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I need help with lab 8 in biology

7.   Answer Lab Questions 1-14 below.

Table 1:  Threshold Stimulus (V)

Load   Lower Forelimb Muscle   Upper Forelimb Muscle   Calf Muscle   Thigh Muscle
0g            
5g            
10g            
20g            
40g            
80g            

Lab Questions:

1.    Smooth muscle:
a.    Is voluntary
b.   Is found in the heart
c.   Is found in lining the intestines
d.   All of the above

2.    Skeletal muscle:
a.    Is involuntary
b.   Is made up of muscle fibers
c.   Is attached to bone via ligaments
d.   All of the above

3.   In skeletal muscle:
a.    The greater the number of muscle fibers responding to a stimulus, the greater the strength of the contraction
b.   the fewer the number of muscle fibers responding to a stimulus, the greater the strength of the contraction
c.   the actual number of muscle fibers responding to a stimulus has no effect on the strength of the contraction

4.     An oscilloscope:
a.    Provides stimulus to a tested muscle
b.   Adds weight (load) to a tested muscle
c.   Measures a twitch response of a tested muscle
d.   A and C
e.   All of the above

5.   At the point of muscle overload:
a.    Skeletal muscle contracts steadily (tetany)
b.   Skeletal muscle contracts and relaxes repeatedly
c.   Skeletal muscle does not contract at all
 
6.   A skeletal muscle’s “threshold of stimulation”:
a.    Is determined by the lowest voltage stimulus needed to elicit a muscle twitch
b.   Varies with muscle type
c.   Is not altered by the application of muscle load
d.   B and C

7.    In response to a stimulus, skeletal muscle fibers:
a.    Always contract to 25% of their potential ability
b.   Always contract to 50% of their potential ability
c.   Always contract 100% of their potential ability
d.   None of the above

8.   Based upon your experimental data, which muscle type exhibited the lowest threshold of stimulation in all conditions tested?
a.    Lower forelimb muscle
b.   Upper forelimb muscle
c.   Calf muscle
d.   Thigh muscle

9.    Based upon your experimental data, which muscle type(s) did not reach the point of muscle overload?
a.     Lower forelimb muscle
b.   Upper forelimb muscle
c.   Calf muscle
d.   Thigh muscle

10.    Based upon your experimental data, which muscle tested appears most capable to provide the contraction strength needed for a frog to jump?
a.    Lower forelimb muscle
b.   Upper forelimb muscle
c.   Calf muscle
d.   Thigh muscle

11.   Based on the results of your investigation, what conclusions can you draw about the relationship between a muscle's workload and its threshold of stimulation?

12.   Why would a muscle's threshold of stimulation change as its workload changes?

13.   Which muscles were able to contract under the greatest loads? What does this suggest about the role these muscles play in frog movement?

14.   Describe an experiment you might perform to determine which leg muscles of a frog are important for jumping long distances.

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12 years ago
Hey, I will get you started...

1.    Smooth muscle:
a.    Is voluntary
b.   Is found in the heart
c.   Is found in lining the intestines
d.   All of the above

2.    Skeletal muscle:
a.    Is involuntary
b.   Is made up of muscle fibers
c.   Is attached to bone via ligaments
d.   All of the above

3.   In skeletal muscle:
a.    The greater the number of muscle fibers responding to a stimulus, the greater the strength of the contraction
b.   the fewer the number of muscle fibers responding to a stimulus, the greater the strength of the contraction
c.   the actual number of muscle fibers responding to a stimulus has no effect on the strength of the contraction

4.     An oscilloscope:
a.    Provides stimulus to a tested muscle
b.   Adds weight (load) to a tested muscle
c.   Measures a twitch response of a tested muscle
d.   A and C
e.   All of the above

10.    Based upon your experimental data, which muscle tested appears most capable to provide the contraction strength needed for a frog to jump?
a.    Lower forelimb muscle
b.   Upper forelimb muscle
c.   Calf muscle
d.   Thigh muscle

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12 years ago
Thanks for your help  Waving Hand Sign
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12 years ago
Bio-man do you have the answers from 11 down?? Please...
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I will get you closer to the end!!! lol Wink Face

5.   At the point of muscle overload:
a.    Skeletal muscle contracts steadily (tetany)
b.   Skeletal muscle contracts and relaxes repeatedly
c.   ******Skeletal muscle does not contract at all ******
 
6.   A skeletal muscle’s “threshold of stimulation”:
a.    *****Is determined by the lowest voltage stimulus needed to elicit a muscle twitch*****
b.   Varies with muscle type
c.   Is not altered by the application of muscle load
d.   B and C

7.    In response to a stimulus, skeletal muscle fibers:
a.    Always contract to 25% of their potential ability
b.   Always contract to 50% of their potential ability
c.   *****Always contract 100% of their potential ability*****
d.   None of the above

8.   Based upon your experimental data, which muscle type exhibited the lowest threshold of stimulation in all conditions tested?
a.    *****Lower forelimb muscle*****
b.   Upper forelimb muscle
c.   Calf muscle
d.   Thigh muscle

9.    Based upon your experimental data, which muscle type(s) did not reach the point of muscle overload?
a.     Lower forelimb muscle
b.   Upper forelimb muscle
c.   Calf muscle
d.   *****Thigh muscle*****


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Wakataaaa!!!! working on the rest

Let me know if you need some help!
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These ones have me locked up!! Frowning Face

13.   Which muscles were able to contract under the greatest loads? What does this suggest about the role these muscles play in frog movement?
Calf and Thigh... and?

14.   Describe an experiment you might perform to determine which leg muscles of a frog are important for jumping long distances.
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Which muscles were able to contract under the greatest loads? What does this suggest about the role these muscles play in frog movement?

The leg muscles (thigh and calf) were able to contract under greater loads than the forelimb muscles. This suggests that a frogs leg muscles are capable of providing the strong force necessary for locomotion, such as jumping.
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Describe an experiment you might perform to determine which leg muscles of a frog are important for jumping long distances.

An experiment very similar to the one performed in this Investigation could be used to determine which leg muscles of a frog are important for jumping long distances. Individual leg muscles of a frog could be isolated, and their thresholds of stimulation could be determined using the same procedure used to test the muscles in this experiment.
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Thanks!!!! Wink Face))
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12.   Why would a muscle's threshold of stimulation change as its workload changes? Frowning Face
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12.  The stimulation threshold of a muscle has to be able to change as more or less is demanded of it. If it remained constant, it would eventually fail to respond when more work was put on it.
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Thanks this will help me..
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