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Playing the piano requires activation of muscles of the upper limbs, neck and ba

ID: 3481235 • Letter: P

Question

Playing the piano requires activation of muscles of the upper limbs, neck and back. To play the keys, the fingers must generate rapid, small movements that vary in force generation to play the keys sometimes very hard (larger amounts of force) and sometimes very soft (very little amounts of force), and everything in between. The elbow flexors hold the elbow joint at the same comfortable angle throughout the duration of play, which can last several hours. Additionally, the player must also sit upright at the piano bench for these long durations without the back or neck muscles fatiguing. For piano playing, where does most of the ATP in the finger muscles come from throughout the duration of play? O The finger muscles rely on stored ATP The finger muscles produce most ATP anaerobically The finger muscles receive most ATP from the blood stream O The finger muscles produce most ATP in the mitochondria

Explanation / Answer

Answer is `the finger muscles produce most ATP anaerobically` due to large amount of action and concentration required on fingers.