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Sources of ATP include the phosphorylation of ADP by creatine phosphate, anaerobic glycolysis, and oxidative phosphorylation of ADP n the mitochondria.

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Muscles use energy to contract.

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What is the most abundant source of energy in a muscle fiber?

fat


The energy source that is directly responsible for muscle fiber contraction is?

ATP


What are all muscle cells called?

A single muscle cell is called a muscle fiber.


Is fiber a directly supply energy for human use?

fiber does not supply energy to humans , as it is not digested by humans ,the reason being that humans do not have enzymes that can digest fiber .


How do muscle cells use energy?

Since the mitochondria produces energy and the muscle cells are part of the mitochondria, they use the energy so they can move the joints.


What is the name of the muscle that works for a long time?

It is not the muscle but the muscle fiber which works for when recruited for long duration. The red muscle fiber or the slow twitch fiber gets recruited for long term stress on the muscle for example if you do bench press on heavy weight explosively for 5 reps you extensively use fast twitch fibers but if you do bench flys for 15 reps in controlled fashion, you extensively use red fibers.


What is the Smaller fiber in a muscle fiber?

Myofibril


Exercise can do what?

make more muscle fiber


What is a single muscle called?

a muscle fiber


What is the basic unit of muscle?

muscle fiber


What is the term for a Smaller fiber in a muscle fiber?

The smaller fiber in a muscle fiber is called a myofibril. A band of tissue that connects bone to bone is called a ligament.


What is the part of the muscle fiber that allows the fiber to contract?

The sacromere with the proteins actin and myosin allow the muscle cell (fiber) to contract.