List the three muscle ?ber types and the contractile characteristics of each
What will be an ideal response?
Human skeletal muscle can be classified into three major fiber types:
(1) slow-twitch, (2) intermediate, and (3) fast-twitch. Slow-twitch fibers shorten slowly but are highly resistant to
fatigue. Fast-twitch fibers shorten rapidly but fatigue rapidly. Intermediate fibers possess a combination of the
characteristics of fast- and slow-twitch fibers.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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