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Set 3 4 Skeletal Muscle Mechanics

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Question 1

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A muscle with a radius of 3 cm exerts about 20 N cm-2 of force at zero velocity. W hich of the following afterloads would cause an eccentric contraction? Use g = 9.81 m s-2. Assume the muscle is a right circular cylinder with a pennation angle of 0o.

A) 60 g
B) 600 g
C) 6kg
D) 60 kg
E) 600 kg

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Question 2

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In an isometric contraction

A) The muscle lengthens
B) The muscle shortens
C) Muscle length does not change
D) Maximum force is generated
E) Maximum muscle velocity is recorded

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Question 3

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The muscle twitch

A) Lasts 5 ms or less in humans
B) Is involuntary
C) Takes less time in slow twitch muscles
D) Is the contraction resulting from a single action potential on each of a set of muscle
fibers
E) Lasts longer in fast twitch muscles

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