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Most muscles attach to bones by which structure?

As the humerus slid out of the glenoid fossa on the scapula, it tore part of the articular capsule.  What is the inner layer of the articular capsule called?

What is a cross bridge? 

  The day after Kirsten was introduced to 13 people at a business luncheon, she could recall the names of only the first 4 and the last 2 people to whom she had been introduced. Her effective recall of these particular names best illustrates the benefits of

What occurs when acetylcholine (ACh) binds to the acetylcholine receptors?    I: Na ions diffuse into the muscle cell    II: Na ions diffuse out of the muscle cell     III: The inside of the membrane becomes less negative (more positive)    IV: The inside of the membrane becomes more negative 

You are looking at an unlabeled microscope slide of muscle tissue.  While looking at the slide under a microscope, you notice that the muscle cells are branched, striated, and contain intercalated discs.  Even though the slide is not labeled, you know that the slide must contain ____________________.

Luckily, the dislocation did not disrupt any bursas in the area.  Which of following is NOT true about a bursa?

The following picture is an example of which type of tissue? Muscle Tissue 2.jpg

What is the correct order of events of excitation-contraction coupling?    I: action potential travels down into T tubules    II: the action potential travels along sarcolemma away from the neuromuscular junction    III: the action potential opens voltage-gated channels in the sarcoplasmic reticulum    IV: calcium is released into the cell around the myofilaments

Which of the following is FALSE concerning unfused tetanus?