In: Anatomy and Physiology
For the first part ,you will complete the following table by filling in the appropriate information with a brief description in your own words. You should use color coded text to highlight features that are shared between the different muscle tissue types.
What stimulates contraction? |
How fast does contraction occur? |
What are the molecules that allow contraction to occur? |
What is the length of contraction? |
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Cardiac muscle |
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Skeletal muscle |
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Smooth muscle |
Choose two of the following conditions and describe the pathology of that condition in your own words. You should specifically relate that condition to one of the features noted in the table above
Myasthenia gravis
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Polio
Botulism
Myotonic dystrophy