Which statement about skeletal muscle cells in false?
They can be up to 40cm in length.
They are striated due to protein arrangement.
They are cylindrical and aligned in parallel.
They can have multiple nuclei.
Myosin is the thin myofilament, and actin is the thick myofilament.
A sarcomere is 2 two micrometres from Z-disk to Z-disk.
Choose the statement that is false.
Longer muscle fibres means a smaller ROM.
Muscle fibres can shorten up to 50% in length when contracting.
Pennate/oblique muscle fibres have a larger physiological cross sectional area but not a longer anatomical cross sectional area.
Fibre Type I has ❌ enzymatic/metabolic activity and is ❌. It is slow twitching. Marathon runners may have more of this type. Fibre Type II has ❌ enzymatic/metabolic activity and is ❌. It is fast twitching. Usain bolt probably has a lot of this type.
Fitting more fibres into the same space e.g. a pennate arrangement reduces the shortening ability of muscle but increases forces exerted by muscle.