
WEEK 14_16: Biomechanics of Skeletal Muscles
- Skeletal muscle 40-45% of body weight, more than 430 muscles, 80 pairs produce vigorous movement, Dynamic: locomotion of segments, Static: maintains body posture, Irritability – ability to receive and respond to a stimulus, Contractility – ability to shorten when an adequate stimulus is received. The total force that a muscle can produce is influenced by its mechanical properties
- Force –length characteristics
- Force (load )– velocity characteristics
- Force-time Relationship
- Effect of skeletal muscle architecture
- Effect Of Pre-stretching
- Effect of temperature difference
- Effect of fatigue