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ch9 quiz
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cartilage tissues are likely to be slow in healing following an injury because | cartilage tissues have a poor blood supply |
| The increase in the number of motor units activated when the intensity of stimulation increases is called | recruitment |
| Rigor mortis that occurs in skeletal muscles a few hours after death is due to | lack of ATP, which prevents muscle relaxation. |
| The botulinus toxin that causes botulism acts by | preventing the release of acetylcholine |
| A motor unit includes | several muscle fibers and one motor neuron. |
| This type of muscle allows weight lifters to lift heavy weights for a short period of time | Fast glycolytic |
| The impulse that triggers a contraction travels deep into a muscle fiber by means of | transverse tubules |
| Active sites on the surface of actin form cross bridges with molecules of | myosin. |
| The all-or-none response means | when a muscle fiber contracts, it contracts completely |
| When a muscle undergoes atrophy in response to disuse, | there is a reduction in capillary networks. the number of mitochondria decreases.the size of actin and myosin filaments decreases |