Unit 6: Muscles & Joints Schedule and Learning Targets
Chapter 8: Joints, Chapter 9: Muscles and Muscle Tissue, Chapter 10: The Muscle System
Date
1-7
T
1-9
Th
Homework Assigned
Outline Part I & II
In-Class
Joint lab (structural, movement)
Outline Part III
1-13
M
Outline Part IV
1-15
W
1-17
F
1-22
W
1-24
F
1-28
T
1-30
Th
2-3
M
2-5
W
Outline Part V
Finish Anatomy in Clay Lab #2
Quiz #1 on Parts I & II, Joint Models (synovial
structure), Joint observations, Joint Injuries &
Condition, Exercise Video
⌛Quiz #2 on Part III, Muscles Overview, Types of
Muscle Tissue: a microscopic analysis, Gross Anatomy
of Skeletal Muscle and Muscle contractions
Quiz #3 on Part IV, Muscle contractions &
Neuromuscular Junctions
Quiz #4 on Part V, Skeletal muscle activity, Muscle
Function lab (muscle fatigue, isotonic vs isometric)
Quiz #5 on Part VI, Anatomy In Clay (AIC) day 1,
model arm, Mastering Basic Muscle Concepts: Levers
Quiz #6 on AIC, AIC day 2
Finish Anatomy in Clay Lab #3
Quiz #7 on AIC, AIC day 3
Finish Anatomy in Clay Lab #4
Quiz #8 on AIC, AIC day 4
Study Guide
Review For Test
None
Test
Outline Part VI
Finish Anatomy in Clay Lab #1
Key Concepts:
Unit 6
1 List various outcomes of muscle actions
2 Describe the structure of a skeletal muscle.
3 Name the major parts of a skeletal muscle fiber and describe the functions of each.
4 Describe the neural control of skeletal muscle contraction
5 Identify the major events of skeletal muscle fiber contraction.
6 List the energy sources for skeletal muscle fiber contraction.
7 Describe oxygen debt.
8 Describe how a muscle may become fatigued.
9 Distinguish between a twitch and a sustained contraction.
10 Explain how various types of muscular contractions produce body movements and help maintain
posture.
11 Distinguish between fast and slow twitch muscle fibers.
12 Distinguish between the structures and functions of multiunit smooth muscle and visceral smooth
muscle.
13 Compare the contraction mechanisms of skeletal and smooth muscle fibers.
14 Compare the contraction mechanisms of skeletal and cardiac muscle fibers.
15 Explain how the attachments, locations, and interactions of skeletal muscles make possible certain
movements.
16 Identify and locate the skeletal muscles of each body region and describe the action(s) of each muscle.
17 Describe aging-related changes in the muscular system.
18 Discuss how exercise can help maintain a healthy muscular system as the body age