- Animation of how they move in muscle and also how ATPase is involved (see second animation) http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0072495855/student_view0/chapter10/animation__myofilament_contraction.html
- Photograph of sarcomere of muscle contracting: https://oli.cmu.edu/repository/webcontent/b82fdddc80020ca600ff2709ebd35c12/_u6_muscular/webcontent/Muscle_6.jpg
- Picture of sarcomere of muscle contracting: https://www.flickr.com/photos/openmichigan/6833104120
- some interesting facts to read about muscle on this link - ignore the ridiculous body building video - http://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems/musculoskeletal/muscle2.htm
- this is a good one too with a good animation of actin and myosin - watch up until 2min 55sec for Advance Higher - https://vimeo.com/101470181
- and another couple of short animations of Actin / Myosin https://www.kasem.info/histology-videos/first-year-histology-videos/muscular-tissue-videos
- Watch animation and try the little quiz here - you dont need to know Question 1 but its pretty obvious at the start of the animation what the answer will be: http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0073025828/student_view0/chapter8/breakdown_of_atp_and_cross-bridge_movement_during_muscle_contraction.html
This is Mr Myosin, the workman, who stops for frequent drinks of ATP juice !
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQocsLRm7_A
An extra bit about ADH and kidnesys - left over from National 5 and placed here to see if it can be useful on any other pages ....
A good animation of ADH Anti diuretic hormone affecting whether kidneys keep water in the body or leave it to go out in urine :
http://www.abpischools.org.uk/page/modules/hormones/horm8.cfm?coSiteNavigation_allTopic=1
Hormones - ADH small animation http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0072495855/student_view0/chapter20/animation__hormonal_communication.html
