General Physiology and family planning: Muscle physiology -by Sir Hans Lu

1. Muscle Physiology:

6. Organization I:

7. Organization II:

8. Organization III:

10. Embryologic origin:

11. Muscle fiber:

12. Internal organization:

13. Striations:

14. Organization of myofilaments I:

15. Organization of myofilaments II:

18. Sliding filament model II:

19. Sarcomere Shortening

22. Structure of Actin and Myosin

23. Myosin structure:

24. Thick filament structure:

25. Structure of the M-line:

26. Structure of thin filament:

27. Cross-bridge formation:

28. Mechanism of muscle contraction

30. Function of Neuromuscular Junction

34. Action Potentials and Muscle Contraction

36. Muscle Length and Tension

46. Speed of contraction:

50. Sustained sub-maximal tension:

59. Slow and Fast Fibers:

64. Parts of a Muscle

65. Reflexes:

66. Muscle reflexes:

83. Smooth Muscle Contraction

84. Electrical Properties of Smooth Muscle