The ending "glossus" on the name of a muscle refers to
A. the tongue.
B. mastication.
C. the neck.
D. swallowing.
E. the jaw.
A
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A skeletal muscle fiber contains many nuclei.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The auditory ossicles are the malleus, the incus, and the ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The neuromuscular junction
a. is the junction between a motor neuron and a skeletal muscle fiber. b. transmits an action potential between the nerve cell and muscle cell on a one-to-one basis. c. may produce either an EPSP or an IPSP on the motor end plate. d. both (a) and (b) above. e. all of these answers.
Many of the growth-promoting effects of growth hormone (GH), result from the actions of intermediary chemical messengers on target tissues. Which of the following intermediaries is most important during gestational growth?
a. Growth hormone inhibiting hormone (GHIH) b. Insulin-like growth factor 2 c. Insulin-like growth factor 1 d. Growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH)