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You made it to the end of the course! This is not an easy course, especially fully online. I hope you were able to learn a lot. I pray the best for you in your future endeavors! 

Nick and his family travel to Arizona every summer. With his kids now in their teens, he is more willing to let them go explore the beautiful scenery Arizona offers to its hikers. However, his children weren’t gone more than an hour before he gets a call from the hospital saying his son was bitten by a black widow spider. The venom of the black widow spider causes the release of excessive amounts of ACh, causing convulsions and potentially death. Which step of muscle contraction would not be affected by the increased amount of ACh?

In regards to the force of a muscle contraction, which of the following would NOT lead to an increase in the force of the contraction?

Which of the following statements regarding the Sliding Filament Theory is NOT correct? (select all that apply)

Nick and his family travel to Arizona every summer. With his kids now in their teens, he is more willing to let them go explore the beautiful scenery Arizona offers to its hikers. However, his children weren’t gone more than an hour before he gets a call from the hospital saying his son was bitten by a black widow spider. The venom of the black widow spider causes the release of excessive amounts of ACh, causing convulsions and potentially death. Which step of muscle contraction would not be affected by the increased amount of ACh?

If the frequency of a nerve impulse reaching a muscle cell is very high, a very strong muscle cell contraction will occur. The appearance of this on a myogram shows a sharp rise in tension with a flat plateau followed by a quick drop in tension.  This process is called:

In regards to the force of a muscle contraction, which of the following would NOT lead to an increase in the force of the contraction?

Which of the following statements regarding the Sliding Filament Theory is NOT correct? (select all that apply)

When comparing skeletal muscle, smooth muscle and cardiac muscle cells, which type of muscle cell does not have sarcomeres. Select all that apply. 

Biff, a weightlifter, attempts to lift 750 lbs. over his head, but, no matter how hard he tries, he cannot move it off the ground.  Which of the following best describes Biff’s muscular activity?