A _________ is the contractile unit of a skeletal muscle.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Answer: sacromere

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a. shift from the ICF into the ECF b. not shift between the ECF and ICF c. shift from the ECF into the ICF d. become hypotonic around the cell e. shift from the ECF into the ICF and in the ECF will become hypotonic

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_________________ provides a ready supply of high energy phosphate for conversion of ADP to ATP during muscle activity

a. Glucose-1-phosphate b. Glucose-6-phosphate c. NADPH d. Creatine-phosphate e. NADH

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Name the simplest level of organization that includes the smallest living units in the body

A) chemical level B) cellular level C) tissue level D) organ level E) organ system level

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The digestive function of the liver is to produce bile

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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