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True or False: Local potentials are used for long distance signaling.

Muscle cells have many unique properties. One of these properties is that the muscle cell can stretch up to three times its resting length without rupturing. What is this property called?

True or False: The Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) consists of the brain and spinal cord.

If the membrane potential of an axon reaches threshold, then an action potential will occur. If it does not reach threshold, the action potential will not occur. What is this principle called?

Which anterior thigh muscle is responsible for the motion of sitting cross-legged or looking at the bottom of your shoe?

After the threshold membrane potential is reached and an action potential is initiated, voltage-gated Na+ (sodium) ion channels open. What happens next?

Which of the following is not a member of the four quadriceps femoris muscles?

What is the correct term for when the myosin heads are bound to the active site on actin during the contraction phase of skeletal muscle contraction?

Which of the following is the part of a sarcomere where the thick and thin filaments overlap?

During digestion of food, the smooth muscle in your digestive organs contract in a unique way to create rhythmic waves that push food particles through the GI tract. What is this called?