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Exercise 2: Skeletal Muscle Physiology: Activity 2: The Effect of Stimulus Voltage on Skeletal Muscle Contraction Lab
Report
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Experiment Results
Predict Question:
Predict Question: As the stimulus voltage is increased from 1.0 volt up to 10 volts, what will happen to the amount of active
force generated with each stimulus?
Your answer : d. The active force will first increase and then decrease.
What is the lowest stimulus voltage that induces active force in the skeletal muscle?
You correctly answered: b. threshold voltage
6. Enter the threshold voltage for this experiment in the field below and then click Submit Data to record your answer in the
lab report
You answered: 0.8 volts
12. Enter the maximal voltage for this experiment in the field below and then click Submit Data to record your answer in the
lab report.
You answered: 10 volts
Experiment Data:
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Voltage Length Active Force Passive Force Total Force
9.5 75 1.82 0.0 1.82
10.0 75 1.82 0.0 1.82
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Post-lab Quiz Results
You scored 83% by answering 5 out of 6 questions correctly.
3. The ________ is the minimal stimulus needed to cause a depolarization of the muscle plasma membrane (sarcolemma).
4. By definition, the ________ is the amount of stimulus required to successfully recruit all the muscle fibers into
developing active force.
You correctly answered: c. maximal voltage
6. A sufficiently strong electrical stimulus applied to an isolated, mounted skeletal muscle induces the development of
muscle force, or muscle tension. Which of the following statements concerning this observation is true?
Your answer: b. The electrical stimulus only influences the skeletal muscle fibers that are in immediate contact with the
electrodes.
Correct answer: c. The electrical stimulus mimics acetylcholine release at a neuromuscular junction
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Review Sheet Results
1. Describe the effect of increasing stimulus voltage on isolated skeletal muscle. Specifically, what happened to the muscle
force generated with stronger electrical stimulations and why did this change occur? How well did the results compare with
your prediction?
Your answer:
Una vez que es superado el umbral, y seguimos aplicando un voltaje, la fuerza será proporcional a éste. ¿Qué pasa? Es
decir, si aumentamos el voltaje más fibras se activan y la fuerza total, producida por los músculos, aumenta.
3. What happened in the isolated skeletal muscle when the maximal voltage was applied?
Your answer:
Todas las fibras musculares en el músculo esquelético aislado se despolarizan y todos desarrollan la fuerza activa.
Entonces, cada una de las fibras está involucrada en la fuerza activa generada a partir del voltaje máximo.
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