After you have studied this chapter, you should be able to:

1. Describe how connective tissue is part of the structure of a skeletal muscle.

2. Name the major parts of a skeletal muscle fiber and describe the function of each part.

3. Explain the major events that occur during muscle fiber contraction.

4. Explain how energy is supplied to the muscle fiber contraction mechanism, how oxygen debt develops, and how a muscle may become fatigued.

5. Distinguish between fast and slow muscle fibers.

6. Distinguish between a twitch and a sustained contraction.

7. Describe how exercise affects skeletal muscles.

8. Explain how various types of muscular contractions produce body movements and help maintain posture.

9. Distinguish between the structures and functions of a multiunit smooth muscle and a visceral smooth muscle.

10. Compare the contraction mechanisms of skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscle fibers.

11. Explain how the locations of skeletal muscles help produce movements and how muscles interact.

12. Identify and locate the major skeletal muscles of each body region and describe the action of each muscle.

Copyright ©1998 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Any use is subject to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
McGraw-Hill Higher Education is one of the many fine businesses of The McGraw-Hill Companies.
For further information about this site contact mhhe_webmaster@mcgraw-hill.com.