[Bio1] Computer-aided activity on the musculoskeletal system

Click on all the links and load them in different tabs

  1. Muscle structure – http://brookscole.cengage.com/chemistry_d/templates/student_resources/shared_resources/animations/muscles/muscles.html
  2. Sarcomere structure – http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0072495855/student_view0/chapter10/animation__sarcomere_contraction.html (also answer the quiz afterward and show me your perfect score)
  3. Sliding filament theory of muscle contraction – http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/patestas/animations/myosin.html

At the back of the sheet, answer the following questions

4. Design an activity or game that will introduce people to how the sliding filament theory works

5. View the animation on bone growth and repair and create a flowchart showing how this is done. Use the animations in the following link to aid you:   http://depts.washington.edu/bonebio/ASBMRed/growth.html