Wave summation occurs when a second stimuli is delivered before relaxation is complete.   

ESSAY QUESTION #3: According to course materials only, list five fascicle arrangements used to determine muscle shape (recall, given fascicle arrangement sub-categories, there are a total of seven arrangement possibilities). Then, using the muscle checklist from BI231, provide an example of a muscle for each fascicle arrangement. (5pts) NOTE: When writing your essay response, be sure to write in essay format. Points shall be deducted with improper use of grammar, spelling, and/or punctuation. I further expect to see well-constructed sentences with no errors in mechanics. I am not looking for what Google or Chat GPT (or other generative AI applications) provide you as an answer to this question. Only responses derived from course materials shall be accepted for grading. 

Skeletal muscles are multinucleate, whereas cardiac and smooth muscle are uninucleate.  

Based on course materials, only, how many rib pairs are considered false rib pairs?  

In tissue requiring the close regulation of the passage of fluids, nutrients, and ions, such as is required in nervous tissue of the brain, you would expect to see an abundance of __________ between individual epithelial cells.  

The muscle fibers of our body (skeletal, cardiac, and smooth) rely on the efforts of triads for the delivery of Ca2+ into the sarcoplasm to aid in muscle contraction.  

Match the skin coloration listed at left to the list of likely (and most common) causes at right.

From the list below, which layer of the epidermis would you expect to have the highest demand for oxygen and nutrients?   

No matter an individual’s race or ethnicity, humans have the same relative number of melanocytes in the skin.   

SHORT ANSWER QUESTION #5: According to course materials only, list and briefly explain the two ways by which our skin provides thermoregulation. (2pts) NOTE: When writing your short answer response, I am not looking for what Google or Chat GPT (or other generative AI applications) provide you as an answer to this question. Only responses derived from course materials shall be accepted for grading.