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When compared to a classic lever system, the synovial joins our musculoskeletal
system play the role of the______. - ANSWER fulcrum
Which of the following events will occur when depolarizing graded potentials reach the
membrane of the axon hillock, causing it's membrane potential to reach threshold? -
ANSWER voltage-gated Na+ channels open rapidly
The attachment of a muscle's tendon to the stationary bone is called the___; the
attachment of the muscle's other tendon to the moveable bone is called the ____. -
ANSWER origin, insertion
Which of the following fascicular arrangements would best be described as fascicles
arranged on only one side of the tendon? - ANSWER unipennate
Which type of synapse involves the secretion of a neurotransmitter across the synapse
to stimulate the post-synaptic cell? - ANSWER chemical
Your friend nods 'yes' to you. Going through flexion, extension and hyperextension in
their enthusiastic response. This movement at t he fulcrum represents a - ANSWER first
class lever
The sarcoplasmic reticulum stores - ANSWER calcium ions
Which of the following is NOT a function of smooth muscle tissue? - ANSWER blinking
the eyelid
In a isometric contraction, the muscle develops tension but does NOT - ANSWER
shorten
_________ is the summation of postsynaptic potentials in response to stimuli that occur
at different locations in the membrane of a postsynaptic cell at the same time -
ANSWER spatial summation
Which of the following molecules energizes the myosin club-head so that it can pull the
actin molecule? - ANSWER ATP
Which of the following muscles is the major agonist for plantar-flexion of the foot -
ANSWER gastrocnemius
Which muscle is responsible for movement of the eye medially ( adduction)? -
ANSWER medial rectus