Question

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?
Cardiac muscle
Skeletal muscle
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

Answer 1