A2 Booklet 4- Muscles and Homeostasis Flashcards
(36 cards)
What is homeostasis?
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What is the structure of skeletal muscle?
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What is the structure of a muscle fibre?
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What is the ultrastructure of skeletal muscle?
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How does a relaxed muscle fibre look?
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How does a tensed muscle fibre look?
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How do actin and myosin work together in muscle fibres?
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What is the mechanism of muscle contraction?
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What is the structure of the neuromuscular junction?
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How does transmission across a neuromuscular junction happen?
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What are the differences between slow twitch and fast twitch muscle fibres?
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How is ATP provided during muscle contraction?
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What is the phosphocreatine system?
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Describe the graph with energy on the y axis, time on x, has ATP, Creatine phosphate, anaerobic and aerobiv metabolism.
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Describe Anaerobic respiration and Aerobic respiration and why they are suited to specific exercise
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What is meant by the term antagonistic?
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What is antagonistic muscle action?
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What different features are maintained in homeostasis?
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Why is a stable core temperature important?
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Why is a stable blood pH important?
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Why is a stable blood glucose concentration important?
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Why is a stable water potential of blood important?
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How is an increase in blood glucose controlled?
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How is a decrease in blood glucose controlled?
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