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When compared to a fulcrum
classic lever system, the
synovial joins our
musculoskeletal system play
the role of the______.
Which of the following voltage-gated Na+ channels open rapidly
events will occur when
depolarizing graded
potentials reach the
membrane of the axon
hillock, causing it's
membrane potential to
reach threshold?
The attachment of a origin, insertion
muscle's tendon to the
stationary bone is called
the___; the attachment of the
muscle's other tendon to
the moveable bone is
called the ____.
Which of the following unipennate
fascicular arrangements
would best be described as
fascicles arranged on only
one side of the tendon?
, Which type of synapse chemical
involves the secretion of a
neurotransmitter across the
synapse to stimulate the
post-synaptic cell?
Your friend nods 'yes' to first class lever
you. Going through flexion,
extension and
hyperextension in their
enthusiastic response. This
movement at t he fulcrum
represents a
The sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium ions
stores
Which of the following is blinking the eyelid
NOT a function of smooth
muscle tissue?
In a isometric contraction, shorten
the muscle develops
tension but does NOT
_________ is the summation of spatial summation
postsynaptic potentials in
response to stimuli that
occur at different locations
in the membrane of a
postsynaptic cell at the
same time
Which of the following ATP
molecules energizes the
myosin club-head so that it
can pull the actin
molecule?