Muscular System Complete Lesson Notes (Digital) Includes

• Organization of muscle tissue from cell to whole muscle to groups of muscles, including connective tissue coverings. 
• The structure of a skeletal muscle fiber including the transverse (T) tubules, sarcoplasmic reticulum, and myofibrils.
• The organization of a myofibril and sarcomere, including thick and thin filaments, light and dark bands, Z lines, and H zones
• Sliding filament theory of muscle contraction.
• The neuromuscular junction and the order of creating an action potential in the muscle fiber.
• The events that occur during the recovery period of muscle contraction.
• Effects of changes in stimulus intensity or frequency on muscle contraction. 
• Isotonic and isometric contraction.
• Twitch, summation, tetanus, tone, fatigue
• Tendon, ligament 
• Agonist, antagonist, and synergist;
• Origin, insertion, and belly 
• The arrangement of fascicles by defining parallel, convergent, pennate, and circular arrangements
• Major skeletal muscles of the human body