Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Muscle Stimulus and Action

Do Now:
Define a muscle twitch
Differentiate between slow and fast muscle twitch

Today in class we:
Reviewed ideas of twitch, summation, recruitment, and sustained contraction
Discussed how muscles act in groups in terms of insertion and origin and prime mover, synergists, and antagonist muscles

Homework:
-Muscle System Review due Monday at exam time - come prepared for review session on Thursday by identifying areas that you want to review
-Be prepared on Thursday to finish your data collection in class
- Muscle Fatigue Lab due in full on Wednesday 2/13, presentations

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