A Rigorous Investigation: The Relationships Between Cellular Respiration, Muscle Contraction, and Rigor Mortis

Claudia Bode, Biology Department, University of Kansas
Allison Jablonski, Biology Department, Lynchburg College

A Rigorous Investigation: The Relationships Between Cellular Respiration, Muscle Contraction, and Rigor Mortis
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Claudia Bode, Biology Department, University of Kansas
Allison Jablonski, Biology Department, Lynchburg College

In-Class Questions

  1. What are the characteristics of a dead body?
  2. Consider the processes involved in muscle contraction.  Summarize in a few sentences the relationship between ATP and muscle contraction.
  3. What is rigor mortis?  Why does rigor mortis develop?  What are the different stages of rigor mortis?

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