IB Biology Topic B3.3: Muscle and Motility Notes

B3.3.1 Adaptations for movement as a universal feature of living organisms

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B3.3.2 Sliding filament model of muscle contraction

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B3.3.3 Role of the protein titin and antagonistic muscles in muscle relaxation

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B3.3.4 Structure and function of motor units in skeletal muscle

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B3.3.5 Roles of skeletons as anchorage for muscles and as levers

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B3.3.6 Movement at a synovial joint

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B3.3.7 Range of motion of a joint

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B3.3.8 Internal and external intercostal muscles

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B3.3.9 Reasons for locomotion

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B3.3.10 Adaptations for swimming in marine mammals

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