Functional Anatomy BTEC Nationals Sport and Exercise Science Unit 2 Lesson 9

Functional Anatomy BTEC Nationals Sport and Exercise Science Unit 2 Lesson 9

By the end of the session you should be able to:

• Describe the three types of muscle tissue

• Explain the characteristics and functions of the three types of muscle tissue

• Develop an understanding of the key terminology used in naming muscles

• Describe the different skeletal muscle fibre types and their characteristics

• Define the different types of muscle contraction and know example exercises

• Identify the location of all major muscles

• Describe the structure of skeletal muscle

• Understand the process behind muscle contraction

• Introduction to the sliding filament theory