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  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?

Which of the following are functions of skeletal muscles?     I: producing movement to move the head and limbs     II: pumping blood throughout the body    III: moving food through the digestive tract    IV: maintaining posture and body position    V: generating heat

Identify the correct order of muscle units in order starting from the smallest to largest:

The morphology of the microbes identifies them as ____________.