The giant squid axon is used in this experiment because...
What will be an ideal response?
it can accommodate the voltage clamp apparatus. it is large enough to place a wire along its length to measure membrane potential. It is large enough to place a wire along its length to apply current across the membrane.
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A) Tetanus B) Maximal stimulus C) Wave summation D) Muscle tone E) Multiple motor unit summation 17) The stimulus above which no stronger contraction can be elicited, because all motor units are firing in the muscle. 18) Determined by alternating motor units of a muscle organ even when the muscle is at rest. 19) Continued sustained smooth contraction due to rapid stimulation. 20) The situation in which contractions become stronger due to stimulation before complete relaxation occurs. 21) How a smooth increase in muscle force is produced.
After death, when metabolism stops, in which step of the contractile cycle must skeletal muscles remain?
A) the power stoke phase B) It depends on what part of the contractile cycle they were in at the time of death. C) a weak binding state D) the rigor state
The rabies vaccine should be given at _____ weeks of age
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Parasympathetic and sympathetic influence on heart rate is controlled by reflexes.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)