Lecture outline 38
12/10/01 

Reflex arcs and muscle

• components of a reflex arc
• sensory - afferent
• integrative - central nervous system
• motor - efferent
• somatic
• autonomic
• sympathetic
• parasympathetic
• muscle 
• muscle cell anatomy
• the filament structure of muscle
• the sliding filament theory
• the role of ATP in contraction
• the role of Ca in regulation of contraction