Assignment Task: The Body The investigator takes in the body of the marathoner that lies before him. "He was stiff earlier; why is he not now"?
Q1. Why was the marathoner's body stiffening earlier?
Q2. What is this stiffening condition called?
Q3. What role does calcium play in the body stiffening? ATP?
Q4. Can you answer the investigator's question about the state of the body now?