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Pex 02 01
Exercise 2: Skeletal Muscle Physiology: Activity 1: The Muscle Twitch and the Latent Period Lab Report
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Experiment Results
Predict Question:
Predict Question: Will changes to the stimulus voltage alter the duration of the latent period?
Your answer : b. No, changing the stimulus voltage will not change the latent period duration.
Experiment Data:
Voltage Length Active Force Passive Force Total Force Latent Period
0.0 75 0.0 0.0 0.0 ----
3.0 75 1.04 0.0 1.04 ----
4.0 75 1.32 0.0 1.32 2.00
6.0 75 1.65 0.0 1.65 2.00
8.0 75 1.81 0.0 1.81 2.00
10.0 75 1.82 0.0 1.82 2.00
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Post-lab Quiz Results
You scored 83% by answering 5 out of 6 questions correctly.
3. The graded depolarization in the skeletal muscle fiber that is elicited in response to one action potential from the motor
neuron is called
Your answer: d. a threshold potential.
Correct answer: c. an EPP (end-plate potential).
6. Which of the following correctly matches the twitch phase with its definition?
You correctly answered: d. the contraction phase: the time between the end of the latent period and peak muscle tension
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Review Sheet Results
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