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Nervous coordination and skeletal muscles Categorise

Target Level

Running Total

Attempt

1 of 1

Click on an item, then click on a category to place it. Or, drag and drop the item into the correct category. Organise all items before clicking 'Check'.

Sort these properties into those belonging to either slow-twitch muscles or fast-twitch muscles.

Slow-twitch muscles

Fast-twitch muscles

Are well adapted for aerobic respiration

Used for intense exercise

Contain a large store of phosphocreatine

Contain a large store of glycogen

Have a rich blood supply

Contain many anaerobic enzymes

Contain a large store of myoglobin

Found in the biceps

Used for endurance exercise

Contract powerfully over short periods

Contain a large amount of myosin filaments

Found in the calf muscles

Contract less forcefully over longer periods

Contain a large number of mitochondria

This is your 1^st attempt! You get 1 marks for each one you get right first time. Good luck!

Pass Mark

70%