What is the name of the neurotransmitter that enters the synaptic cleft during the excitation phase of skeletal muscle contraction?
True or False: Dendrites and cell bodies can generate an act…
True or False: Dendrites and cell bodies can generate an action potential.
During digestion of food, the smooth muscle in your digestiv…
During digestion of food, the smooth muscle in your digestive organs contract in a unique way to create rhythmic waves that push food particles through the GI tract. What is this called?
The iliopsoas is created by the union of two distinct muscle…
The iliopsoas is created by the union of two distinct muscles with different origins but the same insertion. What are these two muscles?
Which of the following muscles is a circular muscle surround…
Which of the following muscles is a circular muscle surrounding the orbit and part of the eyelids? The primary function is to pull the eyelids closed. For example: Blinking or winking.
True or False: When muscles undergo hypertrophy, they increa…
True or False: When muscles undergo hypertrophy, they increase the number of myofibrils in a muscle fiber, which causes the diameter of the muscle to increase.
True or False: The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is the synap…
True or False: The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is the synapse between a motor neuron and a skeletal muscle fiber.
Which of the following is the correct term for the extracell…
Which of the following is the correct term for the extracellular matrix (ECM) of a muscle fiber?
True or False: Groups of cell bodies located within the PNS…
True or False: Groups of cell bodies located within the PNS are called ganglia.
During an action potential, the membrane potential eventuall…
During an action potential, the membrane potential eventually reaches +30mV, triggering the closing of voltage-gated Na+ channels and the opening of voltage-gated K+ channels. What happens next?