A closer look - Muscles and their role in health and energy needs of athletes Skeletal muscles, which move bones, consist of cells fused into long fibers. These muscle fibers can increase in size when contracted, which is what happens as a result of some exercise. This animation shows the structure of vertebrate skeletal muscles. It starts at a large scale, showing the muscles of a human upper arm, and then gradually zooms in to smaller and smaller levels, labeling each structure along the way. Watch the animation and then answer the question that follows.
The subsections of a myofibril that perform muscle contraction are called .
a. muscle fiber
b. skeletal muscle
c. sarcomers

You began membership in a new health and fitness club which has access to a dietician and personal trainer. they you develop a special eight-week diet and exercise program. the data in the following table represents your weight, w, as a function of time, t, over an eight-week period. time (weeks) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 weight (lb) 150 144 143 141 140 137 137 132 129 your weight decreases during each of the first five weeks of the program. determine the actual change in weight over the first five weeks of the program by subtracting your initial weight from your weight at the end of the first five weeks. what is the sign of your answer? what is the significance of this sign? a. 137-150 = -13 lb; a change in weight is negative because the weight decreases. b. 137-150 = 13 lb; a change in weight is positive because the weight decreases. c. 150-137 = -13 lb; a change in weight is negative because the weight increases. d. 150-137 = 13 lb; a change in weight is positive because the weight increases.

"follow hollywood's hottest diet craze to use more calories and feel great" this article most likely a) provides an easy-to-follow nutrition plan b) includes recommendations that are unsafe c) gives expert advice on creating a healthy lifestyle d) sets a realistic goal for health and weight loss

Jasmine is going out for dinner with her friends. which options are the healthiest for each part of her meal l?