Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
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Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 41.3, Problem 1CSC
As Bolt s and Kimetto’s athletic feats attest, muscles can contract with amazing force. But sometimes they contract more than tendons can withstand. Achilles tendon injuries have sidelined a number of basketball stars including Kobe Bryant. Shaquille O'Neal, and Wesley Matthews as well as baseball star David Ortiz. Because tendons have a very limited Wood supply, recovery from a serious tear (tendon rupture) can take a full year, and elite athletes may never regain their former levels of performance. The Achilles tendon—the largest and strongest tendon in the body—attaches the calf muscles to the heel bone and is vulnerable to sudden muscle contractions, such as those that occur during running or jumping. This tendon flexes a hinge joint in the ankle. How do hinge joints work?
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Ch. 41.1 - The legs of champion sprinters like Usain Sort...Ch. 41.1 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 41.1 - White meat or dark? It seems almost everyone has a...Ch. 41.1 - Prob. 1TCCh. 41.1 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 41.1 - Prob. 2TCCh. 41.1 - Prob. 3CYLCh. 41.1 - explain how the nervous system causes contraction...Ch. 41.2 - describe the similarities and differences between...Ch. 41.2 - compare cardiac and smooth muscle to skeletal...
Ch. 41.3 - As Bolt s and Kimettos athletic feats attest,...Ch. 41.3 - Prob. 1CSRCh. 41.3 - Prob. 1CYLCh. 41.3 - Prob. 1ETCh. 41.3 - Why are thick, armor like exoskeletons found...Ch. 41.3 - Prob. 2CYLCh. 41.3 - Prob. 2TCCh. 41.3 - list and describe the functions of the different...Ch. 41.3 - explain how a bone fracture is repaired and how...Ch. 41.3 - Prob. 5CYLCh. 41 - Discuss some of the problems that would result. If...Ch. 41 - The three types of skeletal systems found in...Ch. 41 - Prob. 1MCCh. 41 - Sketch a relaxed muscle fiber containing a...Ch. 41 - Prob. 2ACCh. 41 - Prob. 2FIBCh. 41 - Prob. 2MCCh. 41 - Describe the process of skeletal muscle...Ch. 41 - A skeletal muscle cells is called a(n)__________....Ch. 41 - Prob. 3MCCh. 41 - Explain the following two statements: Muscles can...Ch. 41 - Prob. 4FIBCh. 41 - Prob. 4MCCh. 41 - What are the three types of skeletons found in...Ch. 41 - Prob. 5FIBCh. 41 - Prob. 5MCCh. 41 - Compare the structures of the following pairs:...Ch. 41 - Prob. 6FIBCh. 41 - Explain the functions of osteoblasts and...Ch. 41 - Prob. 7FIBCh. 41 - Describe a hinge joint and how it is moved by...
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