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BIO201 - Ch9 - Muscles and Muscle Tissue 2 - Marieb/Hoehn - RioSalado - AZ

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Repolarization restores only the __ condition.   Electrical  
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Na+ - K+ pump restores the __ condition.   Ionic  
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Excitation-Concentration (E-C) Coupling   Sequence of events - transmission of AP along sarcolemma leads to sliding of myofilaments.  
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Inside of sarcolemma is normally __ while outside is __.   Inside=negative, outside=positive  
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Inside ion is __ and outside ion is __.   Inside=K+ potassium, outside=Na+ Sodium  
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What restores ionic concentration in fiber?   Sodium-potassium pump  
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Why is Ca2+ called the final trigger for contraction?   Ca binding to troponin frees actin active sites to bind w/myosin heads.  
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T tubule's proteins (DHP receptors) are sensitive to __ & __ in response.   Voltage - change shape  
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What are calsequestrin & calmodulin?   Intracellular proteins that regulate calcium concentration.  
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Attachment of myosin head to actin requires __.   Ca 2+  
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What causes rigor mortis?   Cross-link of actin/myosin continues - no breath so no ATP synthesis. Can't exclude Ca.  
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If muscle tension develops but loan not moved, contraction is called __.   Isometric (same measure)  
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If muscle tension overcomes load & muscle shortens, contraction is called __.   Isotonic  
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Muscle tension measured in __ contractions & amount of shortening in __ contractions.   Isometric - isotonic  
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Neuromuscular Junctions   Chemical synapse between axon terminal - where neuron come close w/sk. muscle cell  
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Isometrically   Contractingmuscle doesn't shorten  
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Isotonically   Contracting muscle shortens & moves load - bicep curl.  
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Lengthening contraction   Muscle lengthens due to load heavier than muscle tension - walking down stairs.  
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Motor Unit   Muscle cells & all fibers it supplies controlled by a given motor neuron.  
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Temporal summation/wave summation   Summing of several muscle contractions resulting in single, stronger contractions - signals in rapid sucession.  
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Tetany   Near or at max temporal summation.  
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All-or-None Principle   A motor unit contracts fully or not at all.  
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Stimulation of a single motor unit causes a weak contraction of the __ muscle.   Entire  
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A graphic recording of contractive activity.   Myogram  
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The response of a motor unit to a single AP of its motor neuron.   Muscle Twitch  
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Every twitch myogram has __ distinct phases.   3 - (1) latent, (2) contraction, (3) relaxation.  
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Latent Period   Muscle tension beginning to increase but no resonse on myogram.  
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Period of Contraction   When cross bridges are active - myogram tracing rises to a peak.  
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Period of relaxation   Muscle tension decreases to zero & tracing returns to baseline.  
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Unfused/Incomplete Tetanus   Sustained by quivering contraction.  
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Fused/Complete Tetanus   Smooth, sustained contraction plateau.  
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The force of contraction is controlled more precisely by __.   Recruitment - multiple motor unit summation.  
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Recruitment process-size principle   Allows increase in force in sm. steps & gradations in force are progressively greater when needed.  
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Treppe   "Warming up" tracing pattern with staircase shape as slighly stronger contractions occur w/each successive stimulus.  
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2 Types of Isotonic Contractions   Concentric & Eccentric  
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Concentric Contractions   Muscle shortens & does work.  
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Eccentric Contractions   Muscle generates force as it lengthens.  
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Which are more forceful - concentric or eccentric?   Eccentric contractions are 50% more forceful.  
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Enzyme that catalyzes CP-ADP reaction?   Creatine Kinase  
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When large amounts of ATP are needed in muscle, __ provides most ATP needed.   Glycolysis  
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Which acid contributes to muscle soreness & fatigue?   Lactic Acid  
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After 30 mins, __ becomes major source of fuels for oxidation.   Fatty acids  
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Contractures   Cramps - states of continuous contraction because cross bridges cannot detach.  
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Slow-developing fatigue damages the __ & interferes w/CA 2+ regeneration.   SR  
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The liver converts lactic acid to __.   Glucose or glycogen.  
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Force of muscle contraction affected by:   (1) # of fibers stimulated, (2) fiber size, (3) stimulation frequency & (4) degree of muscle stretch.  
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The __ motor units recruited, the greater the muscle force will be.   More  
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Regular exercises cause muscle cells to __.   Hypertrophy - increase in size.  
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Internal Tension   Force generated by crossbridges (myofibrils)  
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External Tension   Force translated to load (muscle insertion)  
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Joints normally prevent bone movements that would stretch muscles __.   Beyond their optimal range.  
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Muscles vary in how fast & how long they contract. Why?   (1) Fiber type, (2) load & (3) recruitment.  
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What accounts for speed of contraction difference between slow & fast fibers?   How fast myosin ATPases split ATP & patter of electrical activity of their motor neurons.  
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__ fibers rely mostly on aerobic pathways.   Oxidative Fibers  
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Aerobic Respiration   Requires oxygen as oxygen is final acceptor of electrons stripped from glycolyosis. Glycolyosis=>Krebs=>Electron Transport Phosphorylation. 36 net ATP/each glucose molecule.  
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Glycolysis   Initial reaction for aerobic & anaerobic pathways - glucose broken down into 2 pyruvate & net of 2 ATP - occurs in cytoplasm - no oxygen - 2 NADH also form.  
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Pyruvate (pyruvic acid)   Compound w/3-carbon atoms backbone - 2 are end product of glycolyosis.  
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Glucose+oxygen-->Carbon Dioxide+Water+ATP   Molecular summary for Aerobic Respiration  
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NAD+   Nicotinamide Adenine - nucleotide coenzyme - NADH when carrying electrons & unbound protons (H+).  
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FAD   Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide - nucleotide enzyme - becomes FADH2 when carrying electrons or H+  
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Naked protons   Unbound hydrogen atoms (H+)  
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Substrate-Level Phosphorylation   Direct, enzyme-mediated transfer of phosphate group - ADP/ATP  
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PGAL   Phosphoglyceraldehyde - key intermediate in glycolysis.  
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Krebs Cycle   Stage 2 of Aerobic Resp. - (Citric Acid Cycle) - Pyruvate broken down into CO2 & H20. 2 ATP, 8 NADH, 2 FADH2 forms.  
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Cristae   Outter compartment - series of puches in Mitochondria where Electron Phosph. Trans. takes place.  
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Matrix   Inner compartment where Krebs Cycle takes place.  
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Acetyl-CoA   Coenzyme A w/2-carbon fragment from pyruvate - transfers oxaloacetate for Krebs Cycle.  
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Oxaloacetate   4 Carbon compound - point of entry for Krebs Cycle.  
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Electron Transport Chain   Array of enzymes & cofactors taht accept & donate electron in sequence - H+ ions flow across & drive ATP formation.  
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Oxidative Phosphorylation   Final stage of Aerob. Resp. - H+ & electrons sent through transport that gives up electrons to oxygen.  
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Anerobic Electron Transfers   Used by bacteria & archaeans - uses plasma membrane & yet yield is variable but small.  
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Anabolism   The assembly of small molecules into more complex ones.  
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Anaerobic Pathway   Metabolic pathway - no oxygen.  
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Fermentation   Anaerobic pathway of ATP formation. Glycolyosis & regenerates NAD+ - 2 ATP produced net.  
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Lactate Fermation - Muscles   Pyruvate from glycolysis converted to lactate & NAD+ is regerated. Net 2 ATP - Cheese & dairy products.  
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Alcholoic Fermentation   Pyruvate converted to ethyl alcohol or ethanol. Bakers use for bread.  
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Biosynthetic Pathway   Metabolic pathway - sm. molecules assembled into lg. organic molecules.  
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Catabolism   Metabolic activity. Breaks lg. molecules to components w/less energy.  
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Slow-twitch muscle fibers   Make ATP by aerobic resp. & have many mitochondria - dark red.  
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Fast-Twitch muscle fibers   Make ATP by lactate fermentation. Used for fast-short activity.  
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Fibers that rely mostly on anaerobic glycolysis are __.   Glycolytic Fibers.  
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Which muscle fibers fatigue quickly?   Fast glycolytic fibers.  
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The greater the load, the __ the latent period.   Longer  
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The innervative nerve fibers of smooth muscle attach at __.   Varicosities  
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Diffuse junctions can be found in synaptic cleft of __ muscles.   Smooth  
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T tubules are absent in __ muscles.   Smooth muscles (absent)  
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Smooth muscle depends on __ cellular Ca2+ for excitation-contraction coupling.   Extracellular  
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Smooth muscles lack __ & __.   Striations & sarcomeres  
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Smooth muscles have __ thick filaments.   Less  
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Thick filaments in smooth muscle have heads __.   Along their entire length & are as powerful as skeletal muscles of same size.  
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Troponin complex present only in __ muscle.   Skeletal  
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Smooth muscles contract how?   In a twisting manner like a corkscrew.  
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Dense Bodies   Act as anchoring points for thin filaments in smooth muscle. Also bind cell to CT of endomysium.  
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What partly accounts for synchronous contractions of smooth muscle?   Dense bodies transmitting force to CT.  
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What allows smooth muscle to contract together?   Gap junctions.  
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Besides the heart, pacemaker cells can also be found where?   In stomach & small intenstine.  
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__ & dense bodies of sm. muscle harness pull generated by crossbridges.   Intermediate filaments.  
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Calcium binds w/__ in smooth muscles.   Calmodulin - a cytoplasmic calcium-binding protein.  
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What phosphorylates myosin heads in smooth muscles?   Mysoin Kinase  
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Another name for single-unit smooth muscle.   Viseral muscle - walls of most hollow organs.  
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3 characteristics of single-unit sm. muscle.   (1) contracts rythmically as unit (2) gap junctions (3) exhibits spontaneous action potentials.  
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3 examples of multi-unit smooth muscles.   (1) Arrector pili, (2) internal eye muscles (pupil) & (3) lg. arteries.  
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Though multi-unit smooth muscle works like skeletal, it is served by the __ nerv. system.   Autonomic (involuntary) - hormone controlled.  
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Muscle tissue develops from __.   Mesoderm - myoblasts.  
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Satellite Cells   Myoblast-like cells that help repair skeletal muscle fibers.  
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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)   Most serious form of MD - sex-linked recessive disease.  
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Cause of DMD is a lack of __.   Dystrophin  
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Sarcopenia   Gradual loss of muscle mass.  
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Intermittent Claudication   Restricted blood delivery to legs - painful.  
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In synaptic cleft of neuromuscular junction, __ is always pesent.   Acetylcholinesterase  
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Only __ muscle cells branch.   Cardiac  
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The time in which cross bridges are active is called the period of __.   Contraction  
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Claudication might more simply be called __.   Limping  
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__ (color) fibers are slow (oxidative) fibers.   Red  
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A smooth, sustained contraction is called __.   Tetanus  
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__ Contractions are stronger than concentric contractions.   Eccentric  
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A nerve cell & all muscle cells it stimulates is called a __.   Motor unit  
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A contraction in which muscle doesn't shorten but tension increased is __.   Isometric  
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The gap junctions between smooth muscle cells are __ coupled.   Electrically  
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Skeletal muscle cells are __ coupled.   Chemically  
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__ smooth muscle is found in the intestines.   Single-Unit  
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When muscle fiber contracts the __ band diminish in size.   I band  
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During isotonic contraction, once the load is overcome, the contraction is __.   Constant  
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Subunit __ actin bears active binding sites for myosin heads.   G  
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From internal to external, connective tissue sheets of muscles are:   Endomysium, perimysium, epimysium  
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Which muscle fiber contains abundant glycogen?   Fast (oxidative or glycolytic) fatigable fibers.  
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Myosin filaments located in the __ band.   A  
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Both actin & myosin found in the __ band.   A - where they are found.  
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The __ band contains only actin filaments.   I - only actin.  
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A sarcomere is the distance between two __.   Z discs.  
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In muscle contraction, calcium acts to __.   Remove blocking action of tropomyosin.  
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Muscle contraction differs in smooth & skeletal in that smooth __.   Has a difference in the site of calcium receptors.  
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In isotonic contraction, the muscle __.   Changes in length & moves the load.  
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T tubules function to __.   Enhance cellular communication during muscle contraction.  
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After nervous stim. of muscle cell ends, calcium __.   Levels drop in the cytoplasm.  
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Calcium ions bind to the __ molecule in skeletal muscle cells.   Troponin  
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