SciShow
The Secret to Better Chocolate Was Inside Us All Along
Researchers have been able to engineer super-strong fibers made of muscle proteins with the help of protein-assembling microbes. And some other research might eliminate the need to temper chocolate, a part of the chocolate production...
SciShow
Why Scientists are Giving Robots Human Muscles
Human-robot hybrids are advancing quickly, but the applications aren't just for complete synthetic humans. There's a lot we can learn about ourselves in the process.
SciShow
The Neolithic Diet: New Details About What's in the Iceman's Stomach
An analysis of samples taken from the Iceman’s stomach has revealed new details about what people were eating thousands of years ago!
Amoeba Sisters
Muscle Tissues and Sliding Filament Model
Join the Amoeba Sisters a they explore different muscle tissues and then focus on the sliding filament theory in skeletal muscle! This video also briefly talks about muscle naming, some vocabulary (such as agonists and antagonists)...
Institute of Human Anatomy
The Best Exercise For Health, Fitness, and Longevity
In this video, Jonathan from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses one of the most effective types of exercise for optimizing fitness, health, and longevity, called zone 2 training. He discusses the specific fitness benefits of zone 2...
Institute of Human Anatomy
Exercise & Sugar: When Sugar Can Be a Good Thing
In this video, Jonathan from the Institute of Human Anatomy explores the dynamics of sugar in the body, covering topics like monosaccharides, disaccharides, glucose, insulin, and the effects of exercise on sugar regulation. Discover how...
The Noted Anatomist
Introduction to Histology
This video tutorial discusses an Introduction to Histology (study of tissues): 0:00. Intro 0:35. Hierarchical organization of living matter 1:56. H&E stains 3:00. Epithelium overview (characteristics and classifying scheme) - 9:12....
Visual Learning Systems
The Power of Muscles
This video provides a brief introduction to muscles and their importance in enabling these living things to accomplish extraordinary tasks.
Catalyst University
Exercise Physiology | Muscle Fiber Type Transitions
Exercise Physiology | Muscle Fiber Type Transitions
Catalyst University
Excitation-Contraction Coupling in Skeletal Muscle [Part 1/2]
Part 1 of 2 of excitation-contraction coupling | In this video, we discuss excitation-contraction coupling from events on the motor neuron axon all the way through opening of calcium channels in the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR).
Catalyst University
Steps of Excitation-Contraction Coupling in Skeletal Muscle [Whole Video
In this video, we discuss all steps of excitation-contraction coupling in skeletal muscle from events on the motor neuron axon all the way through cross-bridge cycling between actin and myosin.
Catalyst University
Events of Excitation-Contraction Coupling [Part 1]
In this video, we will discuss the events of Excitation-Contraction Coupling from the motor neuron action potential to release of Ca2+ from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR). **Part 2 Coming Soon
Catalyst University
Exercise Physiology | Sequential Motor Unit Recruitment
Exercise Physiology | Sequential Motor Unit Recruitment
Catalyst University
Sleep Paralysis | Basic Epidemiology & Mechanism [@ 5:04]
In this video, we first explore the basic statistics of and concepts regarding sleep paralysis. Then, we dive into the physiological mechanism that causes it.
Curated Video
Muscle Contraction Made EASY: What REALLY Happens During Exercise
How do muscles actually contract? There's a lot involved in the process. And in this video, we talk about muscle contraction at the molecular level. We'll discuss sarcomeres, actin, myosin, the muscle action potential and the roles of...
Curated Video
042 How Calcium ion release results in Muscle Contraction
In this video, I show how the release of Calcium ions from the sarcoplasmic reticulum results in skeletal muscle contraction at the level of the sarcomere. Enjoy
Curated Video
041 An Introduction to Skeletal Muscle Contraction
In this episode, I start talking about skeletal muscle contraction, by giving a general introduction into how muscle contraction happens. I deal with how the action of actin and myosin in the sarcomere results in movement. Enjoy!
Catalyst University
Exercise Physiology | Skeletal Muscle Length-Tension Relationship
Exercise Physiology | Skeletal Muscle Length-Tension Relationship
Institute of Human Anatomy
How Muscles Adapt: Understanding Slow and Fast Twitch Fibers
This video discusses how muscles respond and adapt to exercise. It explains the differences between slow twitch and fast twitch muscle fibers and how they adapt differently to exercise. The video also discusses the importance of...
Professor Dave Explains
Types of Tissue Part 3: Muscle Tissue
With epithelial tissue and connective tissue down, it's time to learn about the third type of tissue, and that's muscle tissue. This makes up all the muscles in our bodies, and it comes in three types. Those are skeletal muscle, cardiac...
Professor Dave Explains
The Mechanism of Muscle Contraction: Sarcomeres, Action Potential, and the Neuromuscular Junction
We've learned about the types of muscle, including skeletal muscle, and we know then when these muscles contract, we are able to move our bodies around. But how exactly does this happen on the molecular level? There is an astonishing...
Getty Images
A computer-generated anatomical model features the muscle fibers of a flying Quetzalcoatlus.
A computer-generated anatomical model features the muscle fibers of a flying Quetzalcoatlus.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Powerhouse of the Cell
This video segment describes the critical role that mitochondria play in nearly every cellular process in your body.