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Week 1-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The minimal level of stimulation required to cause a fiber to contract is called the | threshold stimulus. |
| Muscle tone is maintained by | negative feedback mechanisms. |
| Which subtype of fibrous joints is found only in the skull? | suture |
| Joints joined by fibrocartilage are called | symphyses. |
| Stretching the foot down and back and pointing the toe is called | plantar flexion |
| Glucose can be stored in the muscle as | glycogen |
| The lactate produced by anaerobic respiration is converted back to glucose in the | liver. |
| The first event to occur in muscle relaxation is that | the sarcoplasmic reticulum begins actively pumping calcium back into its sacs |
| Tilting the foot upward, decreasing the angle between the top of the foot and the front of the leg, is called | dorsiflexion |
| A structural lipid found in the cell membrane is a | triglyceride and steroid |
| Prostaglandins and steroids share which of the following characteristics? | Both have a ring structure in their molecule |
| When the chromosomes align themselves across the equator of the spindle fibers, it is characteristic of which phase of mitosis? | Metaphase |