams, do you think
    you will need to increase the stimulus voltage?
    Your answer : a. yes

    Stop & Think Questions:


    Was there any change in the force generated by the muscle during the second stimulated twitch?
    You correctly answered: c. Yes, the second twitch generated more muscle force.

    Is the total muscle force generated by the higher frequency stimulation greater than the force generated in previous
    stimulations?
    You correctly answered: a. Yes, it is greater than the previous stimulations.

    Does the force generated by the muscle change with each additional stimulus?
    You correctly answered: b. As the stimulus frequency increased, the muscle tension generated by each successive stimulus
    also increased, and a limiting maximum value was observed.

    Experiment Data:

    Voltage Length Stimulus Active Force Passive Force Total Force


    8.5 75 Single 1.83 0.0 1.83
    8.5 75 Single 2.40 0.0 2.40
    8.5 75 Single 2.85 0.0 2.85
    8.5 75 Multiple 4.80 0.0 4.80
    10 75 Multiple 4.68 0.0 4.68
    8.5 75 Multiple 5.47 0.0 5.47

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    Post-lab Quiz Results
    You scored 75% by answering 3 out of 4 questions correctly.

    1. Which of the following is not one of the ways that the body can increase the force produced by a skeletal muscle?
    Your answer: c. maintenance of elevated intracellular calcium levels, thus inducing wave summation
    Correct answer: d. application of higher voltages to the whole muscle

    2. When a muscle receives a stimulus frequency that causes non-overlapping twitches to follow each other closely in time
    such that the peak tension of each twitch rises in a stepwise fashion up to a plateau value, the result is known as
    You correctly answered: c. treppe.

    3. In this experiment the isolated skeletal muscle was repetitively stimulated such that individual twitches overlapped with
    each other and resulted in a stronger muscle contraction than a standalone twitch. This phenomenon is known as
    You correctly answered: c. wave summation.

    4. Wave summation is achieved by


    You correctly answered: a. increasing the rate of stimulus delivery (frequency) to the muscle.

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    Review Sheet Results
    1. What is the difference between stimulus intensity and stimulus frequency?
    You did not answer this question.

    2. In this experiment you observed the effect of stimulating the isolated skeletal muscle multiple times in a short period with
    complete relaxation between the stimuli. Describe the force of contraction with each subsequent stimulus. Are these results
    called treppe or wave summation?
    You did not answer this question.

    3. How did the frequency of stimulation affect the amount of force generated by the isolated skeletal muscle when the
    frequency of stimulation was increased such that the muscle twitches did not fully relax between subsequent stimuli? Are
    these results called treppe or wave summation? How well did the results compare with your prediction?
    You did not answer this question.

    4. To achieve an active force of 5.2 g, did you have to increase the stimulus voltage above 8.5 volts? If not, how did you
    achieve an active force of 5.2 g? How well did the results compare with your prediction?
    You did not answer this question.

    5. Compare and contrast frequency-dependent wave summation with motor unit recruitment (previously observed by
    increasing the stimulus voltage). How are they similar? How was each achieved in the experiment? Explain how each is
    achieved in vivo.
    You did not answer this question.

    11/13/19 page 6

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