During vigorous exercise, how is skeletal muscle pyruvate
dehydrogenase regulated to increase its level of activity?
In your response include metabolites that affect PDH kinase and
therefore the activity of PDH.
During static muscle activity, there is a strong compressive
effect from skeletal muscle contraction coupled with an absence of
rhythmic muscle activity. Describe how this would change arterial
pressure (afterload) and venous return (preload) compared with
dynamic activity.
Briefly describe how lactate is formed within skeletal muscle
during exercise. Consider the exercise intensity and the metabolic
system required for lactate formation. Then, describe why lactate
is physiologically relevant for an athlete and not just some waste
byproduct that you want to clear.
You are obviously
still breathing during an anaerobic activity like sprinting. If the
skeletal muscle cells in your legs are performing lactic acid
fermentation to produce the necessary ATP for their proper
functioning, what is happening to the O2 gas you are breathing?
1. What happens to the body temperature during exercise and
why?
2. What physiological adaptations occur that allow a person to
acclimate to exercise in the heat?
3. Describe the conditions at altitude that could limit the
ability to perform physical activity.
4. What types of exercise are detrimentally influenced by
exposure to high altitude and why?
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1. What is the function of skeletal muscle?
2. Describe the major components of skeletal muscle cels:
Myofibrils
Sarcomeres
Motor unit
Neuromuscular junction
3. How does skeletal muscle produce movement?
4. How do actin and myosin interact in a sarcomere to bring
about muscle contraction? What roles do ATP and calcium play?
5. What is the functiion of the sarcoplasmic reticulum in muscle
cell contraction?
6. Explain why calcium ions and ACh are vitals for muscle
contraction.
7. What is...