Chapter 6 | The Musculoskeletal System
- What are the major differences between the male pelvis and female pelvis that permit childbirth in females?
- What are the major differences between the pelvic girdle and the pectoral girdle that allow the pelvic girdle to bear the weight of the body?
- What are the major differences between spongy bone and compact bone?
- What are the roles of osteoblasts, osteocytes, and osteoclasts?
- What movements occur at the hip joint and knees as you bend down to touch your toes?
- What movement(s) occur(s) at the scapulae when you shrug your shoulders?
- How would muscle contractions be affected if ATP was completely depleted in a muscle fiber?
- What factors contribute to the amount of tension produced in an individual muscle fiber?
- What effect will low blood calcium have on neurons? What effect will low blood calcium have on skeletal muscles?
- How would muscle contractions be affected if ATP was completely depleted in a muscle fiber?
- Why do muscle cells use creatine phosphate instead of glycolysis to supply ATP for the first few seconds of muscle contraction?
- Is aerobic respiration more or less efficient than glycolysis? Explain your answer.
- What changes occur at the cellular level in response to endurance training?
- What changes occur at the cellular level in response to resistance training?
