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Introduction: The use of electromyography (EMG) to monitor muscle tissue from surface skin provides important information about the components of electrical activity—namely motor unit (MU) activation—during a muscle contraction (Cashaback, Cluff & Potvin, 2013). Observing electrical activity of a muscle with EMG is a user friendly and non-invasive tool researchers use when investigating muscle physiology (Camata et al., 2009). EMG is commonly used to correlate EMG signal with fatigue by…

The new big thing these days is how to stay fit and how to get that “summer body” you’ve always wanted. Well here’s the thing, it’s not all cardio and yoga that you are looking at, the biggest thing is lifting weights. Women tend to stay away from the squat racks, and dumbbells for some reason, most saying it is because the males take up majority of that space and it just has us females drawn away from the idea. Here ill prove too you that it is worth it to maybe not heavy lift but at least do…

skeletal muscle. Maximum contraction is the ability of the muscle to recruit and produce its greatest force during a contraction, and we can observe these effects by using a grip force transducer, which records the functional grip force of the hand. Therefore, the purpose of this lab was to discern how varying temperatures affect maximum contraction. I hypothesized that; cold temperatures will decrease the rate of muscle fatigue and provide for a longer max contraction, while hot temperatures…

Introduction A selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) in (INSERTCITY, INSERTSTATE) is a natural alternative to steroid bodybuilding shots that have high levels of testosterone in them. It can be taken in a capsule form for easy consumption, but sometimes it is also given in the form of an injection. And it is a completely legal supplement that doesn 't require a doctor 's approval to buy it. Products containing it have high levels of androgen that link androgen receptors together. So in…

This report investigates muscle energy techniques (MET) and its respective structural components. It highlights biomechanical mechanisms and physiological effects in relation to MET stretching. To further explore the subject, relevant studies are presented and reflected upon, contributing with a final overview on the subject as a whole. MET biomechanical and physiological mechanisms Muscle energy techniques most significant body structural components include Golgi tendon organs (GTOs) and…

‘Protein’ plays a vital role for our body as we cannot survive without it. Protein is an important building block of bones, muscles, cartilage, skin and blood. It is also a macronutrient, means the body needs relatively large amount of it. Recently, almost everyone starting from the teenage ageto the age of 30-40 wants to stay healthy . There are bodybuilders too who are working hard to accomplish their goal, they ingest protein shakes. Since protein shakes fulfill the purpose of deliverying the…

The two main neck muscles are the sternocleidomastoid and the trapezius, and are responsible for the gross motor movement in the muscular system of the head, neck and shoulders. The sternocleidomastoid muscle is a paired muscle, located at the front and on each side of the neck. It is one of the largest and most superficial cervical muscles. The primary actions of the muscle are rotation of the head to the opposite side and flexion of the neck. The trapezius is one of the biggest shoulder and…

The introduction of this lab report discussed and elaborated how muscle contraction is an intricate and precise step-by-step process in the body. The concepts outlined at the introduction intertwine with the experiments performed in this laboratory. The experiments aimed to showcase the physiological cause and effect of skeletal muscle response towards various settings. For instance, the first experiment demonstrated spatial summation through the form of muscle recruitment. The cause of this…

Since the mid-1800’s, research contributing to the vast amount of information we know today about stem cells has broadened our horizons in the field of medicine, as well as led to several discoveries involving humanity’s origin. Although they comprise only a small portion of known stem cells, muscle stem cells are indeed equally as important to science because of their aid in helping us to gather new facts about the human body. Therefore, to completely understand how these cells affect our…

A dissection for both labs were performed to isolate the nerve and to isolate the gastrocnemius. Both experiments used LabChart to perform various stimulations on the sciatic nerve and the gastrocnemius muscle to observe the level of intensity, contraction, and voltage threshold caused by different stimulation pulses. Introduction When a neuron produces an action potential it could be due to chemical…