Chapter
Preface and Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Introduction, Anatomy and Physiology of Striated Skeletal Muscle ... The Source of Human Power
Physiology of Muscular Contraction
Chapter 2 A Nonlinear, Elastic, Continuum Constitutive Model for Striated Skeletal Muscle
Nonlinear Passive Behavior of Striated Skeletal Muscle
Active Nonlinear Behavior of Striated Skeletal Muscle
Chapter 3 A Linear, Viscoelastic, Phenomenological Constitutive Model for Striated Skeletal Muscle
Introduction and Mathematical Formulation
Passive Rheologic Behavior of Muscle
Step-Strain Input: Stress Relaxation
Sinusoidal Input: Phase and Amplitude Relationships
Active Rheologic Behavior of Muscle
The Relaxation Time Spectrum
Chapter 4 A Nonlinear, Viscoelastic, Stochastic Structural Constitutive Model for Striated Skeletal Muscle
Formulation of a Stochastic Constitutive Model
The Separation of Variables Formulation of Hatze
References for Chapters 2, 3, and 4
Chapter 5 Mechanics and Energetics of Muscular Contraction
Kinematics of Muscular Contraction
Energetics of Muscular Contraction
Kinetics of Muscular Contraction
Efficiency of Muscular Contraction
Chapter 6 Control of Muscular Contraction
Control of Muscular Contraction Through Spinal Reflexes
Control of Muscular Contraction Through Higher Centers
Chemical and Hormonal Control of Muscular Contraction
Chapter 7 Mathematical Modelling of Neuromuscular Control Systems
The Canonical Form of a Feedback Control System
The Alpha Motor Neuron: Controlling Element of the System
The Motor Unit: Controlled Element of the System