Motorized end plate

Definition The motor endplate (neuromuscular endplate) is a chemical synapse that can transmit electrical excitation from the end of a nerve cell to a muscle fiber. Task of the motorized end plate The task of the motor end plate is to transmit excitation, i.e. an action potential that has been conducted through the nerve fiber, … Motorized end plate

Rib Lifting Muscle

Synonyms Latin: Musculi levatores costarum Definition The rib lifting muscles (at. Musculi levatores costarum) are a group of skeletal muscles that belong to the trunk muscles. They move from the ribs to the transverse processes of vertebrae located further to the head. In humans there are 12 such muscle pairs, which are located between the … Rib Lifting Muscle

Composition | Muscle Fiber

Composition In total, a muscle fiber consists of about three-quarters water, 20% protein (half of which is provided by the contractile proteins actin and myosin) and 5% ions, fats, glycogen (an energy store) and nitrogenous substances. Types of muscle fibers Two different types of muscle fibers are distinguished by their function. On the one hand … Composition | Muscle Fiber

Muscle Fiber

Definition A muscle fiber (also: muscle fiber cell, myocyte) is the smallest unit of a skeletal muscle; the muscle cells of the smooth muscle and the heart muscle show certain similarities to the muscle fibers, but are not called so. Structure of a muscle fiber A muscle fiber is a so-called syncytium. This means that … Muscle Fiber

Motor Learning

Introduction Motor learning comprises all processes of acquisition, maintenance and modification of primarily motor, but also sensory and cognitive structures. The goal is to improve all movement coordination in sports motor skills, everyday and work motor skills. Walking, running, jumping and throwing are motor skills that have been automated in the course of a person’s … Motor Learning

Phases of motor development according to RÖTHIG | Motor Learning

Phases of motor development according to RÖTHIG From a motor point of view, a newborn baby is a “deficiency creature” that must first learn individual motor skills. The motor skills are limited to unconditional reflexes. The newborn’s radius of action increases. Individual movements such as grasping, upright posture, etc. enable first contacts with the environment. … Phases of motor development according to RÖTHIG | Motor Learning

Motor learning in sports | Motor Learning

Motor learning in sports Motor learning, or movement learning, is of central importance in sports. The term covers the optimization of movement sequences, for example to save energy or to execute the movement faster, more fluently and cleanly. Motor learning takes place unconsciously and continuously, the learning process is linked to a goal-oriented exercise process. … Motor learning in sports | Motor Learning

Intermediate transverse process muscle

Synonyms Latin: Musculi intertransversarii Definition The Musculi intertransversarii are muscles belonging to the deep layer of the back muscles. History Approach: lower transverse process Origin: upper transverse process Innervation: rami dorsales of spinal nerves Function The intertransverse process muscles (Musculi intertransversarii) cause the spinal column to tilt sideways.