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    BIOMX of Muscle Contraction

    Page 157
    Page 158

     Relative tension graph


     Tetanus
     Pertussis – whooping cough

    Caused by bacteria called Clostridium Tetani. Bacteria produces toxins that causes painful
    muscle contractions. Symptoms are neck and jaw muscles locking up, making it hard to
    swallow. It can also affect the respiratory muscles, making it hard to breathe

     Types of contractions – page 159

    Static muscle work – muscle contractions occur but no movement occurs. For example the
    postural muscles

    Dynamic muscle work – many different classifications

    Forms of muscle contraction -


    Concentric – muscles shorten and causes joint movement. Net movement is in the same
    direction as in the change in joint angle

    Eccentric – muscles progressively lengthen – it is overcome by the external load. The net
    muscle movement is in the opposite direction from the change in the joint angle. One
    purpose of eccentric contraction is to decelerate the motion of a joint. For eg. When the
    quadriceps decelerate flexion of the knee.

    Isokinetic – type of dynamic muscle work in which the shortening or lengthening of the
    muscle is constant (constant velocity).
    Isointertial - dynamic muscle work wherein the resistance against the muscle remains
    constant.

    (The weight is at maximum at 90° to the muscle that is being worked)

    Isotonic – muscle contraction in which the tension is constant throughout a range of


    movement. This term does not take into account the leverage effects at the joint. However,
    because the muscle force moment arm changes throughout the range of joint motion,
    muscle tension must also change. Thus, isotonic muscle contraction in the truest sense does
    not exist in the production of joint motion

    Isometric – when muscle length remains relatively constant as tension is produced. For eg.
    In a bicep curl, holding the dumbbell in a constant/static position rather than actively raising
    or lowering it is an example of isometric contraction (this was taken from sciencedirect, not
    the textbook)

    FORCE PRODUCTION

    Page 160 and 161, all the curves


    Especially the curve on the right of page 161 (muscle velocity load graph)

    Read page 162


    – muscle architecture – long versus thick – force produced is proportional to the cross-
    sectional area of the myofibril
    Muscles with shorter thicker fibres are used for force generation
    Muscles with long fibres are used for excursion and velocity
    Quads have shorter myo – specialized for force production

    Page 163
    The longer you hold the tension, the more force is produced

    Concept of pre-stretching
    Effect of warm up on an athlete – increases flexibility and pliability of the muscle
    10°

    ATP-PC
    GLYCOLYTIC
    AEROBIC/OXIDATIVE

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