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Frog skeletal muscle contains thick filaments that are 3.0um long and thin filaments 2.0 um long.  If the uncontracted sarcomere is 4.4 um long, and the contracted sarcomere is 3.4 um long, what is the length of the A bands in micrometers [1]  and I bands [2] before contraction?  And after contraction what is the size of the A band [3] and I bands [4] in micrometers?  Your answer should be a number with one figure after a decimal point like 1.0 or 1.1 as examples.

Dueing axonemal sliding, dyneins, attach to, produce force on, and detach from

__________ is an autoimmune disorder where antibodies attack desmosomes, which reduces cell-cell interactions to mechanical stress and causes blistering of the skin.  

At high concentrations of GTP you would expect to find _____ at the plus end of a microtubule and ______ at the minus end.  

Label or identify these different organizations of actin.  Word bank: parallel bundle =1, gel =2, contractile bundle=3, branched network =4.  Just use the number to avoid spelling issues. [a] [b] [c] [d]

What artist is especially known for a theatrical treatment of light and shadow, as seen in the magnificentEntombment of Christ?

Which of the following is not one of the four functions of communication?

According to one of our power point presentations on emotional disorders, which emotional disorder can be caused by a disruption of dopamine and serotonin?

Which of the following is the best choice for the connotation of the word stingy?

Current research on the possible causes of autism lists all of the following except