It Is Correct to Say That ATP Functions as the Universal

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It is correct to say that ATP functions as the universal biological energy currency.

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Definitions:

Muscle Efficiency

The effectiveness with which muscles convert energy (usually biochemical, such as ATP) into work or movement.

Graded Response

A response that varies directly with the strength of the stimulus, as seen in the incremental increase in a muscle's contraction strength in relation to stimulus intensity.

Lag Phase

One of the three phases of muscle contraction; time between the application of the stimulus and the beginning of muscular contraction; also called latent phase.

Muscle Twitch

Contraction of a whole muscle in response to a stimulus that causes an action potential in one or more muscle fibers.