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These are BONUS QUESTIONS available for extra points. You can answer zero or all, but make sure you have already completed the real exam questions first: Describe all you know about the DMD gene and its protein product dystrophin Describe how Ca2+ release during heart contraction is different from skeletal muscle Describe how epigenetics could impact muscle cells during training or disuse Explain what muscle spindles are and how they are helpful to the body Describe how Sarin and VX chemical warfare agents act on the body and cells Describe what is meant by muscle memory compared to muscle adaptation Is there something else I forgot to ask you related to this Unit? Then explain any such topic(s) here and tell me what else you know:

Describe the many expected training adaptations in the muscles targeted by a 6-month endurance/aerobic training program (e.g., cycling, running, swimming):

During a study, muscle biopsies are performed on college football players as well as non-athlete students. Also, compared are muscle biopsies from a group of aging college professors. Which of the following is the likely or predicted results of the comparison between the groups?

The function of the T-tubules or Transverse Tubules in a skeletal myocyte is to:

While running a marathon (okay maybe more realistically, a 10-K), what source will supply the majority of ATP needed during the running muscle contractions?

Which of the following is the correct name for a bundle of skeletal myocytes?

The resting potential or voltage in a muscle cell or neuron is due to:

(Please read carefully) List the specific sequence of events that take place at the neuromuscular junction when a motor neuron excites (or activates) a skeletal myocyte. Start at the axon and stop at the end of the events occurring in the motor end plate of the muscle fiber:

BOTOX® is the commercially available form of a naturally occurring bacterial toxin. Doctors inject this toxin to paralyze specific muscles of facial expression thus reducing the appearance of lines and wrinkles. What specific mechanism allows BOTOX to stop muscle contraction?